ACM TechNews

Harris Corp., Community Foundation of Brevard Announce $5 Million Grant to Florida Tech

Florida Institute of Technology (01/17/08)

The Florida Institute of Technology has received a $5 million grant from the Community Foundation of Brevard's Harris Corporation Charitable Fund to create the Harris Institute for Assured Information, which will work to develop advanced solutions to help solve the global information security problem. The Harris Corporation will also provide research and development support to assist the new institute over the next four years. The institute will develop solutions for a variety of real-world commercial and government security applications, as well as help foster new, highly qualified talent by providing post graduate and research opportunities. "Florida Tech and Harris have a very strong common interest in information assurance and in developing solutions that protect organizational and individual security," says Harris CEO Howard L. Lance. "Florida Tech has strong capabilities in information assurance, and Harris is one of the largest companies focused strictly on assured communications and information technology. We saw that it was a natural area for collaboration." The grant will fund three efforts. First, $1.75 million will help build the Harris Center for Science and Engineering. Second, $2.5 million will finance a Harris Faculty Chair in Assured Information. Lastly, $750,000 will support student scholarships and fellowships.

http://www.fit.edu/newsroom/brief.html?id=2169

---

© Copyright 2008 Information, Inc. This service may be reproduced for internal distribution.