[October 27, 2011] University of New Brunswick signs two agreements with Cisco Canada Tweet Oct 27, 2011 (Datamonitor via COMTEX) -- The University of New Brunswick and Cisco Canada have signed two agreements. The collaboration includes creation of Cisco Endowed Chair, technology and funding support for manufacturing research. "Effective partnerships are critical to the production of research and to the support of development activities," said University of New Brunswick (UNB) President Eddy Campbell. "Collaborations, such as this with Cisco, enhance the reputation of UNB programs and drive the continued success of our students. With this collaboration, we are reinforcing our commitment to being one of the country's premier institutions for innovation in technology." Cisco is providing a $2 million endowment to establish a Cisco Chair in Advanced Learning Technologies, which will promote, support, and lead innovation at the university through industry-linked projects. The chair holder will foster a relationship with industry and government, as well as support the university's strategic goals, the company said. The Cisco Chair for Advanced Learning Technologies will lead research and innovation in the application of technology related to advanced learning, government cooperation and community outreach. This includes creating new ways to deliver educational and training services to remote communities involving the use of high-definition video and cloud computing infrastructure. The two parties also signed a marketing development agreement that is expected to help UNB engineering students collaborate to develop energy-efficient processes for the manufacturing industry. The Green Remote Automation and Monitoring for Manufacturing (GRAMM) project will develop the physical monitoring, computing and network infrastructure to remotely monitor manufacturing and production processes, store and manage information, and develop analytical tools so that manufacturing processes and entire facilities can be remotely powered up or down in accordance with production or power demands. Graduate students taking part in the GRAMM project will be able to take courses and interact with professors using Cisco TelePresence, irrespective of where they are geographically located. This essentially creates a virtual laboratory, or manufacturing centre, for students to remotely observe and monitor experiments in real time. Under the terms of the agreement, Cisco will provide UNB with two Cisco TelePresence 500 System solutions, one on UNB's Fredericton campus and another at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont., as well as an array of IT hardware and software solutions to help drive the GRAMM project. Cisco's hardware and cash contribution under the marketing development agreement is approximately $350,000. The project will also use the CANARIE Network, which connects nearly 40,000 researchers at 200 Canadian universities and colleges to share and analyze data, not only for simple communications across remote sites, but also for all remote data monitoring, storage and data analysis. http://www.datamonitor.com Republication or redistribution, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without prior written consent. Datamonitor shall not be liable for errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]