Hardware & Infrastructure

Computer systems, major hardware & school/district facilities news


Brief: HP Debuts Printer for Wireless Printing in the Classroom

HP's new printer offers secure wireless printing from mobile devices. The company is also launching a free five-module course to help teachers incorporate technology into their teaching practices

New Jersey District Adopts Gigabit Data Network To Support 1-to-1 Program

Springfield Public Schools in New Jersey is getting a tenfold increase in bandwidth to support technology in its classrooms.

Google Fiber Shortlist Cities Eyeing Free Gigabit Internet for Schools

Google has announced a shortlist of 34 cities in nine metropolitan areas that could be next to receive Google Fiber, and the company may also provide free gigabit Internet service to some schools in those cities.

Connecticut High School Goes Solar

Greenwich High School, part of the Greenwich Public Schools district, has just turned on its new 7.7-kilowatt solar energy system, with the help of the Connecticut Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority and Mercury Solar Systems.

California District To Save $15 Million with Solar

California's Huntington Beach City School District has completed a 592-kilowatt solar power system that will save the district $15 million over the 25-year life of the project.

L.A. School Goes Green with Zero Net Energy Modular Classrooms

Environmentally friendly schooling has taken a step closer to reality for one Los Angeles school.

Dallas ISD Builds Out with Fiber Optic Network

Dallas Independent School District has signed with a national company to build a major wide area network (WAN) that will connect its facilities and increase data communications capacity.

2 Maryland Schools To Be Powered by Solar Energy

The Kent County, MD Board of Education, in partnership with the Kent County Commissioners, is building a 1,579 kW solar array to power two schools and a community center.

California District To Save $300,000 Annually with Solar Power

The Hemet Unified School District in Hemet, CA will break ground on a 4.4-megawatt photovoltaic solar system this month.

Arizona School District To Build 4.29 MW Solar Installation

The Buckeye Union High School District has launched a 4.29 megawatt solar project to be financed and maintained by Harrison, NY-based Regeneration Finance LLC.