Twenty-Six Schools Lead Emerging New Trend in United Kingdom Education by Embracing MiniFrame`s Multi-User PC Technology
Released on: September 2, 2008, 1:51 am
Press Release Author: Shlomit Weisblum
Industry: Education
Press Release Summary: Just in time for back to school, MiniFrame’s versatile
solution, SoftXpand, proves to be the next generation PC as schools throughout the
UK have seamlessly implemented this solution into their curriculum
Press Release Body: NETANYA, Israel – September 2, 2008- MiniFrame, supplier of the
powerful multi-user and cost-efficient PC solution, SoftXpand, announced today that
26 schools throughout the United Kingdom have implemented hundreds of its PC
workstations as a measure to expand their computer rooms and provide a further
enriching educational
curriculum focused on improving academic results through the
facilitation of technology. A total of 527 workstations have been supplied to 26
schools throughout England and Wales. MiniFrameUK, the UK distributor of SoftXpand,
and their reseller network, worked on the implementation of the software at the
schools.
Primary and Secondary
schools alike are leading the virtualization trend by
demonstrating the financial benefits and flexibility of multi-user software in
addition to noticing a marked learning curve due to MiniFrame’s highpowered and high
quality solution. SoftXpand’s unique ability to convert one PC into up to eight
fully independent virtual PCs consisting of only a monitor, keyboard and mouse
without additional proprietary hardware, corresponds with these educational
institutions’ goal of supplying high performance PC workstations to the students and
teachers at an extremely cost efficient price compared to standard PCs.
As the next generation PC, SoftXpand enables a full PC experience by supporting
educational multimedia and graphic applications and helps contribute to an enriching
and interactive educational experience. Providing an opportunity for more students
to have access to computers, MiniFrame’s versatile multi-user solution helps equip
students with fundamental computing skills to prepare them for higher
education.
Eli Segal, MiniFrame’s CEO stated, “MiniFrame’s SoftXpand is the ideal solution for
the educational
sector as it accomplishes every school’s vision of providing
computer accessibility and the highest quality PC experience at a fraction of the
cost. As the next generation PC, MiniFrame’s vision is for computers to no longer
be regarded as a luxury but rather an indispensable educational tool to help sharpen
the skills and knowledge of our youth.\"
With the goal of replacing at times faulty suites with a more reliable platform on
which to help maintain excellent educational
standards and opportunities, a combined
total of 527 SoftXpand workstations have been purchased to date by an array of state
schools. MiniFrame’s flexible solution will significantly reduce the schools’ total
cost of ownership (TCO), since the system only requires one CPU for multiple
workstations, and will also only require maintenance and management of the host PCs.
Further areas of reduced spending for the schools include: PC warranty, PC
insurance, software deployment, and networking. The solution is also a true green
IT solution - helping the schools save at least 75% in energy consumption, by
conserving the power consumption of up to seven PCs.
About MiniFrame
MiniFrame’s technology offers a software solution that is a true substitute to
hardware. SoftXpand turns a standard PC into a rich multi-user PC with the
capability of creating up to eight independent workstations, each of which boasts a
wealth of multimedia capabilities and displays rich PC performance. This next
generation PC is a software only solution with no proprietary hardware. MiniFrame\'s
vision is to provide PCs, to any given market level, at a fraction of the cost.
SoftXpand software drastically reduces the amount of required hardware leading to
huge reductions in Total Cost of Ownership, enables improved PC management and is
the ultimate green IT solution. MiniFrame has distribution partners in five
continents, and is continuously seeking to expand its international distribution
network, offering a unique window of opportunity to its partners.
For partnership inquiries please visit www.miniframe.com/now or contact MiniFrame
by email: global@miniframe.com.
If you are in the UK and are interested in SoftXpand for your organization, or are
interested in reselling opportunities, please contact MiniFrameUK at
www.miniframeuk.com, or by email: info@miniframeuk.com; Tel: 01629 888162
Web Site: http://www.miniframe.com
Contact Details: Press contact: Rebecca Mandel, Koteret Public Relations, Email:
rebecca_m@koteret.com or Tel: +972-3-575-5778 x110 or Shlomit Weisblum, Koteret
Public Relations shlomit_w@koteret.com or Tel: +972-54-215-2654.
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