US firm to donate software tools to College

A TOP American technology firm will donate $750,000 (€625,120) worth of software licenses every year to the National University of Ireland, Maynooth to assist in teaching and academic research.

The software will be donated by Agilent Technologies, a global measurement company and will enable the automatic design of powerful electronic systems at the University, which has over 6,000 registered students.

Managing Director of Agilent Technologies Ireland, Kevin Sweeney said: “Supporting scientific education is at the core of Agilent’s business as an innovation company.