GRANTS MAKE P0RTABLE COMPUTER NETWORK POSSIBLE

For Immediate Release/10-03-06/Lorraine Pace


WIRELESS WORLD - Texas A&M University-Commerce computer science students will be able to study network security protocols, intrusion detection systems and other security concepts regarding information security at just about any location, thanks to an unusual specialized laboratory. A portable, self-contained, controlled network - complete with laptops - that can be set up just about anywhere was acquired through grants from the George Washington University, the National Science Foundation, Cisco Systems, and the College of Arts and Sciences at A&M-Commerce. Pictured below are (left) Dr. Linda Morales and Debbi Howard of computer science, who will be using the network system; Dr. Sam Saffer, computer science department head; and Dr. James "Jim" Klein, College of Arts and Sciences dean. "The system allows us to take the program off campus," says Klein. "It also gives us a lot of flexibility as we will be able to turn virtually any location into a classroom." Morales and Howard thanked all their benefactors for the system, which has an estimated value of $120,000. The professors plan to continue to work closely with George Washington University to develop creative uses for the network, to educate their students, and to bring information security to the broader community.

(A&M-Commerce photo)