Picture one physical server with 10 monitors, 10 keyboards, and 10 mice attached to it. Each of those monitors displaying a computing experience independent of the others. Now picture that configuration in a classroom, with 10 students each working in their own computing environment. These students are able to write reports, browse the internet, and take multimedia training classes as if they were on their own stand-alone PC’s. Now picture the budget for that school, having new state of the art computing for its students at significantly lower cost. Lower initial hardware investment, and lower operating costs in the long run. This is Windows Multipoint Server 2010.
Designed with classrooms in mind Windows Multipoint Server 2010 is derived from Window’s Server 2008 R2. It allows up to 10 stations (consisting of a monitor, keyboard and mouse) to connect and each have their own independent Windows experience. The goal is to provide a low cost but state of the art computing solution for classrooms, labs, and libraries. By hosting up to 10 workstations on one piece of hardware schools are able to reduce the overall cost per classroom for technology. This cost is reduced both at the initial investment (1 machine vs. 10 machines) and over the long run, when it comes time to pay for electricity and maintenance.
Windows Multipoint Server 2010 was not only designed with classrooms in mind, but specifically non-technical staff. A teacher in a small rural classroom can have a hardware set up and configured in less than half an hour, without extensive technical knowledge. Further, that non-technical teacher can easily manage all of the student accounts on that server without having to call the IT department. Which especially comes in handy when that small rural school doesn’t even have an IT department.
For more information on Windows Multipoint Server 2010 you can visit Microsoft’s website or contact Keystone for more details.