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SoftXpand
Education
is a
software
solution
that
turns 1
Windows
based
computer
into up
to 8
fully
independent
computer
workstations,
using
ONLY
standard
monitors,
keyboards
and
mice.
SoftXpand
works
with
standard
hardware
and is
totally
transparent
for your
students
who work
with a
standard
WindowsXP.
All
students’
workstations
can
access
the
Internet
seamlessly,
run any
software
installed
on the
PC,
including
graphic
and
multimedia
applications,
integrated
learning
systems,
curriculum-oriented
programs.
SoftXpand
Education
enables
several
students
to work
with
multimedia
and
graphic
applications
simultaneously.
SoftXpand
Education
includes
a fully
integrated
student-teacher
interactive
system
named
ClassXpand. |
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Multi-User
PC
Software:
BENEFITS
FOR
EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTIONS
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Create 8 PC workstations from 1 computer: maximize the number of students using computers
without buying extra PCs |
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Save Money: reduce your total cost of ownership (TCO) by up to 70% |
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Save IT Staff Time: have more students using PCs while spending less time administering IT infrastructure |
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Save money on additional hardware: any hardware installed on the PC (i.e, restoration card) is shared with the other workstations |
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Cost reduction in energy consumption: less computers and less heat in the classrooms, computer labs, libraries, etc. |
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Save money on software licenses purchase (subject to software licenses terms) |
| Functionality and Flexibility |
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Add/withdraw workstations easily according to your needs. |
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Add/withdraw devices (Diskonkey, printer, camera, etc.) on workstations. |
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Create a network: workstations are connected in what we call a SoftXpand cluster: a group of workstations connected to SoftXpand host PC. By connecting SoftXpand clusters together , you can create a network of 24 to 40 workstations with only 4 PCs. |
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| Facilitate Administration and Maintenance |
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Reset all workstations to their original state whenever needed. |
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Centralized control: administer up to 8 workstations from 1 PC. |
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Define folder access rights so that users’ content is private on each workstation. |
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Remote desktop management (RDM):
MiniFrame local partners or other IT support organization can efficiently: |
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Standardize your desktop environment |
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Deploy applications easily: manage all desktop installations, and changes |
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Provide remote hardware and software support |
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Provide a single point of contact for all end user IT enquiries |
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Easy to maintain: only one PC instead of 8 to upgrade, configure, repair, etc. |
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Easily deploy applications: on 1 PC instead of 8. |
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Reduce downtime: when one workstation crashes, you don’t need to reboot the PC. |
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Enforce your Acceptable Use Policy easily:
configure 1 PC and prevent the workstations from doing any change |
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Multi-User
PC
Software:
CLASSXPAND |
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The
student-teacher
interactive
system,
ClassXpand,
is fully
integrated
into
SoftXpand.
This
allows
the
teacher
to:
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Instruct
students
better
by
broadcasting
his/her
screen
onto
every
workstation,
or
to
groups
of
workstations,
in
the
classroom
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Control
students'
screens
to
help
solve
problems
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Follow
and
monitor
students
as
they
work
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Open
documents
or
applications
on
student
workstations
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Project
an
application
onto
a
screen
using
a
projector,
while
working
on
another
application
on
his/her
monitor
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Restart
and
shut-down
students'
workstations
remotely
Since
ClassXpand
transfers
video
frames
through
RAM and
not
TCP-IP,
teachers
can
display
heavy
images
and
videos
without
clogging
up the
school
network.
Graphic
applications,
such
as AutoCAD®,
SolidWorks,
3D MAX
Studio,
are
difficult
to run
on
regular
Interactive
Learning
Software;
students
experience
significant
delays.
However,
with
ClassXpand,
student s
hardly
notice
any
delay. |
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Multi-User
PC
Software:
EDUCATION
FOR
KINDERGARTEN |
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In
“Don't
Forget
the
Little
People:
A Vision
for an
Online
Kindergarten
Learning
Community”,
Jaclyn
Scott
(The
Journal,
February
2003),
declares:
“Access
to computer
educational
software
and
Internet
games
for
little
children
has been
proven
to be
very
valuable
in
kindergartens
around
the
world.”
The
problem
is that,
in most
cases,
kindergartens
are
equipped
with 1
PC at
best.
So, only
1 child
at a
time can
benefit
from the
computer.
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With SoftXpand, use the existing PC
and turn it into up to 8 workstations
and bring the benefits of
computers to each and every kid. |
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Multi-User
PC
Software:
CONSOLE
VIEWER |
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SoftXpand
Monitoring
Console
allows
teachers
to
monitor
all
users'
activity,
without
disturbing
them.
The
Monitoring
Console
also
allows
teachers
to
assist
students
remo tely. |
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