90% of schools in Maryland use Microsoft Software up to 2015

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90% of schools in Maryland use
Software Microsoft to 2015

More than 90% of schools
in Maryland, including public and private will
use Microsoft software for four
years into the future. According to Microsoft in its official page
that they have extended the agreement with the
Maryland Education Enterprise Consortium (MEEC) from
1999 to 2015 to provide cloud computing access
and the solution of the premise. Microsoft's own pricing
Special to the Maryland Education Consortium because
the software will be used in more than
90% of the school. "This makes sense for
countries in the amount of the purchase, "says the Sig
Behrens, general manager for education at
Microsoft.

Behrens told that
the institutions greater finally help
smaller institutions to get the deal
better together with the main training.
In addition, MEEC also has done saving
an amount of money in the procurement of the software as well as
improve the access of students to the MEEC. Saving MEEC
reach tens of millions of dollars per year since 1999
on purchasing the software from Microsoft.
Cost savings will be continued with the
the new Covenant. More than 250 schools in the
Maryland is a member of the MEEC, so the school
will benefit from a new contract with
Microsoft.

Don Spicer, Vice-President of the Association
Rector and head of the informationOffice
University System of Maryland explains that
the Consortium was able to negotiate against one technology the set
consistent for all its members. "Without power
large organizations in the country we can help
schools that are smaller. So the expected
There will be no longer the digital divide, "added
Spicer. Everyone now has the opportunity to
bring technology the latest
in campus
with competitive prices. Spicer wish
It will make it easier for students to move from
one segment of education to another.
(jimmyfernanda/BeritaNet.com)