Casair | Hardware Solutions: Education

Solutions for Education
Communications are the core of education. Whether in a rural middle school or an urban university, instructors and learners must communicate with each other, with the school community, and with the world they study. When students use online resources, learning outcomes can improve. When faculty access tools, data, and their colleagues, teaching and research improve. And when administrators deploy school management applications and databases, efficiencies are better.

To succeed today, educational institutions at all levels require networked communications. By investing in market-leading systems, schools can enhance teaching and learning while containing costs. 3Com is a leading provider of communications solutions for education worldwide, enabling schools to achieve academic excellence effectively and economically.

Doing More with Less

Colleges and universities require more extensive networking services than many corporations. They need to deliver applications from e-mail to bandwidth-intensive multimedia downloads and videoconferencing. Their systems must support a broad population of users that is often distributed over multiple facilities and campuses, as well as off-site. This user base is also highly mobile, continually changing, and demanding of 24/7 connectivity throughout every campus.

Driven by academic excellence rather than the bottom line, however, colleges and universities cannot afford expensive solutions. They need enterprise sophistication without enterprise costs. In addition to delivering robust performance, schools' systems must be scalable and simple to use, making networking as easy and economical as possible. Schools must also ensure their communications technologies are long-term investments that support their academic goals.