Released on = November 6, 2006, 2:55 pm

Press Release Author = jeff murray

Industry = Internet & Online

Press Release Summary = Advanced Internet Technologies, Inc. (AIT) is opening a
nationwide series of dealerships and forming partnerships with Historically Black
Colleges

Press Release Body = AIT.com, a two-time Inc 500 Company, launches Partnerships with
Morehouse College and other HBCU's

Initiative to spur growth in underutilized area
Advanced Internet Technologies, Inc. (AIT) is opening a nationwide series of
dealerships and forming partnerships with Historically Black Colleges and
Universities. Many HBCUs are anchored in historically underutilized business zones.
Each dealership will create IT jobs and involve millions of dollars in intellectual
property and infrastructure development. One such partnership involves AIT and
Morehouse College, who are teaming up to offer technical and career development
training in Atlanta, GA through the AIT-Atlanta dealership. This initiative brings
together federal, state, and local efforts toward community redevelopment and
reinvestment. Morehouse officials are planning a November visit to Fayetteville's
AIT headquarters, a 93,000 sq. ft. data center and corporate offices to further
explore partnering benefits and opportunities.
Andre Bertrand, Morehouse College's Vice President of Campus Operations and Chairman
of the University Community Development Corporation works closely with AIT's Atlanta
Technology Center Chief Operating Officer Alphonso Whitfield, III. Says Whitfield,
"Local service from a local provider is important in strengthening community
relationships and encouraging a sense of ownership by individuals in their
communities". Bertrand and Whitfield are both graduates of Morehouse College, a four
year Institution twice ranked as the number one college in the nation for educating
African American students by Black Enterprise magazine. Byron Keaton, Associate
Vice-President of Marketing/Dealership Program Manager at AIT is also a 1984
graduate of Morehouse College. Byron says "I am especially pleased to be a part of
this exciting program to attract the best and brightest of current and future
graduates as well as those who have not had the benefit of a post-secondary
education but are interested in IT careers. Through the AIT Center for
Entrepreneurship we plan to nurture and support the spirit of
entrepreneurship/business ownership among talented young men and women in
disadvantaged communities."
Morehouse College is the nation's largest, private liberal arts college for
African-American men. It is the alma mater of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. The College enrolls approximately 3,000 students and confers bachelor's
degrees on more black men than any other institution in the world. Morehouse offers
a number of programs and activities to enhance its challenging liberal arts
curriculum through the Leadership Center at Morehouse College, Morehouse Research
Institute, and Andrew Young Center for International Affairs. Morehouse is one of
only two Historically Black Colleges or Universities to produce two Rhodes Scholars.
Locally, AIT formed a collaborative and technical training partnership with
Fayetteville Technical Community College and has opened discussions to form a
similar collaborative partnership with Fayetteville State University. FSU is a
138-year-old historically black institution headed by Chancellor T.J. Bryan, the
first female to head the institution. AIT has also contacted NC State University and
informed them of the upcoming Morehouse officials visit and invited them to attend
the event.

Founded in 1996 in its hometown of Fayetteville, North Carolina, AIT is a Service
Disabled Veteran Owned (80% Prior Military) business. AIT has completed 10 straight
years of sustained profitability with over $30 million in annual revenue. From 2000
to 2005 in just under 5 years, AIT generated more than $111 Million in revenue,
creating a profound influence on its surrounding community serving as an anchor
tenant in the downtown Fayetteville area. During this period, AIT also created more
than 236 IT jobs, made a direct capital investment of $5,800,000 on the Corporate
Headquarters, completed a payroll investment of $22,000,000, and made direct
purchases of $8,200,000 from state and local vendors. AIT has also been named 2
times to the Inc. 500 list of fastest growing firms and 3 times to the Deloitte &
Touche Fast 500 list. Clarence E. Briggs, the CEO of AIT, is a former Army Infantry
Officer serving two combat tours in Panama and Iraq. He has been named as the NC
Entrepreneur of the Year and has been featured in Forbes and Time Magazines.


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Contact Details = jeff murray
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