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VIRTUALISATION Microsoft, Lenovo win massive NSW netbooks schools deal
VIRTUALISATION Microsoft, Lenovo win massive NSW netbooks schools deal | Microsoft, Lenovo win massive NSW netbooks schools deal |
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| by Stan Beer | |
| Wednesday, 01 April 2009 | |
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Netbooks usually run by Atom processors, with 1GB RAM and in this case with 160GB hard drives, are typically not powerful enough to run Windows Vista. And Lenovo's IdeaPad S10e, the netbook being supplied to the schools is no exception. The arrangement leverages the NSW DET’s existing volume licensing agreement with Microsoft, which provides licenses for up to 1.3 million users, including all students, teachers, administrators, and staff across NSW state schools. "The laptops will be supplied under the existing (three year) volume licensing agreement with the government which was renewed about a month ago," Ms Stevens Kramer told iTWire. "They will be supplied with the full Office suite and come with a three year warranty to cover them for the time students have them at school." The initial laptop rollout is scheduled for July 2009. CONTINUED Page 2 |
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