February 20, 2006
Siemens and NSU Launch World-class Technology Partnership
Siemens and NSU to Develop Demonstration Site for
Infrastructure Technologies Spanning Communications, Building Automation,
Energy, Medical and More; Will Collaborate on R&D
FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – February 13, 2006 – Siemens,
the global technology and infrastructure company, has reached a 10-year
strategic alliance with Nova Southeastern University (NSU), the nation’s
seventh largest private, not-for-profit university. Under the agreement,
Siemens will provide NSU with integrated communications solutions as
well as medical, security, transportation and energy technologies.
NSU
will become Siemens International Demonstration Site where current and
potential Siemens customers can experience the most sophisticated technologies
in a real world environment. The two organizations will collaborate
on the research and development of new technologies, applications and
services.
“We are delighted to bring Siemens’ technologies
and experience to our students, faculty, staff and the community as a
whole,” said NSU’s
President Ray Ferrero, Jr., J.D. “As a growing research university,
we will be able to leverage the latest Siemens technologies, and incorporate
them into our academic protocols, almost as soon as they reach the marketplace. This
will help NSU continue to position itself as a pioneer in the application
and development of new technologies in higher education.”
NSU will benefit from a range of services, including “Smart Card” technology,
medical products and systems, security and fire prevention systems, bionics,
mass transit, and energy systems. These technologies will support
NSU’s
development of its “Academical Village”, a Jeffersonian concept
that blends theory with practice in an academic setting.
“This partnership with NSU is providing students and researchers
with a cutting-edge working environment to demonstrate how Siemens technologies
help build and strengthen the global infrastructure,” said George
Nolen, president and CEO of Siemens Corporation. “The 300
acre campus is an excellent setting to experience how our innovations
are changing the way people around the world live, work and study. It’s
also an exciting alliance because we are bringing together the creativity
and engineering knowledge of Siemens and NSU to improve existing technologies
and invent new solutions that will benefit society.”
“Over
the past ten years we have invested more than $168 million to keep at
the cutting edge of knowledge delivery systems. This partnership will
allow us to continue to stay at the forefront of technology that enhance
the student experience in a more efficient and cost-effective manner in the
future,” added NSU’s President Ferrero.
About Siemens
Siemens AG (NYSE:SI) is one of the largest global electronics and engineering
companies with reported worldwide sales of $96 billion in fiscal 2005.
Founded nearly 160 years ago, the company is a leader in the areas
of Medical, Power, Automation and Control, Transportation, Information
and Communications, Lighting, Building Technologies, Water Technologies
and Services and Home Appliances. With its U.S. corporate headquarters
in New York City, Siemens in the USA has sales of $18.8 billion and
employs approximately 70,000 people throughout all 50 states and Puerto
Rico. Eleven of Siemens' worldwide businesses are based in the United
States. With its global headquarters in Munich, Siemens AG and its
subsidiaries employ 460,000 people in 190 countries. For more
information on Siemens in the United States: www.usa.siemens.com.
About NSU
Nova Southeastern University, with its main campus in Fort Lauderdale-Davie,
Florida, and student educational centers in Tampa, Orlando, Miami, West
Palm Beach, and Jacksonville, Florida, and Las Vegas, Nevada, is the largest
independent, not-for-profit institution of higher education in the Southeast,
and the 7th largest nationally. It awards bachelor’s, master’s,
educational specialist, doctoral, and first-professional degrees in a wide
range of fields, including business, psychology, counseling, computer and
information sciences, education, medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, optometry,
nursing, law, marine sciences, and other social sciences. For more information:
www.nova.edu
