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SchoolWeb Solution
Karim Lakhani
President & C.E.O

Advanced Interactive, Inc.
http://www.advancedinteractive.com
Tel: 1-604-685-4011

“Give a man a fish, and you feed
him
for one day.

Teach a man to fish, and you feed
him for a lifetime."

Lao Tzu

“Give the African nations a cost effective,
self managed, self sustaining ICT
architecture and they can be empowered to
address the social and economic problems

that plague the Continent”

“Give the African nations a cost effective,
self managed, self sustaining ICT
architecture and they can be empowered to
address the social and economic problems
that plague the Continent”

Cost-Paying through the nodes

Africa
South Africa

Rest of Africa

Communication and Infrastructure
• Telephone Lines per 100 inhabitants







USA
Canada
Europe
Americas
Asia

– Africa

66.45
65.51
40.54
35.4
10.84

2.62

Source-: International Telecommunication Union 2001


Connectivity
Internet Users per 10,000 inhabitants






USA
Canada
Americas
Europe
Asia

• Africa

4995
4352
2165

1804
444

85

or

49.95%
43.52%
21.65%
18.04%
4.4%

0.85%

Source-: International Telecommunication Union 2001

SchoolWeb Overall Concept

S a t e llit e R e c e iv e r

Card
M od em connec ts
to I S P
S a t e llit e d is h

S a t e llit e
S t a t io n

S chool

H ig h S p e e d
C o n n e c t io n

Low S peed or
N o C o n n e c t io n

I nt ernet
I S P p r o vid e r

U . P. S .


H ub

E t h er net L A N

N e t w o r k in s id e t h e S c h o o l

SchoolWeb Librarian-Web Ordering

SchoolWeb Librarian-Search Engine

WorldSpace -Satellite Coverage

WorldSpace System

SchoolWeb
Complete Solution in a Single Server

HP Laser Printer


Ethernet LAN

Switch

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H
SELECTED

ON-LINE

Management
Console
File,Print/Mail /Cache,Web/Streaming
Servers

Storage

Internet
Remote Management

VPN
FireWall
Access Router

Old

SchoolWeb









SchoolWeb
Complete Solution in a Single Server
HP Laser Printer

Ethernet LAN

Switch

A

B

C


D

E

F

G

H
SELECTED
ON-LI NE

Management
Console
File,Print/ Mail / Cache,Web/ Streaming
Servers

Storage


I nternet
Remote Management

VPN
FireWall
Access Router

Old

SchoolWeb










High Reliability HP Server
Linux Operating System
File Server (WinNT, AppleTalk, NFS)
Network Services (FTP, Printer
Server, DHCP, DNS)
Roaming & Web E-Mail Server
Broadcast Caching/Dynamic Caching
Server
Local Search Engine
Web Server(s)
Streaming Server
Automatic On-Line Backup
Redundant System
Network Security (Firewall, VPN)
Automatic Power Failure Safeguards
Remote Monitoring/Maintenance

Ai' s Remote CommunityLink
I nternet

2nd I nternet eth5

Switch
500 Kbps downstream/
128 Kbps upstream

SubNet 4
10.14.10.xx eth 4

RAS Dial up

Health Centre

HP NetServer

Homes

SubNet 1 (25 NT PC' s 2-3 Printers)
192.168.1.xxx eth1
SubNet 2 (90 PC' s) 10 printers
SubNet 3 25PC' s 3 NT
10.10.10.xx eth0
10.13.10.xx eth3

Remote
Management

(SubNet 3
10.13.10.xx eth3)

Band Store
(SubNet 3
10.13.11.xx eth3)

Umax Router

UNIVERSITY

College

(SubNet 3 10 Pc' s 3 printers
10.13.11.xx eth3)

Culture Center
(SubNet 2 School
10.10.10.xx eth0)

Band Council Offi ce

Social Development

(SubNet 3
10.13.10.xx eth3)

Homes

School Offi ce

Band Fuel

Ai’s Remote CommunityLink

Benefits
• Increases Economic Growth
• Creates Opportunities and Empowerment
• Improves Delivery of Social Services
• Improves Efficiency of Government Services

Examples




Trains farmers how to grow
crops in the drylands
Instructs micro-business
owners about market prices
Provides training materials for
the general educational benefit
of a community

More Examples
•Health-- Kenya doctor solves life threatening disease of
malaria complications through Ai’s HealthWeb

•Travel Marketing -- Zimbabwe has put a complete
tourism guide on-line

•Education -- 45 teachers and students in 18 schools are
participating in a World Bank initiative to connect schools to
the net and develop collaborative projects

More Examples
• Trade and Commerce -- Craftsman market
products worldwide. www.unicc.org/itc/virtexib
/vexhib1.htm
•Journalism www.zamnet.zm/zamnet
/post/post.html
• Gender

www.africaonline.co.ke/AfricaOnline/woman.html

Our Four-Pillar Philosophy





Components
Connectivity
Content
Care

Components (Computers)

Components (Wireless)

Connectivity

Connectivity

Connectivity

Potential Content Partner
The Commonwealth of Learning

Content Partner
African Digital Library

Care









Technology Transfer to Local
Partner
Installation & Training
Remote Monitoring/Maintenance
Technical Support
Tools for Creation of Local
Content
Continuous Content Update
Provide a Sustainable Business
Model for Communities
Provide Content for the Health
and Education sectors

Advanced Interactive