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3 Com Announces Second Round of Urban Challenge Winners by Joan Crigger | |
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3Com
Corporation announced its second round of Urban Challenge winners during
the Winter Meeting. 3Com will provide $1 million in grants to 10 cities
for the second year in a row. Announcing the winners was Larry Geller,
Director of the Digital Opportunity Program at 3Com. The winners will each
receive a $100,000 grant in the form of 3Com systems and services to help
cities bridge the "digital divide." Winners of this year's Urban
Challenge are Atlanta, Mayor Bill Campbell; Detroit, Mayor Dennis W.
Archer; Fort Worth, Mayor Kenneth L. Barr; Indianapolis, Mayor Bart
Peterson; Minneapolis, Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton; Oakland, Mayor Jerry
Brown; Philadelphia, Mayor John F. Street; Sandy City, UT, Mayor Thomas M.
Dolan; Troy, NY, Mayor Mark Pattison; Vineland, NJ, Mayor Perry
Barse. 3Com launched its first Urban
Challenge in 1999 when they awarded $1 million in grants to 10 cities at
the Winter Meeting in January
2000. | |
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