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2. Site Visits and Information Collection
The Technology Consultant, Todd Kennedy, from the Pembina Hills Regional School Division held discussions with a number of the District staff as reported in Section 1.
In addition, Wayne Blair interviewed a number of District staff including the two District Technicians and the Director of Technology Services. In addition, all schools the Central Administrative Office were visited and a large number of inter- views were conducted. The reception of The ALTIS Group consultants by adminis- trators, teachers technicians and staff was open, candid, helpful and friendly.
This document is based on the information collected from the above discussions and visitations. In addition, interview and survey information collected by the AL- TIS Group consultants, Wayne Blair and Dan Malone, was included.
The following review and recommendations deal specifically with: • the six District schools;
• District Offices; and
• the Educational Technology Support Centre.
2.1 Central Office
The review indicated:
• The Central District Office has approximately 12 Windows based workstations, including some laptops.
• The Financial Server is an IBM AS/400 running HTE CitySoft. • The Novell File server with tape backup, runs Novell 5.
• An E-Mail Server -uses MS Exchange.
• A Sat-Tel incoming Satellite based Internet feed with proxy server software.
• Netscape Proxy Server software is used.
• The Central Office is connected to school sites via
Paradyne hotwire ADSL modems, and to Cold Lake via 256K Frame Relay connection to DSI.
• Lexmark Laser Printers, and a Xerox DC230, which can potentially be connected as a high-speed laser printer, are located here.
Recommendations:
1. Maintain the existing system, potentially making the Xerox DC230 a networked model to provide better printing services for the District.
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