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Digital Links Supply 1,000 Computers to SchoolNet
Namibia
We are pleased to be supplying 1,000 second-user computers
to the Schoolnet Namibia National Programme, widely recognised
as the most successful school computerisation and Internet connectivity
model in Africa. The computers will be used as thin client workstations,
networked with new servers and running free and Open Source Software.
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Schoolnet Namibia
had exacting requirements, not least needing 1,000 identical machines
to make networking easier and to reduce maintenance costs. Digital
Links has prided itself on striving to meet the specific hardware
requirements of its implemetation partners in Africa and was pleased
to be able to meet Schoolnet Namibia's specifications and target
price.
A network of 'thin client' workstations (computers without hard drives)
connected to a central server, is a low-cost, low-maintenance solution
that SchoolNet Namibia has been pioneering for a number of years. In general,
this system runs more efficiently, and when it is combined with Open Source
software (which is free to share), it provides a very affordable network
solution for use in schools.
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