DENVER, Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — IBM (NYSE: IBM) today launched the
IBM Cloud Academy, a global forum for educators, researchers and information
technology (IT) personnel from the education industry to pursue cloud
computing initiatives, develop skills and share best practices for reducing
operating costs while improving quality and access to education.

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IBM announced at the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference that 17 educational
institutions worldwide are the first to participate in the Cloud Academy.
United States-based institutions include George Mason University; Georgia
State University; Gwinnett County Public Schools; Marist College; New York
University; North Carolina State University; Pike County Schools; The
Executive Leadership Foundation’s Technology Transfer Project – a
collaborative effort for Historically Black Colleges and Universities; and the
University of Maryland, Baltimore County. International institutions include
Beijing University of Technology in China; Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar
(CMU-Q), Qatar University (QU) and Texas A&M University at Qatar (TAMUQ) in
Qatar; Ecole normale superieure de Lyon in France; Ozyegin University in
Turkey; Nanyang Technical University in Singapore; and Victoria University in
Australia.

“Cloud computing makes it easier for those in the education industry,
including students, faculty and administrators, to gain immediate access to a
wide range of new educational resources and research applications and tools,”
said Michael King, vice president, IBM Global Education Industry. “The IBM
Cloud Academy will advance awareness and adoption of cloud computing,
including best practices for education and research institutions.”

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