Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-edu (71 mails)

[James Tremblay aka SLEducator <fxrsliberty@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

openSIS is proud to announce that we are beginning construction of
a Linux server on an IBM iSeries computer using a SUSE LPAR.  This is a
joint venture proof of concept with one of IBM's premier hardware
resellers,  Mainline Information Systems. The goal of this effort is to
demonstrate that openSIS and many of the other packages offered  in the
openSUSE for Education project will be viable solutions that run
natively on the IBM iSeries.

The proof of concept is designed to demonstrate the viability of openSIS
and openSUSE on the iSeries platform, which runs an older green screen
SIS (TERMs) for approximately half of Florida's school districts.  If
the proof of concept is successful, OS4Ed and Mainline will be
positioned to offer Florida districts an alternative SIS that is free
and modern and will run natively on the same hardware they use today.
 This will allow these school districts to migrate to a modern web-based
SIS with no licensing costs, no proprietary software licensing costs and
no hardware costs.  Best of all, school IT personnel will not have to be
retrained to support the hardware platform as it will remain the same.
 This is very important during a time where Pearson School Systems is
ending SasiXP support in 2010 and state budget cuts in the billions are
being made.

Please stay tuned as we will post follow announcements and updates  as
we move forward with this exciting proof of concept.

-- 
James Tremblay
openSIS Product Specialist
http://www.os4ed.com
mail james "AT" os4ed.com
CNE 3,4,5
MCSE w2k
CLE in training
Registered Linux user #440182
http://en.opensuse.org/education


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