Cabletron Systems to Host 'Digital New Hampshire'; Progress & Freedom Foundation Event Features Release of Major Report and Roundtable Discussion
BusinessWire, Monday, December 13, 1999 at 08:17
ROCHESTER, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 13, 1999--Cabletron Systems today announced that it will host the Progress & Freedom Foundation's Digital New Hampshire event, a luncheon briefing releasing the results of a major new report on the digital economy in New Hampshire. Following the briefing, there will be a roundtable featuring key members of New Hampshire's business, government and education communities to discuss New Hampshire's digital economy. The event will be held Tuesday, December 14th at Cabletron's corporate headquarters in Rochester, New Hampshire.
New Hampshire Governor Jeanne Shaheen, Cabletron President Piyush Patel and PFF President Jeff Eisenach will give opening remarks. PFF Vice President Tom Lenard will present and interpret the findings of the report. Afterwards, business leaders from New Hampshire will discuss the digital revolution and what is happening in New Hampshire.
Members of the roundtable include: Kevin Casey, Senior Vice President, MediaOne; Jesse Devitte, President, Vertical Market Ventures & Chairman, Software Association of NH; Brian Gottlob, Vice President of Public Policy, Business Industry Association; Michael Hickey, President, Bell Atlantic New Hampshire; Ross Gittell, Professor, University of New Hampshire; Henry Fiallo, CIO, Cabletron Systems, Inc.; Wayne Wilson, President & COO, PC Connection, Inc.; George Bald, Commissioner, Department of Resources & Economic Development; Jim Steiner, Senior Director of Product Management, Oracle. Also invited: Bruce Backa, New Technology Partners; Fred Kocher, NH High Tech Council; Joann Hodgon, Portsmouth Technology Panel. Chuck Martin, author and Chairman, Net Future Institute will moderate the roundtable.
About the Progress & Freedom Foundation
The Progress & Freedom Foundation studies the impact of the digital revolution and its implications for public policy. It conducts research in fields such as electronic commerce, telecommunications and the impact of the Internet on government, society and economic growth. It also studies issues such as the need to reform government regulation, especially in technology-intensive fields such as medical innovation, energy and environmental regulation.
PFF's board of directors is chaired by Dr. George A. (Jay) Keyworth, who was science adviser to President Reagan. PFF's president, Dr. Jeffrey Eisenach, served as a senior economist at the Federal Trade Commission and in the Office of Management and Budget. The foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Its Web site is at pff.org.
About Cabletron Systems
Cabletron Systems, a premier provider of world-class networking solutions, delivers reliable network access and communications to millions of people worldwide. With scaleable products designed for Global 1000 enterprise networks, service providers and small businesses, Cabletron is the e-business communications specialist in the Internet economy. Listed on the New York Stock Exchange for more than a decade under the symbol CS, Cabletron is an S&P 500 index company. Cabletron's web site can be reached on the Internet at cabletron.com |
