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June 26, 2007 -- a rural school district in iowa is demonstrating that schools anywhere in the country are capable of arming students with the technology tools to succeed at the university-level and in the challenging, ever-changing job market. tri-center community schools has used a unique business model to partner with technology leaders hp, microsoft and lsi to create an advanced computer network featuring new serial attached scsi generation technology. working with a local provider, the school offers student intern programs, parent access to grades and attendance 24/7, remote access for teachers, and a special e-mail program for students and staff. the technology model shows that it's possible to move a school system forward even with limited budget.
background:
* prior to implementing the industry-education technology partnership, tri-center's network was in total disarray with limited access for teachers and students. the school partnered with heartland technology solutions, a local provider, to bring current technology to the school through innovative leasing programs.
* by deploying hp servers with sas drives, heartland instantly increased tri-center's system performance by a factor of 4, thereby eliminating system bottlenecks and allowing e-mail applications to run smoothly. the school currently deploys over 2 terabytes of storage, about the capacity found in a university research library.
* teachers at the school view the technology as a huge motivational tool to get students excited about learning.
produced for lsi corporation
| | Tags : school, tricenter, computer, technology, education, hp, microsoft, lsi |
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