Hipsburn First School is situated in the north of England, in the rural village of Lesbury, which has a population of just under 900. The school works hard to deliver the very best education to its 90 pupils and constantly strives to make curriculum improvements that will enhance the classroom experience. Yet, as many schools in the UK will attest, trying to do so under ever tightening education budgets brings with it serious difficulties.
Polish schools have been dealing with computerisation for years now. Recently, the process has gained in importance as well as becoming subject to a growing number of requirements. Schools are forced to increase the numbers of their computer stations to ensure they are available to as many pupils as possible. Yet schools are facing budget constraints which means that they can rarely afford new PC purchases or foot the growing bill for computer maintenance.
Replacing aging computers with affordable virtualized desktops
When Thomas Hoover joined the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, he brought valuable IT leadership expertise including first-hand experience with successful desktop virtualization. The Associate Vice Chancellor and CIO of UTC came from Pepperdine University, where desktop virtualization had enabled the school to outfit labs, classrooms and the library with thin clients for a third of the cost of PCs.
Amity University has multi-faceted IT requirements–from running administrative applications to powering their computer labs. When their old, PC-based labs required a facelift, they decided to go for a more reliable, scalable and flexible computing setup. NComputing won hands-down as it offered a technically superior solution at a fraction of the expected costs.
The government of Rajasthan, India sought to provide computer education to the students in its state-run schools, but hardware costs, maintenance and power shortage were major roadblocks. NComputing’s vSpace desktop virtualization solution helped address these requirements in the most economical and effective manner.
Thousands of rural students in Tamil Nadu, India get access to high performance computing
In its pursuit to provide the best-in-class education to students in the rural district of Pudukkotta, Tamil Nadu, Sudharsan Group of Institution recently established four high-performance computer labs by deploying NComputing N400 HDX-ready SoC Thin Clients in Citrix VDI-in-a-Box Desktop Virtualization environment.
Virtual desktops from NComputing create multiple workstations from just a few computers
Computers in classrooms have become an important part of education. It is clear that the use of digital media as well as personal computer training encourages independent learning on the Internet.
The Globe is a public elementary school in de Tarwewijk, located in the Charlois district of Rotterdam. The school was established in August 1995 through the merger of two schools: Dubbelspoor, on Zwartewaal Street, and Dubbeldekker, on Den Hertig Street. The two locations employ a total of 58 staff serving 425 students. The Globe is a diverse school open to everyone, with respect for all cultural and religious backgrounds.