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Fuzzy Logic ASUS Eee PC with Windows XP lands in Australia
Fuzzy Logic ASUS Eee PC with Windows XP lands in Australia | ASUS Eee PC with Windows XP lands in Australia |
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| by Alex Zaharov-Reutt | |
| Monday, 03 March 2008 | |
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Page 2 of 3 Ted Chen, managing director of ASUS Australia, said that, “The affordability of the Eee PC supports the Federal Government’s education policy with regard to technology. We see the Eee PC as essential to expanding the market within the education sector”. Featured Whitepaper
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Microsoft’s Wai Choon Butt, general manager, Microsoft OEM division in the Asia Pacific Region, also weighed in with a comment, saying that: “Technology is a fundamental tool to enable social and economic opportunity, but today five billion people around the world still remain without access. By introducing the Eee PC with Windows, ASUS is providing Windows-based applications and services to millions of people that can benefit tremendously from an affordable laptop for education.” ASUS have developed a “new program to help implement the product in schools around the country and providing students with essential technology”. School representatives will have the opportunity to experience the Eee PC first-hand as ASUS takes the product on a roadshow tour with events to be held across seven locations around Australia, with these being Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Canberra, and Hobart. These will start later this month. All Hallows School in Brisbane, Queensland is one school which has already begun implementing Eee PCs throughout classrooms, so far rolling out approximately 130 units with more roll outs scheduled. John Pembroke, AP Technology & Analysis of All Hallows School, said, “All Hallows School has been developing a mobile learning model since 2004 involving pocket PCs. The Eee PC has proven a better fit for the principles behind mobile learning, making not only the learner mobile but the actual learning mobile through connected classrooms and a 24/7 online learning management system.” “The Eee PC is central to the model of providing the link between student and teacher, and online learning management. Our students love using the Eee PC and are extremely happy with the functionality they deliver. The size and slickness of its design makes it a device the students can use on the move. They are enjoying the fact that they have access anywhere in the school and do not need to compete for scarce resources, particularly since IT resources in schools are always scarce,” concluded Pembroke. Update: So, the new price? AUD $579. What do we think about this? Please read onto page 3. |
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