Frisco ISD Improves Digital Learning by Deploying Xirrus 802.11n Wi-Fi Arrays.No Other Wi-Fi Vendor Comes Close to Delivering the Coverage, Bandwidth, and User that Xirrus Provides - Up to 16 Radios in a Single Device THOUSAND OAKS Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. , Calif. -- Xirrus[R], the Wi-Fi "Power-Play" that delivers the most coverage, bandwidth, and user density in the industry, announced today the deployment of Xirrus high performance 802.11n Wi-Fi Arrays across Frisco Independent School District Frisco Independent School District is a public school district based in Frisco, Texas (USA). The district covers portions of the cities of Frisco, Little Elm, McKinney, and Plano, as well as unincorporated land in Denton and Collin counties. located in Frisco, Texas Frisco is a city in Collin County and Denton County, Texas (USA). It is a northern suburb of Dallas. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 33,714, while according to 2007 estimate, the city's population is approximately 95,000. , USA. With 43 school campuses serving 31,000 students, Frisco ISD See IDD. is one of the fastest growing school districts in Texas and the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. growing by 12 to 30 percent annually for the past 10 years. Frisco ISD has 43 school campuses. Talking about Frisco ISD's laptop initiative, Melissa Fouche, Executive Director of Technology & Information Services See Information Systems. at Frisco ISD, said, "Our goal is to give [our students] the best digital learning environment as possible. We want them to have a broader community of learners than just their classroom or school, or ISD - we needed that wireless. We wanted the wireless to be robust enough and have enough throughput that we could do state mandated testing on those laptops and not have to stress if it was going to work or not." Melissa continued explaining about the dedicated service received from Xirrus by saying, "They tell you what they are going to do for you and then they actually do it. It's seriously refreshing to be told this is what we're going to do for you, this is when we're going to do it, this is how we're going to do it, and this is what is going to cost -- then it plays out exactly as they told you - is wonderful!" Learn valuable lessons from others deploying Wi-Fi at www.xirrus.com/customerdeployments. Sign up for your free site survey by visiting us at www.xirrus.com/sitesurvey or by calling 800-947-7871. About Xirrus Xirrus, the only Wi-Fi "Power-Play", manufacturers the Wi-Fi Array[R] architecture that displaces both overlay Wi-Fi offerings and switched Ethernet An Ethernet network that is controlled by a switch instead of a shared hub. The switch cross connects all clients, servers and network devices, giving each sending-receiving pair the full rated transmission speed. to the desktop. The Wi-Fi Array integrates 4, 8, 12, 16, or 24 802.11abg+n radios coupled to a high-gain directional antenna system into a single device along with an onboard multi-gigabit switch, Wi-Fi controller, firewall, dedicated Wi-Fi threat sensor, and an embedded spectrum analyzer. The Wi-Fi Array provides more than enough bandwidth, security, and control to replace switched Ethernet to the desktop as the primary network connection. The Xirrus Wi-Fi Array delivers the most coverage, bandwidth, throughput, and user density on a per device and per system basis than anything else available on the market today - resulting in a solution that uses 75% fewer devices, cabling, switch ports, power, space, and installation time compared with any other offering. Xirrus is a privately-held company headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California Thousand Oaks, commonly referred to as "T.O." by residents, is a city in southeastern Ventura County, California, in the United States. It was named after the many oak trees that grace the area, and the city seal is adorned with an oak. . For more information, please visit www.xirrus.com. Xirrus - Switching: Without Wires[TM] Xirrus - High Performance Wi-Fi[TM] Xirrus - Wi-Fi Array[R] Follow us at twitter A Web site and service that lets users send short text messages from their cellphones to a group of friends. Launched in 2006, Twitter (www.twitter.com) was designed for people to broadcast their current activities and thoughts. .com/xirrus, facebook.com/xirrus, and youtube.com/xirrustv. Photos/Multimedia Gallery Available: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=6061029&lang=en |
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