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MCNC Selected for Grid Computing Services

00:00:00 - 08 October 2004

MCNC Grid Computing & Networking Services (www.mcnc.org) announced today that it will provide advanced computing and data center services at no charge to start-up companies at the Technology Incubator on the Centennial Campus at N.C. State University as part of a new Start-Up Grid initiative.

"The Start-Up Grid is the type of government, industry and university partnership that can fully leverage Centennial Campus and university resources to foster economic development for North Carolina," said Dennis Kekas, interim director of the Centennial Campus Partnership Office.

The N.C. State University Technology Incubator will provide office space at a competitive rate and supporting services to start-up companies, including coordination of economic development activities from various university departments and the surrounding business community.

Beginning with access to advanced networking, high-speed Internet, data center and grid computing services at no charge during the first year for the initial phases of development of new companies, MCNC and Centennial Campus leaders are developing the Start-Up Grid's broad array of resources for entrepreneurs.

"The objective is to dramatically reduce the cost and risk associated with starting a company, enhancing the chance for success that leads to more new companies and jobs for North Carolina residents," said MCNC Grid Computing & Networking Services Managing Director Wolfgang Gentzsch, who has founded several successful start-up companies.

MCNC will work with Centennial Campus and other organizations throughout the state to further enhance the services included in the Start-Up Grid and expand incubator locations across the state, such as involving other university research parks.

"By uniting academia, government, industry and non-profit organizations to drive economic development in North Carolina, the Start-Up Grid initiative expects to provide novel, effective solutions to common challenges faced by entrepreneurs," said Monica Doss, president of the Council for Entrepreneurial Development, the nation's largest entrepreneurial support organization, located in the Research Triangle Park.

As with the Start-Up Grid, grid resources are not exclusively associated with computing and data - they may also include people working in collaborative groups. The Start-Up Grid includes both physical resources and people with expertise to help entrepreneurs.

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