2006 Press Releases
Thin Clients Go To School - Devon IT Sees Upsurge in Use of Thin Client Terminals in K-12 School Districts
Use of Low-Priced Thin Client Terminals Expands Computing Capabilities for Students and Teachers While Saving Money
King of Prussia, PA, July 24, 2006 - As more school administrators try to save money while expanding their district computing capabilities, Devon IT, the information technology products subsidiary of the Devon International Group, has seen a significant increase in successful thin client implementation at K-12 school districts.
"As schools expand access from a computer lab supported by a technology coordinator or special instructor to computers in every classroom at a ratio of four students per device, the cost for support and training will skyrocket.," stated Joe Makoid, President, Devon IT. "Rather than add more staff to support increased technology, schools can take advantage of thin client technologies that reduce the number of hours it takes to support each machine and improve reliability while giving students the same desktop experience."
Morris Brandon Elementary school, in the Atlanta Public Schools district, recently implemented a Linux open source, server-based thin client solution that proved the lower total cost of ownership benefits of thin client solutions such as those from NTAVO. "We realized that with budgetary and technology constraints, new desktop PCs were not the answer," explained William Fragakis, Technology Consultant - Morris Brandon PTA. "Devon IT's thin client terminals coupled with open source software, provided us with a fully capable technology solution at Brandon Elementary that was a tenth of the cost of traditional school computers, and, most importantly, allowed us to fundamentally change the use of technology in the educational process. Technology is now an integral part of the curriculum, and initial results also suggest that there has been a significant impact on student performance as well. Brandon went from last place in test scores in a cluster of similar schools to first place in the district, and third in the state, and the teachers all credit the new thin client technology as part of the reason behind the test score improvements."
Chemawawin School in Easterville, Manitoba is installing Devon IT's NTA thin client terminals on every desk, in every office and every teacher's desk in every classroom, and in any area where the cluster of student stations is three or fewer including the labs, library, all offices, and classrooms. "Our server-based solution, using Devon IT thin client terminals, will reduce our desktop costs and also enable us to better manage our computing environment directly from our servers," noted Robert Pogson, teacher and computer consultant at the Chemawawin School.
Devon IT and other independent research estimates that organizations save 57 percent of their system administration cost over five years with a thin-client solution vs. a traditional computing approach. Thin clients reduce maintenance, simplify upgrades, and improve security. The Devon IT whitepaper, "Thin-Client Solutions for K-12 Schools", examines the barriers to affordable technology for schools and reviews thin-client technology as a solution to this problem. This whitepaper is available at www.ntavo.com/whitepaperform.php?id=3
To Contact Devon IT to receive more information about the NTA thin client terminals or to arrange for a demonstration, email info@devonit.com or call: 610-757-4110 or Toll-free Phone: 888-524-9382. Information is also available at www.ntavo.com
About Devon IT
Devon IT is an information technology company that focuses on offering thin client terminals and ultra-secure remote access solutions that provide enterprise customers with greater security, enhanced manageability, improved reliability, and lower costs. Devon IT offers these secure server-based remote access and thin client solutions through its NTA Virtual Office (NTAVO) products. Devon IT is a founding member of Blade.org and develops products which support IBM's Hosted Client Infrastructure and Blade Computing ecosystem. More information is available at www.devonit.com
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