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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
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