Focus on...Wireless Networking

Bristol Brunel Academy is a flagship Building Schools for the Future (BSF) centre, and solved it’s well-publicised, ongoing wireless user density problems by deploying a Xirrus high performance Wi-Fi network.

“When Xirrus told me they could provide more capacity, bandwidth, and coverage than anyone else with fewer devices, I was sceptical and was advised that it just wasn’t true,” said Chris Mackintosh, Head of eLearning at BBA. “When I saw the real-life site survey in progress and how well they understood the physics behind a user dense environment, I was confident they could deliver. Then, when they mentioned their 100% implementation guarantee to us, there was no risk.”

“Thanks to Xirrus, we can log on over 500 students everyday anywhere in the Academy without issues and we are confident in pushing this to over 900 users in the coming years”.

Xirrus is a world leader in Wi-Fi technology, and has just recognised as one of the fastest growing 75 companies in the whole of the USA. e92plus have over 20 years experience in the IT industry, and with Xirrus we can offer you an exclusive, no obligation Site Survey for free! Simply complete the form below, and we'll be in touch.

Focus on...Desktop Virtualisation

With declining budgets but increasing demand, the challenge of refreshing a desktop environment is a significant one. For New College Leicester the aim was to deliver a sustainable, environmentally-friendly and cost-effective technology possible - as well as delivering a great user experience for the students NComputing was chosen because today’s PCs are so powerful that the vast majority of applications only use a small fraction of the computer’s capacity. NComputing’s hardware and vSpace™ virtualisation software tap into this unused capacity so that it can be simultaneously shared by multiple users, each pupil using a small NComputing access device. The device itself has no CPU, memory, or moving parts – so it’s rugged, reliable, and easy to maintain.

Not only does NComputing deliver in terms of performance and usability, but the solution also uses only 3% of the electricity used by PCs, dramatically reducing both the school’s carbon footprint and its energy bills. According to Mr. Chirag Patel, the school’s Head of ICT & Business Studies, “the school will save £16,000 to £20,000 each year in energy costs alone, and the NComputing system will pay for itself in under a year.”

“Deploying NComputing has saved us money, saved us time and it’s helped us a long way to meeting our green targets” agrees Mark King, ICT Manager, New College Leicester.

NComputing is the world leader provider of desktop virtualisation solutions, with over 2.5million users in over 140 countries worldwide. e92plus have over 20 years experience in the IT industry, and with NComputing we can offer you an exclusive, no obligation Site Survey for free! Simply complete the form below, and we'll be in touch.

Alteratively, you can contact our Education Specialist, Martin Taylor, on 020 8274 7005 or email martin.taylor@e92plus.com