| : : LOW COST COMPUTER
LAB For Rural Education : :
..... Empowering the Poor .....
MISSION ::
Our mission is to provide under-privileged children with
an opportunity to gain a life long gift of Computer education. Founded
on the belief that education is the key to break the cycle of poverty and
taking control of one’s own life; We currently focus on Baramati and its
near about areas. Since our inception as a non profit entity in 2002 ,
we have impacted the lives of thousands of children by implementing our"
Low
Cost Computer Lab With Thin Client technology"
NOTHING SUCCEEDS LIKE SUCCESS ::
If two students get one hour on one computer per day then we can educate
60 students per week. So if we have a lab consisting 5 thin clients on
an average we can educate 300 students per week. It is a network of computers
which enhances teaching & learning experiences with the latest sophisticated
tools to assist educators in accomplishing their instructional goals .
WHY WE USE THIS LAB ? ::
We are happy to put forth “Low Cost Computer Lab ” , an education solution
for your institute . The solution addresses critical technology and
budgetary
issues and delivers the solution to teachers and students need . The main
component in our lab is the “ Thin Client ” ,which uses only the server
OS for operating purposes and it uses flash memory for its storing purposes
. So due to the configuration costs nearly Rs12,000 only . Due to
Centralized
Server control over the lab.
It provide the following advantages :
- Secure - Client is protected from viruses and Desktop control.
- Economical - Less expensive and more reliable, Thin Clients cost less
to purchase initially, and these are cheaper to manage and operate than
PCs. Upgrades and patches, will be more efficient, and IT repairs will
be less frequent.
- Versatile - Run PC applications without PC management. A variety of
emulations, and operating systems can be used with a thin client.
- Internet Capability - Internet access possible by each student with
permission from teacher.
Low Cost of Maintenance - Reduce
maintained cost & software upgradation
cost of thin client students terminal’s. It also provide the power backup
requirement with low maintenance cost.
- OS Independent - Thin client can be connected with the server which
might have any OS.
Customizable - Each setup can be customized to meet needs of a school.
LAB ARCHITECTURE ::
Our lab solution will have a teacher station (server) which can be high
end desktop with any server operating system installed and several diskless
student station, alternatively a separate server machine can be set up
in case there are multiple class rooms or teacher and students are remotely
located. The teacher station (server) is a powerful system that enables
the teacher to act as the “conductor ” of the classroom activity, equipped
with the internal storage capacity and accommodating removable media such
as floppy disks or CD-ROMS . The teacher’s station allows the teacher
to print homework for students or copy work on to disk to take home in
a convenient format .
LOW COST COMPUTER LAB SOLVE THESE PROBLEMS FOR YOU ::
Meet your IT budget -Save 30%-70% of your IT costs.
No more upgrading company desktop systems every 2 years
Eliminate renegade desktops
Worry less about security
Spend less time and resources on your help desk
PRICING FOR LOW COST COMPUTER LAB ::
| |
Teacher PC (server) |
Student PC (Thin client) |
Total Amount |
| Processor |
up to 2.8Ghz |
up to 1.7 Ghz |
1 Server
+
10 Thin client =Rs.1,50,000 |
| Motherboard |
865G chipset based |
845GV chipset based |
| Memory |
512 MB DDR RAM |
256 MB DDR RAM |
| FDD |
1.44 MB |
- |
| HDD |
80 GB |
- |
| Keyboard |
104 Key Board |
104 Key Board |
| Mouse Scroll |
2btn Scroll |
2btn Scroll |
| Monitor |
15” CRT |
15” CRT |
| SMPS/Chassis |
300 watts/Matx |
200 watts/Matx |
CLIENTELE ::
| Bal Vikas Vidya Mandir
|
25 Thin client |
| Magarpatta |
18 Thin Client |
| Mobile Computer Van |
64 Thin Client |
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