Critical Links Education Appliance*: Solution Brief

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Critical Links Education Appliance*: Solution Brief

Solution Brief: Intel® Xeon® Processor 3400 Series, Intel® Server Board S3420GP Critical Links Education Appliance*

The Intel® Server Board S3420GP helps enable Critical Links’ Education Appliance* to be a comprehensive infrastructure solution for K-12 schools.

Company
Critical Links is a pioneer in delivering innovative IT solutions for the next generation of schools. Its award-winning Education Appliance is designed and manufactured by Critical Links based on Intel’s reference design for the Intel® Learning Series ecosystem. The Education Appliance is purpose-built as a classroom and school infrastructure platform that supports essential learning, networking, and administration capabilities. Critical Links is part of the Intel Learning Series Alliance, Intel’s comprehensive technology initiative for advancing education worldwide, and is also a member of the Intel® Software Partner Program and the Intel® Enabled Solutions Acceleration Alliance.

Challenge
Elements and requirements. Hardware support requirements must account for use both in and out of a classroom and include whiteboards, PCs, laptops, projectors, printers, and more. Solutions must be able to streamline both student and teacher activities, protect children from harmful content while allowing them access to resources for learning, and enable parental supervision.

Solution
Critical Links developed its Education Appliance to work seamlessly with Intel powered classmate PCs through a wired or wireless network. This dedicated “always on” appliance allows teachers to design and create educational content and activities. Teachers and students can use a Web browser to access services and applications from their laptops and Intel-powered classmate PCs.

Read the full Critical Links Education Appliance Solution Brief.