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The computing building is named after a student who went to Georgia Tech in the mid 1990s. He went on to found a company which was sold to IBM for over $1 bill
by Ologn 11y ago
The computing building is named after a student who went to Georgia Tech in the mid 1990s. He went on to found a company which was sold to IBM for over $1 billion.
- uiri 11y agoFor those interested but did not want to do the research, the student in question is Chris Klaus who donated $15 million in 1999 in order to get Georgia Tech's new (at the time) computing building named after him[1]. He founded Internet Security Systems right after graduating which IBM acquired for approximately $1.3 billion in 2006[2]. It is also interesting to note that the gift was made after his company went public in 1998[3]. [1] http://www.philanthropy.gatech.edu/building/christopher-w-klaus-advanced-computing-building http://www.philanthropy.gatech.edu/building/christopher-w-kl... [2] https://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/20164.wss https://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/20164.wss [3] http://www.nasdaq.com/markets/ipos/company/internet-security-systems-incga-10932-4899 http://www.nasdaq.com/markets/ipos/company/internet-security...