NComputing X550 demo

Share 1 Computer with up to 11 people

The NComputing X550 desktop virtualization kit enables you to dramatically cut computing costs by sharing the untapped power of your PCs. The kit’s PCI card, access devices and NComputing vSpace software work together to efficiently harness excess computing capacity and enable multiple users to share a single PC. Each kit adds five users to a PC, so with two kits a total of eleven users can share one PC simultaneously. And each user gets the full performance and capability of a PC, including multi‐media and full‐screen video.

X550 FEATURES AND BENEFITS

• Share one computer with up to 11 people!

• Slash acquisition and support costs up to 70%

• Easy to setup, maintain and secure

• Compact and reliable

• No movable parts (no fans or disks)

• Energy efficient (1 watt per user)

• Best multimedia and full‐screen motion video support

• Screen resolutions up to 1280x1024 and 1440x900 (widescreen)

• Connect users directly to the shared PC using standard cables up to 10 m (33 ft)

• vSpace desktop virtualization software supports Windows and Linux

• The terminals are mountable

Contact us now for details: wycliff.mokaya@smoothtel.com | www.smoothtel.com

The 1st eLearning Eastern Africa Conference & Exhibition

The 1st eLearning Eastern Africa Conference & Exhibition took place on the 6th & 7th December 2010 at KICC Nairobi.

The Launch saw various stakeholders both in the public and private sector in eLearning come together to discuss the progress made so far, challenges faced and the opportunities that lie ahead.

In order to realize a holistic view of eLearning solution for the education sector, the event brought together technology vendors & innovators, policy makers, financial institutions and the education fraternity. The two day event e the participants engage in discussions revolving around:- Importance of infrastructure in the success of eLearning initiatives The role of government in nurturing and sustaining ICT4Education initiatives Ongoing projects that are piloting the use of various technologies for education Localized digital content and learning management systems that are available to education institutions Challenges faced by education institutions when acquiring eLearning Solutions Best practices, lesson learnt and success stories from various eLearning and ICT4Development projects

Speaking at the same event, Kenya ICT Board chief executive Mr Paul Kukubo said that according to latest Global Industry Analysis Report on eLearning, the demand for the services and solutions would be US $ 100 billion by 2015. “The growth for eLearning stands at 34 per cent in Asia while Africa’s growth stands at 7 per cent – an indication of a huge opportunity as the continent’s rate of growth is less than the global average,” noted Mr Kukubo, adding that the results of the report present an opportunity for increased tools to enable eLearning. The eLearning Eastern Africa conference has brought together a host of various industry thought leaders in the education sector to share knowledge and best practices on e-Learning, including school heads, university and college administrators, development partners and other stakeholders in the education sector and aims to spearhead the adaption of eLearning strategies that will ensure quality and affordable education for all as per the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The event is organized by East African ICT Exhibitions & Conferences and hosted by Smoothtel & Data Solutions Ltd.

Speaking at the same event, Kenya ICT Board chief executive Mr Paul Kukubo said that according to latest Global Industry Analysis Report on eLearning, the demand for the services and solutions would be US $ 100 billion by 2015.

“The growth for eLearning stands at 34 per cent in Asia while Africa’s growth stands at 7 per cent – an indication of a huge opportunity as the continent’s rate of growth is less than the global average,” noted Mr Kukubo, adding that the results of the report present an opportunity for increased tools to enable eLearning.

The eLearning Eastern Africa conference has brought together a host of various industry thought leaders in the education sector to share knowledge and best practices on e-Learning, including school heads, university and college administrators, development partners and other stakeholders in the education sector and aims to spearhead the adaption of eLearning strategies that will ensure quality and affordable education for all as per the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

The event is organized by East African ICT Exhibitions & Conferences and hosted by Smoothtel & Data Solutions Ltd.

Smoothtel delivers powerful, reliable and scalable IP communications to drive your 21st century business

The Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Enterprise Communication Server (CS) 

is a highly scalable solution based on a pure software communication server platform that provides multimedia call processing for both Alcatel-Lucent and third-party clients/phones including TDM, IP and SIP. This rich call-handling application delivers world-class business telephony features for medium, large, and very large sized companies and offers a choice of either centralized or decentralized IP telephony solutions.

The Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Enterprise CS provides the building blocks for any IP and/or legacy communications solution, incorporating the latest Linux, XML, SIP, VXML technologies, and open standard practices such as QSIG, H.323, CSTA, and SIP. It offers broad scalability ranging from 10 to 100,000 users who can be spread across multiple geographical sites. Plus, it offers highly reliable, real-time, carriergrade performance solutions with an unmatched 99.999% uptime.

The Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Enterprise offers:

• Architectural flexibility, which enables centralized or decentralized IP configurations, a choice of IP, IP/TDM or TDM, which minimizes additional investment, and at the same time, ensures interoperability through support of open standards. The Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Enterprise provides SIP at the core, enabling a smooth migration at your own pace, when and where it makes financial sense. 
• Simplified management, because the same network management software is used across the enterprise, independent of the underlying infrastructure. The Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista Network Management System is a single, open management platform designed to manage and control a global, OmniPCX IP communication solution.
• Intelligent networking, reducing the cost to support all users at different sites. For instance, feature transparency across servers, or advanced route selection (ARS) is available from any site without having to duplicate the software at each site. A single image across fully networked servers provides simplified management of large and very large configurations.
• Openness, interoperability and integrated solutions. The OmniPCX Enterprise integrates open standards and state-of-the-art technologies to provide a very flexible solution. Alcatel-Lucent helps maximize customer investment returns by simplifying the interworking and integration of its solutions within existing or future communication environments. This is supported by hundreds of applications validated through the Alcatel-Lucent Application Partner Program (AAPP).

FINANCIAL BENEFITS

A rapid and measurable return on investment and visible savings:

• Shared bandwidth in multi-site networking yields 5% to 30% savings in subscription and communication costs
• Centralizing applications yields 5% to 20% savings in carrier subscription and communication costs   
• Integrated management of data and voice networks yields 10% to 40% savings
• Centralized maintenance, upgrades and related operations yield 5% to 20% savings
• Moves, adds and changes (MACs) yield 20% to 30% savings – 30% to 60% savings in cabling!
• Fixed/mobile convergence solutions (cellular extension and dual-mode WiFi/SIP) yield 10% to 20% savings of cellular costs 
• Embedded IP contact center improves customer satisfaction from have a faster response 
• Smooth migration path yields 20% to 50% savings in PBX annual hardware investment

...the world’s leading IP communications platform for medium-sized to very large enterprises.

For more details contact us through:

Tel: +254 20 8000222 

Cell: +254 7361163

Email: info@smoothtel.com

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eAgriculture, Smoothtel at 2010 Nairobi Trade Fair

From 27th September to 3rd October 2010, Smoothtel will unveil all its green ICT solutions at the Nairobi International Trade Fair. This is going to be a great occasion where Kenya and the international community will come to appreciate our strength in enhancing the digital economy.

The application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in agriculture is increasingly important.

eAgriculture is an emerging field focusing on the enhancement of agricultural and rural development through improved information and communication processes. More specifically, eAgriculture involves the conceptualization, design, development, evaluation and application of innovative ways to use information and communication technologies (ICT) in the rural domain, with a primary focus on agriculture. eAgriculture is a relatively new term and we fully expect its scope to change and evolve as our understanding of the area grows.

eAgriculture is one of the action lines identified in the declaration and plan of action of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). The "Tunis Agenda for the Information Society," published on 18 November 2005, emphasizes the leading facilitating roles that UN agencies need to play in the implementation of the Geneva Plan of Action. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has been assigned the responsibility of organizing activities related to the action line under C.7 ICT Applications on eAgriculture.

With the theme: Driving Agri-Business In Attaining Food Sufficiency And Vision 2030, Smoothtel will showcase how agritechnology is crucial in realizing this theme to fruition. We have a firm belief that there can be no meaningful agribusiness devoid of technological nuance, more specifically ICT's. We believe an empowered farmer, armed with the soft skills will be an advantage to this economy hemmed on business processing outsourcing.

Farmers operate in a dynamic environment where new technologies are continuously being developed and therefore have to be made available to them at least cost. Farmer-agribusiness linkages have an in-built extension component as part of the relationship. This is an important feature serving both parties positively as it ensures that farmers are producing quality and types required by the market. In the case of internationally traded commodities, this ensures that farmers’ production systems comply with international specifications. In situations where the technologies for production are patented, this ensures that there is no illegal transfer of material to non- contracted members. To achieve this, Smoothtel intends to empower the farmer to embrace technology.

Kenya today is still largely agribased economy. We at Smoothtel still want it to play this role. However, we strongly recommend and will partake as a catalyst to nuance this to technology. We want each farmer to be eLiterate and have a computer connected to the Internet. This tool is crucial in skimming the markets and appreciating the best practices for food security.

Our labour force, we appreciate, can only be productive when it is fed and healthy. Smoothtel will show that ICT is a friend of Agriculture.

We welcome you to our stand.

Sam Ongoro
Business Development & Marketing Manager
Smoothtel.
Your ICT integrator.
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