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November 14, 2008
Maine Discovery Museum Receives Communications Upgrade with help from Know Technology (July 2008)
Oxford Networks donates a new phone system and telecommunication services to the Maine Discovery
Museum to help them better serve the community.
Lewiston, Maine - The Maine Discovery Museum today announced the donation of a new communication
system courtesy of Oxford Networks. The donation consists of a new internal phone system, phone service,
and Internet service. The new system will provide a much needed upgrade to the museum's communication
structure, and will enable them to better serve the many children, families and school systems that visit
the museum.
According to Museum Executive Director Andrea Stark, the donation will enable staff to better meet
the needs of visitors.
Matthew Jancovic, director of marketing & customer service for Oxford Networks, said the company
was very pleased to help out the museum when they learned of the telecommunications need. "As a new
business in the community we were introduced to the museum and all of the wonderful programs it
provides to the state. When we became aware that they need an upgrade to the phone and internet
system we were happy to help."
The phone system upgrade was engineered, configured, and deployed by Know Technology, LLC, an
independent Information Technologies firm with offices in Camden and Portland, ME. Know Technology
procured and deployed this comprehensive IP Telephony system at a much reduced rate. "We were
thrilled to help the Museum and Oxford with this effort. The Maine Discovery Museum is an important
part of the Eastern Maine community, so helping them to connect with more people really made sense
to us," said Michael White, director of vendor management and strategic sourcing.
The Maine Discovery Museum offers exhibits and interactive learning environments for children
of all ages. They recently opened their first new exhibit, "Tradewinds", which explores the
surprising ways Maine is connected to countries and cultures around the globe. Board a cargo
ship bound for Brazil, practice Japanese calligraphy, and pretend to have a "pasto veloce"
[light lunch] in the Italian trattoria.
Maine Discovery Museum began with a public forum in 1997, sponsored by five community
organizations led by Partnerships for Healthy Communities. The response was overwhelmingly
positive, and a feasibility study was commissioned, a board of directors formed, and the
museum was incorporated in 1998 as the Eastern Maine Children's Museum. Government support
came from the City of Bangor, whose leaders believed in the museum's mission and saw the
children's museum as a catalyst for downtown economic development, the cornerstone of a downtown
arts, culture, and entertainment district. Located in part of the historic Freese's Department
Store building, the museum opened its doors in February, 2001, with a new name: Maine Discovery
Museum, reflecting its state-wide reach and broad vision.
Oxford Networks is one of Maine's leading local communication providers. Founded in Oxford
County, Maine in 1900, Oxford Networks serves a territory from Bangor through Portsmouth, New
Hampshire with its own high-speed fiber optic network. Oxford Networks also provides the first
fiber to the premise technology in Maine, which brings competitive choice to businesses in
local and long distance telephone, high-speed Internet, wide area networking, and advanced fiber
optic services. www.oxfordnetworks.com
Know Technology, LLC's IT solutions and support services free businesses to create new value for
their leaders, for their employees, and for their customers. Know Technology helps businesses put
proven technology to work, and empowers them with the knowledge of IT best practices. Know
Technology is in the business of collaborating with businesses to develop better solutions and
maximize return on technology investment.
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