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ICT - Networking and Communications
NEC
Essential digital
signage solutions
S
chools and Colleges have the biggest
communications problem of any
‘business’.
To communicate a large number of
messages simultaneously to such a widely
diverse audience is a challenge.
Early adoption of digital signage saw
institutions utilising consumer based screens
displaying Powerpoint presentations but this
solution is inherently limited and far from
‘real-time’. Utilising a multi-message zone
player typically delivers at least 4 zones to display
content simultaneously in the most appropriate
format. Photos can be shown as slide shows,
timetables as intranet pages and school news as
RSS news feeds for instance.
This multi-zone play-out is what underpins
all digital signage systems today and coupled
with advances in screen technology is what has
led to the boom in digital signage in the education sector. of lighter screens, large format LCD screens have
LCD technology has eliminated issues of screen made digital signage viable and cost effective.
burn and higher resolution screens have allowed NEC Display Solutions and Sedao provide essential Digital
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the number of messages that can be displayed Signage solutions to educational establishments across the
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legibly to quadruple. Coupled with better refresh country and are recognised and preferred suppliers of
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rates, lower power consumption and easier mounting professional screen technology and signage.
LapCabby’s the choice for laptop management
LapCabby (www.lapcabby.com) is the most cost effective protect the unit, the classroom and the laptops.
laptop and netbook storage and charging product on Other innovative features include a Green power
the market, and is as feature-rich, robust and secure as management system and an effective dual point
products costing two to three times as much. locking system.
Now, with 8,000 British schools already using the LapCabby’s power system is housed in a separate
device, the company behind the product is set to compartment to keep it well away from children,
expand across Europe. providing a level of safety beyond that of other
LapCabby provides the ideal solution to the safe and products in the market.
efficient management of laptops in the classroom,
housing between ten and 40 computers.
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Its contemporary external design includes striking
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ergonomic handles and rubber corner bumpers that u0115 981 3197
Spitfire’s PureStream
™
is cost effective leased line replacement
Spitfire, the leading ISP and Internet allowing users to transfer between the
telephony service provider, has launched circuits. Not only will the office regain
PureStream™ SDSL for customers requiring Internet access but remote workers and sites
high bandwidth SDSL, coupled with 100 are able to reconnect without any further
percent resilience. PureStream™ SDSL reconfiguration with almost no degradation
combines a 2Mb uncontended LLUStream in network performance.
SDSL (including market leading service level SDSL provides the equivalent bandwidth
guarantees), with a 2Mb uncontended for both upstream and downstream traffic to
SDSL(M) as a backup circuit – for a fraction of and from the ISP with guaranteed quality
the price of a 2Mb leased line. This offers giving fast upload speeds of up to 2Mb, four
outstanding resilience combined with times faster than standard ADSL Max (448Kb).
network redundancy as the circuits are
provided over different network
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infrastructure and routing.
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IP configuration is the same on each circuit, u020 7501 3085
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