Mohawk Valley, NY (SUNYIT) September 09, 2003 - Digital Warehouse USA Inc., a leading global single-source supplier of pre-owned networking hardware, will make a substantial donation of networking equipment to the State University of New York Institute of Technology (SUNYIT). The equipment is valued at approximately $10,000; it will be used in SUNYIT’s telecommunications program.

“We are very excited about this donation,” said Dr. Patrick Fitzgibbons, chairman of the Telecommunications Department. “This is state-of-the-art networking equipment.” Fitzgibbons said the donated equipment will be used in SUNYIT’s Cisco Local Academy which is an integral part of the telecommunications program. The SUNYIT telecommunications Cisco Local Academy prepares students for industry-standard certification exams such as the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP), and NetPlus+.

Digital Warehouse USA Inc., headquartered in New York, buys/sells/rents and leases routers, switches, access servers, security and VPN connectivity hardware, VoIP and IP Telephony equipment through a variety of channels including direct and via the Internet. Digital Warehouse provides networking hardware to thousands of customers, including Fortune 100 companies, government agencies, Internet service providers, and educational institutions worldwide.

SUNYIT offers bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in telecommunications. Students majoring in the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in telecommunications develop a working knowledge of the history and methodologies, as well as an awareness of current issues, policies, advancements, and applications that characterize the field of telecommunications. The M.S. in Telecommunications is the only one of its kind in the State University system; it is designed for recent graduates and working professionals who may not have obtained undergraduate degrees in technical fields, such as engineering, but who wish to gain an in-depth knowledge of telecommunications.