{"189591":{"#nid":"189591","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Agilent Technologies Commits $90 Million Gift of Software to Georgia Institute of Technology","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAgilent Technologies Inc. today announced the largest in-kind software donation ever in its longstanding relationship with the Georgia Institute of Technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGeorgia Tech is among the best research universities in the world, offering the largest, most diverse electrical and computer engineering program in the United States and regularly turning out the largest number of engineers in America,\u201d said Steve McLaughlin, chair of Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. \u201cMaintaining that position requires the best teachers and facilities and, increasingly, key partnerships with companies like Agilent. Thanks to Agilent\u2019s support, our students now have access to the industry\u2019s leading software and hardware tools.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELast year, Georgia Tech dedicated a new laboratory to Agilent after the company made a substantial donation to the Institute\u0027s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAgilent\u2019s latest in-kind donation is valued at approximately $90 million (book value) over three years and will comprise Agilent EDA software, support and training. The donation is being given as part of the Agilent EEsof EDA University Alliance program. It includes a tailored, three-year custom license program that provides member companies of ECE\u2019s Georgia Electronic Design Center with access to Agilent\u2019s EEsof EDA solutions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis is one of the largest academic donations of Agilent EEsof products to a single institution and the largest software gift Georgia Tech has ever received,\u201d said Todd Cutler, general manager with Agilent EEsof EDA. \u201cWe realize that universities and start-up incubator programs play a crucial role in pushing the limits of EDA tools; feedback from our partnership with Georgia Tech helps us target our development investments to make sure our products support leading-edge technology development. We are proud to partner with Georgia Tech in this program and help its students gain the skills they need to impact industry today and in the future.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAcademic uses of Agilent EDA software will focus on Agilent EEsof\u2019s Advanced Design System and SystemVue solutions. ADS is the world\u2019s leading electronic design automation software for RF, microwave and high-speed digital applications, pioneering innovative and commercially successful technologies such as X-parameters* and 3-D electromagnetic simulators. SystemVue is Agilent\u2019s premier platform for designing communications systems. It enables system architects and algorithm developers to innovate the physical layer of wireless and aerospace\/defense communications systems and provides unique value to RF, DSP, and FPGA\/ASIC implementers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMore information about Agilent\u2019s EDA software offerings is available at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.agilent.com\/find\/eesof\u0022\u003Ewww.agilent.com\/find\/eesof\u003C\/a\u003E. For a video on the importance of Agilent\u2019s donation and support to Georgia Tech\u2019s engineering program, go to \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.agilent.com\/find\/GeorgiaTechandAgilent_video\u0022\u003Ewww.agilent.com\/find\/GeorgiaTechandAgilent_video\u003C\/a\u003E. Additionally, the Agilent YouTube network at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/AgilentTM\u0022\u003Ewww.youtube.com\/AgilentTM\u003C\/a\u003E has videos of the company\u2019s latest products and applications in electronic design and measurement.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"University Laboratory Dedicated in Agilent\u2019s Honor"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAgilent Technologies Inc. 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