EMC Furthers Information Heritage Initiative With Donation To North Carolina-Based Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute
HOPKINTON, Mass., July 18 /PRNewswire/ -- EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC), the
world leader in information infrastructure solutions, announced today it
donated $70,000 in technology and services to the Pisgah Astronomical Research
Institute (PARI) in North Carolina. With this technology, PARI will collect
and enable access to celestial observation data for astronomers, researchers
and students.
'Astronomical photographic plates are in danger of being lost or destroyed
unless measures are taken to collect them and make their information available
to scientists and researchers from around the world,' said Dr. Michael
Castelaz, Director of Astronomical Studies and Education at PARI. 'EMC's
generous donation and ongoing support helps us collect astronomical data from
researchers throughout North America and make these valuable resources
available over the Internet to scientists and researchers from around the
world.'
PARI, a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) foundation established in North Carolina
in 1998, is dedicated to furthering science, technology, engineering and math
(STEM) education and research for students, astronomers and the general public.
Formalized in 2007, the EMC Information Heritage Initiative uses EMC products
and services to help organizations collect humanity's information heritage and
make information readily accessible via the Internet for research and
education purposes.
'While studies of celestial observations have often produced compelling,
definitive data to assist the interpretation of astrophysical phenomena, few
observatories today have the resources to categorize such information,' said
Lamar Owen, PARI's Chief Information Officer. 'EMC's suite of information
infrastructure technology provides us with the foundation we need today and
into the future.'
Through its Information Heritage Initiative, EMC, one of North Carolina's
largest high-tech employers, donated an EMC(R) CLARiiON(R) networked storage
system and EMC Navisphere(R) software to store and analyze more than 100
terabytes of research data. For instance, the EMC information infrastructure
will support the Stellar Classification Online Public Exploration (SCOPE)
program, which enables PARI and volunteers from the general public to classify
astronomical research data.
'At EMC, we're dedicated to advancing science, technology, engineering and
math education in North Carolina and around the world,' said Bob Hawkins,
EMC's Vice President, North Carolina Operations. 'We're pleased that the
information infrastructure technology we donated will not only serve as the
foundation for PARI's datacenter, but will support the institute's research
and education initiatives.'
EMC operates a manufacturing plant in Apex, a research and development
facility in Research Triangle Park, and sales and services offices in
Charlotte, Greensboro and Raleigh. EMC's North Carolina operations play a
crucial role in enabling EMC to deliver the world's most comprehensive lineup
of information infrastructure systems, software and services to customers
around the world.
About The Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute
The Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (PARI) is a not-for-profit
501(c)(3) foundation established in 1998. Located in the Pisgah Forest 30
miles southwest of Asheville, NC, the PARI campus is a dark sky location for
astronomy and was selected in 1962 by NASA as the site for one of the first
U.S. satellite tracking facilities. Today, the 200 acre campus houses radio
and optical telescopes, earth science instruments, 30 buildings, a fulltime
staff and all the infrastructure necessary to support STEM education and
research. PARI offers educational programs at all levels, from K-12 through
post-graduate. The institute is affiliated with the 16-campus University of
North Carolina system through PARSEC, a UNC Center hosted at PARI, and is a
member of the NC Grassroots Museum Collaborative. For more information about
PARI and its programs, visit www.pari.edu.
About EMC
EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) is the world's leading developer and provider
of information infrastructure technology and solutions that enable
organizations of all sizes to transform the way they compete and create value
from their information. Information about EMC's products and services can be
found at www.EMC.com.
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