australia : IBM to Connect 225,000 NSW Students and Teachers Under Smart Education Wireless Services Contract.Byline: Mamta03 IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) today announced it has been awarded a services contract by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training The New South Wales Department of Education and Training (DET) is a department of the Government of New South Wales with responsibility for primary schools, secondary schools and Technical and Further Education (TAFE) colleges. to implement wireless connectivity across 463 secondary schools under the Australian Australian pertaining to or originating in Australia. Australian bat lyssavirus disease see Australian bat lyssavirus disease. Australian cattle dog a medium-sized, compact working dog used for control of cattle. Federal Government's Digital Education Revolution initiative. Under the contract, valued at AU$70m, IBM will roll out secure, scalable wireless connectivity at public secondary and central schools, providing more than 200,000 students and around 25,000 teachers with enhanced teaching and learning opportunities. The solution will connect wireless enabled notebooks via a centrally managed network, providing students with increased access to information and opportunities for collaboration, and teachers with the tools they need to deliver a world-class education. The New South Wales New South Wales, state (1991 pop. 5,164,549), 309,443 sq mi (801,457 sq km), SE Australia. It is bounded on the E by the Pacific Ocean. Sydney is the capital. The other principal urban centers are Newcastle, Wagga Wagga, Lismore, Wollongong, and Broken Hill. Minister for Education and Training, Verity Firth Verity Firth, an Australian politician, is the Minister for Women, Minister for Science and Medical Research, Minister Assisting the Minister for Health (Cancer) and Minister Assisting the Minister for Climate Change in the Iemma Labor Government of New South Wales. , said the network, to be delivered over the next 12 months, will support access to learning resources, school resources and the internet. The way kids learn is going to be transformed ... we are not tying students to their desks -- learning activities using online resources including the internet can take place in classrooms or the library," said Ms. Firth firth or frith, Scottish term applied to an arm of the sea, usually an estuary or strait. For Firth of Clyde, see Clyde; for Firth of Forth, see Forth. . In addition to the design and build of an Aruba-based wireless solution that leverages the Department's existing investment, IBM will draw on its experience in large-scale wireless implementations to provide the Department with vital project management, network configuration and roll-out expertise, enabling most secondary schools to take advantage of the new technology before the end of the year. To achieve this, implementation teams will be set up across regional and metropolitan New South Wales creating approximately 100 contractor roles during the course of the network deployment. Approximately two-thirds of these implementation teams will operate outside of Sydney, and will comprise locally sourced skills wherever possible. IBM will also work hand in hand with equipment vendors to provide the Department with a single point of contact and seamless implementation, minimising risk and enabling aggressive timeframes to be met. Steve Bond Steve Bond is a television actor and model. Born Shlomo Goldberg in Haifa, Israel on April 22, 1953, Steve Bond was a child actor who starred in Tarzan and the Jungle Boy, a 1968 release. , IBM Australia & New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. General Manager for Public Sector, said IBM's expertise in robust wireless network implementations and large-scale project delivery would help to ensure students and teachers were able to benefit from a leading-edge network technology with minimal disruption disruption /dis·rup·tion/ (dis-rup´shun) a morphologic defect resulting from the extrinsic breakdown of, or interference with, a developmental process. to everyday learning. As an organisation committed to smarter education, IBM is delighted to support the Department in rolling out this vital infrastructure program, which will not only lead to improved learning outcomes in our schools, but a more innovative and collaborative workforce for the future," said Mr. Bond. Last month, IBM launched its 'Smarter Planet' vision to create a sustainable economic, social and environmental future for Australia. At a briefing attended by media, analysts and industry repres Copyright : Euclid Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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