Worcester Technical High School
Date
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7/1/2010
Dell is making a major contribution to our students’ and our school’s success, Harrity says. Dell plays a magnificent role in the facilitation of the technology and in teachers’ professional development.
Sheila Harrity, principal of Worcester Technical High School, United States
Challenge
Worcester Technical High School wanted to make its $90 million, 400,000 square-foot facility into the most advanced building anywhere for teaching with technology, in order to give its students the best vocational and liberal arts education.Solution
The high school deployed a connected classroom solution with Dell™ PowerEdge™ servers, Dell Latitude™ laptops, Dell OptiPlex™ desktops and Dell Precision™ workstations all with Intel® processor technology. Windows® 7 powers desktops and laptops, and Windows Server® 2008 powers servers in the data center. In addition, the school implemented Dell Latitude netbooks with Intel processor technology and Stoneware webOS Web Desktop Virtualization for a virtual desktop solution that students can access anywhere.Benefits
• 50 percent of desktop maintenance or 60 hours per week eliminated• Close to 100 percent availability with Dell™ PowerEdge™ servers to run educational software
• 40 percent of students have raised their grades since they moved to the new building with Dell educational infrastructure
• Anticipated ability to provide anytime, anywhere computing
• Reliable access to software that is transforming learning in the classroom
