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After the Bell, Beyond the Bricks

The learning process for a student should not stop just because the last class bell rings or the student has left the confines of a school building. Many school districts are discovering that extending the classroom to the home, library, or coffee shop requires solving the problem of access. This is where Stoneware's webNetwork and private cloud computing can change everything.

Enabling 1:1 Access

Traditionally the concept of 1 to 1 computing in education was described as each child having their own computer where the student could access educational applications, personal documents, and other content. However, many schools began to find out that the cost of supplying each child with a computer became a daunting task and often required significant capital investment.

Today Dell and Stoneware have partnered to deliver an alternative solution to 1 to 1 computing, 1 to 1 Access. 1 to 1 Access provides all students with the ability to access their educational applications, content, and documents from anywhere, using any device. Leveraging Stoneware's webNetwork, schools can create their own private cloud that provides students with a Virtual Web Desktop (webOS) of applications and services that follow them anywhere - home, school, lab, or library.

As applications and documents move off of the desktop and into the private cloud, schools have the flexibility to rethink how they deliver their services and the impact it has on improving education while at the same time reducing both management and hardware acquisition costs.

Access for Everyone!

1 to 1 Access is not just for students. Dell and Stoneware understand parents and teachers also need equal and ubiquitous access to applications and information if they are to maximize their impact on the educational process. webNetwork enables schools to create secure parent extranet portals where school content, homework, and student record information can be easily accessed. In addition, webNetwork can simplify access for teachers who are compelled to continue their workday from home or on the road. Teachers can connect to the private cloud to securely access grading systems, applications, calendars, and content from anywhere.

Dell and Stoneware's vision of 1 to 1 Access for students, parents, and teachers is shifting the paradigm away from the traditional client-centric approach to a new, private cloud access model. To learn more about 1 to 1 Access, please contact us at .