Linux op scholen Brazili ë

[Henk Elegeert]

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Cees,

Goed zo, klasse !!!

Wat dat scheelt, hé ?!! ;)

Gaat ook nog een heleboel opleveren ook in termen van innovaties, let
maar eens op.

Henk Elegeert



2009/3/10  <ceesbink at xs4all.nl>:
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> Daar kan MS dus een puntje aan zuigen (en in een soortgelijk project in
> Zuid-Afika tot mijn verbazing Ubuntu ook).
>
> Groet / Cees
>
> Userful and ThinNetworks have been selected to supply 356,800 virtualized
> desktops to schools in all of Brazil's 5,560 municipalities.
>
> This initiative will provide computer access to millions of children and
> adolescents throughout the country. It is a historical achievement, being:
> the world’s largest ever virtual desktop deployment; the world’s largest
> ever desktop Linux deployment, and a new record low-cost for PCs with the
> PC sharing hardware and software costing less than $50 per seat.
>
> Userful offers the features of a full PC including high performance video
> for less than $50 per additional seat in large deployments (not including
> monitors and keyboards) and uses standard PC hardware including additional
> low-cost video cards and USB/2-way-audio hubs from ThinNetworks. Userful
> and ThinNetworks are providing the desktop virtualizaton and PC sharing
> software and hardware while Positivo, Daruma, and Itaultec are providing
> the PCs and services. Userful and ThinNetworks have been selected in a
> competitive bidding process for all three phases of the project. The first
> phase, 18,750 workstations in rural schools, has already been installed
> and they are functioning well.
>
> Userful's cost saving ability to turn 1 computer into up to 10 independent
> workstations enabled the Brazilian government to supply its schools with
> an unprecedented number of computer workstations.
>
> Savings of 60% in up-front costs, 80% in annual power savings and
> additional savings in ongoing administration and support costs as compared
> to a traditional PC-per-workstation solution all contributed to making
> 356,800 new workstations for Brazil's school children possible.
>
> Desktop computers sit idle while we check our e-mail, surf the web, or
> type a document. Userful's PC sharing and virtualization technology
> leverages this unused computing power to create an environmentally
> efficient alternative to traditional desktop computing. Up to 10 users can
> work on a single computer by simply attaching extra monitors, mice and
> keyboards. "This deployment alone saves more than 170,000 tons of CO2
> emissions annually, the same as taking 28,000 cars off the road, or
> planting 41,000 acres of trees”, said Sean Rousseau, Marketing Manager at
> Userful. Turning 1 computer into 10 reduces computer hardware waste
> “e-waste” by up to 80%, further decreasing its environmental footprint. A
> free 2-user version of Userful Multiplier software for home use is
> available from the Userful website
>
> Project steward ThinNetworks is the exclusive distributor of Userful
> solutions in Brazil. Their unique knowledge and understanding of the
> challenges faced by the Brazilian Ministry of Education allowed
> ThinNetworks, with the help of Userful Multiplier, to successfully install
> low-cost computer labs in both urban and rural schools, where in most
> cases there are inadequate and insufficient facilities.
>
> http://www2.userful.com/
>
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