With increasing funding and budget cuts, educational institutes are faced with the challenge of balancing the need to attract and retain students/professors with next generation applications and the need to control cost. By leveraging today’s communication networks, K-12 and higher education institutes can improve the teaching and learning experience and boost staff and faculty productivity.

A converged network from Alcatel-Lucent combines voice, data and video on one single network, creates a secure and reliable backbone for new IP-based services, while leveraging the existing infrastructure, thus significantly reduce telecommunications expenses.

Key Features:

• Fixed or mobile network infrastructure: implement a secure IP foundation that unites voice, video, data and mobility applications
• Network management: use a centralized management system to monitor network activity, troubleshoot and maintain continuous communication across the network.
• Secure network access providing full visibility and control of network activity, protection of network assets and critical data. Identify and contain threats by implementing role-based access.

Products included:

• Voice/Collaboration: OmniPCX Enterprise, OpenTouch Customer Service; OmniTouch My Teamwork conferencing and collaboration;
• Data Networks - Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch
• WLAN: Alcatel-Lucent Wireless LAN
• System managemen t- OmniVista 4760, OmniVista 2500; OmniVista 3600 Air Manager
• Perimeter security - FortiNet Firewalls
• Safe Network Access Control - Safe NAC

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