TAMPA BAY, FL -- 08/07/07 --
On August 20, over 500 students will enter
the Terrace Community Middle School building for the first time. The
award-winning charter school outgrew its previous location at MOSI in Tampa
and has moved to a brand new facility in Thonotosassa, Florida.
Nexxtworks, Inc., a telecommunications company located in the Tampa Bay
Area, helped make this transition possible by donating and installing an
entire telecommunications system.
This state-of-the-art phone system, Nortel Networks Option 11C, supports up
to 700 total ports. Each room in the school will be equipped with a
digital phone, making it possible to contact every classroom and teacher on
campus. The previous phone system was left at MOSI as part of their
leasing agreement.
"There was not a lot of funding appropriated for this type of thing,"
Meichelle Long, IT Director for TCMS explained. "If Nexxtworks would not
have donated the phone system, money would have been taken from the
classroom, which would have directly affected the kids."
Teachers will have their own voicemail and phone extensions, although
before some teachers shared these things due to the budget constraints.
Teachers can also make outside calls directly from the classroom, which can
allow for phone conferences with parents and emergency calls. At MOSI, the
teachers had to leave their classroom for these types of calls.
"Teachers having the ability to make 911 calls from the classroom is
monumental," Richard Cartegena, President & CEO of Nexxtworks, Inc.
explained. "Our kids' safety should be first."
Cartagena is thrilled to participate for such a worthy school. "We have
been fortunate in our company's growth, so we wanted to give back to the
community in a way that could directly affect these kids in school,"
Cartagena stated. "Terrace Community Middle School is one of the top
charter schools in the state, and their new campus was the perfect
opportunity for this donation."
The Nortel Networks Option 11 C Phone System has a retail value of over
$48,000. Nexxtworks is looking to donate more phone systems to schools,
hospitals, charities and other 501 (c) (3)s. Interested candidates should
call 727.725.0400, ext. 235 to see if they qualify.
About Nexxtworks
Nexxtworks, Inc. was founded in 1997 by three telecommunications
executives, and has grown today to house over 35 employees and do over $15
million in business annually. It has made the presitigious lists for both
500 Fastest Growing Private Companies in the US and Top 100 Diversity Owned
Businesses. Nexxtworks provides top-of-the-line Telecommunication Solutions
with support and maintenance services to keep the products in mint
condition. Along with hardware sales and service, Nexxtworks also performs
installation, cabling, alarm monitoring, and long distance support for the
hardware. To learn more about the products and services offered by
Nexxtworks, log onto: www.nexxtworks.com
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