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RSS schools countyIBM Case Study: Miami-Dade County Public Schools
White Paper Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) is the fourth-largest school district in the U.S. With an annual budget of $6.1 billion, the school system has approximately 350,000 students, 50,000 employees,... [01 Sep 2009]
The Path Toward Pervasive Business Intelligence at the School District of Palm Beach County, Florida
White Paper The School District of Palm Beach County, Florida (PBCSD) is the 5th largest school district in Florida and the 11th largest school district in the U.S. The school district's 2008/2009 fiscal year budget of $3.5 billion... [01 Sep 2009]
To Educate Young Students, It Does Take a Village
White Paper The largest school district in Florida and the fourth largest district in the United States, the Miami-Dade County Public School District serves almost 340,000 students in 367 schools. Miami-Dade Public... [27 Jul 2009]
School District Uses Virtualization to Improve IT and Cut Costs During Budget Crisis
White Paper Volusia County Schools serves residents on east coast of Central Florida. To reduce costs, school district's IT department wanted to cut its server acquisition rate and consolidate existing servers -... [25 Jul 2009]
Miami-Dade Technology Scores High
White Paper As the fourth-largest school district in the United States, Miami-Dade County Public Schools runs an enterprise technology infrastructure that rivals those of major private sector corporations. The... [22 Jun 2009]
Roanoke County Public Schools' One-to-One Dell Latitude Notebook Initiative Has Evolved One Step at a Time
White Paper Roanoke County Public Schools in southwestern Virginia has slowly implemented a one-to-one notebook computer initiative since 2001. Roanoke County Public Schools was... [18 Jun 2009]
School District Speeds Deployment, Boosts Application Access With Virtualization
White Paper IT staff at Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS), a large district with 90,000 computers, had to manage and update many separate disk images. This complexity led to the deferral of most application... [30 May 2009]
Using the SAS/OR OPTMODEL Procedure to Assign Students to Schools in the Wake County Public School System
White Paper With over 137,000 students and 156 schools, the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) is the largest in North Carolina and the eighteenth largest in the United States. The main goals are to reduce... [29 May 2009]
"I am frankly not much excited by technology per se"
Comment After working with the DoH, Creese - who is also vice-president of local government IT professional body, Socitm made the move into IT management by joining Hampshire County Council. Hampshire County... [22 Apr 2009]
Wireless WAN/LAN Solutions for Schools Using WiMax, WiFi and Secured Access and Content
White Paper An integrated private network, spanning a city or county, can be erected in a week. Wireless Wide Area Network (WAN) and Local Area Network (LAN) technologies provide revolutionary savings and flexibility for regionally... [01 Apr 2009]
The Thin Client Wireless Broadband Network Project in the Irish Primary School Sector - An Analysis of Baseline Data
White Paper The Thin Client wireless broadband project, is a pilot initiative involving a cluster of nine primary schools based in North County Dublin, Ireland. It is a four year project designed to investigate... [10 Feb 2009]
K-12 School District Increases Call-Handling Capacity From 5 to Over 80 Incidents Per Day Using Remote Desktop Support Appliance
White Paper The geographic dispersal of the schools often required travel across the county to resolve support incidents, stretching the team's limited manpower and forcing employees to wait for long periods before... [10 Feb 2009]
Vance County Schools Chooses Top Layer's IPS 5500 for Three Dimensional Network Protection
White Paper As a result of the network assessment it was clear that the Vance County Schools (VCS) staff was technically very competent, but they needed a more efficient way to manage their systems and network. The... [01 Dec 2008]
Kentucky School District Helps Special Needs Student Communicate and Learn With Mobile Technology From Dell
White Paper Anderson County Schools wanted to make it easier for a student with severe cerebral palsy to communicate and take part in classroom activities. Previous attempts at technology solutions were frustrating... [06 Nov 2008]
Miami-Dade School District Pinpoints Vulnerabilities, Increases Network Security and Availability, Improves Productivity
White Paper In the case of Miami-Dade County Public Schools, the fourth largest U.S.school district, the District network draws hackers from around the world. In the network security realm, being bigger does not... [04 Nov 2008]
