In January of 2008, Ag-Networks will launch its Technology Greenhouse Collaboration Environment in Georgia to foster the growth of young technology leaders within the state. The collaboration model will consist of the company's executive management, technology professionals, and Georgia Southern University faculty and staff working together to provide an e-learning environment for budding young technologists from the university. Ag-Networks' management will share insight in developing start-up technology ventures, deploying and managing open source systems, intellectual property protection, leveraging state and local resources, business networking, raising capital, and other information important for entrepreneurs. Students will also gain experience working on cutting-edge Internet technologies by working remotely with Ag-Networks technology professionals in California's Silicon Valley where companies like Google and E-bay were born.

"Creativity and growth will be the cornerstone of the enrichment students receive when working within this environment. As a greenhouse does for plants, we want to help develop the young technology professional by providing an atmosphere where they obtain the knowledge and skill set to grow their own ideas," stated Michael Hammond, Co-founder/CEO of Ag-Networks and Georgia Southern alumnus.

Aside from gaining working experience, students will obtain educational credits necessary to obtain their degree. Under the tutelage of Ag-Networks' developers, GSU student interns will contribute to the development of Ag-Networks products and services without being uprooted from the friendly confines of the College of Information Technology building. This arrangement will enable students to learn tricks of the trade from working professionals as well as to take advantage of GSU faculty expertise. The opportunity to complete an internship without leaving Statesboro should be appealing to students, especially those who want a resume building experience that will set them apart in the job market. The experience may also inspire students to launch their own entrepreneurial ventures.

About Ag-Networks
Ag-Networks is a provider of financial services and broadband satellite/telecommunications services to rural America. They maintain their offices at the Agricultural Innovation Center, a technology based incubator that is funded and staffed by the University of Georgia. Their financial service center, AgriCom Service Center, offers a complete portfolio of products and services designed to provide industrial workforces with a convenient and low cost alternative for executing basic financial transactions and other day-to-day needs. The AgriCom Service Center is ideal for rurally located resident workforces, commercial produce grower workforces, commercial logging workforces, etc. For more information, visit www.ag-networks.com.

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