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St. John's University Launches Major Technology Rollout; Students Use IBM ThinkPad Notebooks to Access Cisco Aironet Wi-Fi Network
JAMAICA, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 27, 2003--St. John's University today announced a major technology initiative for the Fall of 2003 that would see all 3,100 freshman - the largest freshman class in almost 20 years - receive an IBM ThinkPad notebook, powered by Intel Centrino Mobile Technology, configured to operate on the University's new Cisco Aironet Wi-Fi (IEEE
802.11b) wireless local area network provided by Cisco Systems, Inc. This combination rollout is believed to be the biggest and most aggressive of its kind in higher education, at an overall cost of approximately $7 million.
"This is all about giving students the tools they needed to succeed," said Rev. Donald J. Harrington, C.M., President of St. John's University. "When we were founded in 1870 to serve immigrants and the children of immigrants, St. John's gave students a slate and a piece of chalk, outfitting them with what they needed to learn. Today, we give each freshman a laptop computer."
St. John's University's wireless network offers students unwired connectivity in high-traffic areas such as the student center, cafeteria and main campus quadrangle. Students will now be able to wirelessly access the entire university library, register for classes, communicate with faculty through an online portal and email, and have a more interactive relationship with their professors and fellow students. Students can wirelessly access these services on the Queens, Staten Island and Manhattan campuses today.
IBM and Cisco have a global strategic alliance, which offers higher education customers like St. John's University industry-leading, seamlessly integrated technology solutions. For the St. John's University Laptop Program, the two companies have drawn on their strengths in Internet infrastructure and personal computing to deliver a proven wireless access system.
IBM's leadership in wireless technology is based on superior performance, ease of use and enhanced security. All IBM ThinkPad notebooks are equipped with a dual-band Ultraconnect antenna - built into the display monitor - providing students with optimal wireless coverage and performance. Access Connections, a ThinkVantage technology, enables students to easily move between wired and wireless environments without having to reboot. Standards-based Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) security coupled with the IBM Embedded Security Subsystem (ESS) provides students with unparalleled secure wireless connectivity. Through the IBM ThinkPad University, students can use the superior mobile and wireless technology to collaborate on assignments, research, seek insight and share expertise, virtually anytime, anywhere. The IBM ThinkPad R40 is powered by Intel(R) Centrino(TM) Mobile Technology and is outfitted with a compact disc rewritable (CDR) drive and wireless connectivity.
For the campus-wide network, St. John's University installed Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Points strategically throughout the university to create a wireless infrastructure that provides seamless network access to their IBM ThinkPads. Supporting data rates of up to 11 Mbps today with upgradeability to 54 Mbps in the future, the Cisco Aironet 1200 Series extends end-to-end intelligent networking to the wireless network, delivering industry leading security, manageability and reliability. Furthermore, with the use of Cisco Aironet wireless LANs to create virtual class-rooms, St. John's University expects generating savings of $20 to $30 million in classroom building costs.
The St. John's University Laptop Program was also enabled through a network assessment and integration project completed last year with Cisco strategic alliance partner BearingPoint, Inc., a leading business consulting and systems integration firm. St. John's University built a Cisco AVVID network that includes Catalyst 6500 and 4000 series switches, and 7200 series routers.
About St. John's University
Founded in 1870 by the Vincentian community, St. John's University has six schools and colleges. It offers associate, baccalaureate, master's, doctoral and professional degrees. The University enjoys an enrollment of more than 20,000 students and operates five campuses: in Queens, Staten Island, Manhattan and Oakdale in New York and in Rome, Italy.
About IBM ThinkPad
IBM ThinkPad continues to deliver enhancements, innovations and solutions that shape and define the mobile computing industry. The implementation of wireless technology in the IBM ThinkPad, including an antenna built into the display cover for optimal signal reception and WiFi connectivity using the IEEE 802.11b standard, is an example of the ThinkVantage Technologies offered in IBM's Think strategy of innovation for business advantage. To date, more than 15 million ThinkPad notebooks have been shipped. Since the launch of the ThinkPad 700C in 1992, these acclaimed notebook computers have been lauded as design and engineering models, winning more than 900 industry awards worldwide. For more information, see www.ibm.com/thinkpad.
IBM provides a broad range of products, services, consulting and integrated solutions for the education and health care fields. For additional information, visit www.ibm.com/industries/healthcare, or www.ibm.com/industries/education.
IBM & ThinkPad are trademarks or registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation.
About Cisco
Cisco Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CSCO) is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. News and information are available at http://www.cisco.com.
CONTACT:
St. John's University
Jody Fisher, 718-990-6185
OR
Rubenstein Communications, Inc.
Suzi Halpin, 212-843-8283
SOURCE: St. John's University
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