INTEROP for K12

Blog of my INTEROP Trips featuring technology that can benefit K12 districts.

Pre-Trip Research

Well it is just a weekend away to Interop. Today I reviewed the floor map of the Expo Hall.
http://www.interop.com/lasvegas/downloads/Interop_Las%20Vegas_2011_Expo_Guide...

It looks like some big changes on how vendors have been arranged in past years. The areas I traditionally found new vendors looks to have moved a little. Although it is hard to tell from the map, it does look like another three full days of walking and interviews for the blog. If anyone has any specific vendors they would like me to look at let me know by commenting on this specific post and I will try to add them to my list.

Just as in years past, my goal is to post live while I am at the conference so look for new posts next Tuesday - Thursday. In the off chance you are attending Interop look me up, or send me a note.

nComputing

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There are two new updates to the nComputing prouct line that I am exciited about.

The new U170 is similar to their X series product with the exception that there is no PCI card needed.  USB provides the link to the host machine.  With a $99 list price this is a cost effective way to save $'s while providing additional wokstations.
An upgraded addition to the L series adds new features.  If you don't remember from previous posts the L series connect to host hardware via your Ethernet network.  With this solution a single Server can host 120+ workstations!  The L series now also has a wireless option.
Find out more at
nComputing.com

Click here to download:
InteropK12-nComputing.MOV (66.93 MB)

Xirrus

An odd thing this year at Introp, the other big names in wireless are a no-show.  

What has always impressed me about Xirrus is there wireless peforrmance at Interop.  The show floor here is a lot more difficult to provide good coveage due to the shear number of other vendors APs, and other RF inteference.  If it works here, it will work great in K12 buildings.

Watch the video for an overview on how Xirrus at Interop is configured and running. (video will be posted soon)

www.matm2.com to see live fights, and everything you wanted to know about Xirrus at Interop

Also visit the XirrusTV website at
http://www.youtube.com/user/XirrusTV

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StayOnline

Have you ever went to setup a piece of equipment, went to plug it in just to discover it has the wrong end?  Or if you are like me with rack mounted servers with power cord that are too long or short?

If so check out StayOnline who offers solutions to those problems with a wide variety of power cables, adapters, and ends.  They also will build custom cables to your specs.

Most cables will ship the same day if the order is placed before 2pm eastern time.

Visit www.stayonline.com for more info.

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Click here to download:
InteropK12-StayOnline.MOV (18.24 MB)

vRescue

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This is a solution with one or more appliances installed on your network.

Servers are protected by daily image backups that are sent to remote data centers.  

If you have a protected server fail vRescue can have the server up and accessible through there data centers.

For more info visit:
www.hammer.net

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SuperLumin Nemesis

If your Internet bandwidth is congested, and adding bandwidth is expensive or not available you may want to look into Nemesis.

Touted as 'Next Generation, Advanced Caching Technology'.  There product goes beyond traditional caching technology with the ability to cache streaming content.  There is really too much to type on my phone keyboard so visit there website at
 www.superlumin.com

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Click here to download:
InteropK12-Nemesis-Web.MOV (27.53 MB)