What kinds of equipment are available as part of the technology grants?
That depends on need and availability. Types of equipment include servers, workstations, storage arrays from Sun Microsystems, Dell, IBM and others. Examples of Sun servers and Sun workstations that will be available are Sun V210, Sun V240, Sun V440, Sun Blade 1500, Sun Blade 2000, Sun Blade 2500, Sun Ultra 40 and Sun Ultra 45. Enterprise-class solutions, from Sun E4800 to Sun Fire E15K, are also available for qualifying organizations. How are the technology grant recipients chosen? Technology grant recipients are picked by a committee. Panel members consider several factors when reviewing applicants, including the merits of the equipment’s intended use and the demonstrated need of the students, teachers or organizations applying.