TCO Tool: Consortium of School Networking. (New Products).Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the , www.classroomtco.org See .org. (networking) org - The top-level domain for organisations or individuals that don't fit any other top-level domain (national, com, edu, or gov). Though many have .org domains, it was never intended to be limited to non-profit organisations. RFC 1591. , Free Determining Total Cost of Ownership--or overall technology costs, including direct and indirect labor associated with purchases--can help administrators better manage staff and resources. The TCO (1) (Total Cost of Ownership) The cost of using a computer. It includes the cost of the hardware, software and upgrades as well as the cost of the inhouse staff and/or consultants that provide training and technical support. See ROI. Tool, developed by Gartner for CoSN, is a vendor-neutral resource funded by the U.S. Department of Education. More than 100 data pieces, related to costs of networks, computers, software, technology management, training and other items, are incorporated in a TCO analysis. The site's inclusion of four district case studies, representing districts of varying sizes in California, Pennsylvania California is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, along the Monongahela River. The population was 5,274 at the 2000 census. It includes the campus of California University of Pennsylvania. , Minnesota and Utah, aim to help education leaders understand how to utilize a TCO analysis. These stories from actual districts also explain lessons learned about technology management practices as the districts embarked on the process of preparing to use the tool. CIRCLE #530 FOR INFORMATION [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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