Promedia Awarded EDS Cooperative Supply Bid
ED-Data Cooperative Supply Bid now includes Technology Products from major manufacturers including:
APC • Cisco • Dell • Epson • Honeywell • HP • IBM • McAfee • Microsoft • Panasonic • Ricoh • Sophos • Toshiba • VMware • Xerox and over 850 more manufacturers for your districts IP related infr...
Promedia Works with Districts to Optimize Servers
There is the library server, the student info server, the art server, the math server, the cafeteria server. Every time you turn around the IT staff for school districts seems to be adding servers. Each of these servers must be configured, administered and maintained. They also consume space, require UPS protection and must be backed-up.
Current trends in technology suggest there...
Cisco Self-Defending Network
Law enforcement agencies recommend that individuals take self-defense courses to learn to protect themselves in hostile environments. These courses teach increased vigilance to identify threats, preventive measures to avoid danger, skills to protect oneself when under attack, and strategies to adapt to new threats as they arise.
These same principles are part of the philosop...
Promedia Receives Top Award for K-12
Ingram Micro Inc., the world’s largest technology distributor and a leading technology sales, marketing and logistics company, recently awarded Promedia Technology Services its 6th Annual Spot Light Award for its record deployment of network technologies in K-12 school districts. “Promedia was compared with over 450 other integrators nationwide and received the award for a number of...
NJSDA/Newark Contract Promedia for State-of-the-Art Science High School
Promedia recently completed a project working closely with the NJSCC and the Newark Public School System. The new facility will offer the students of Newark a state-of-the-art science school with the latest in technology resources. The plan was comprised of 2400 data cable runs, over 10,000 feet of fiber optic cable and over 6000 feet of telephone back bone cable. The cabling infrastructure wil...
West New York Contracts for District Wide Fiber Ring
Dr. Robert Van Zanten recently returned as Superintendent to the district where his career in education began. Shortly after his arrival he was presented with a plan to connect all the West New York school buildings together with fiber optic cabling.
Fortunately, Dr. Van Zanten was no stranger to the district, and aware of the advantages a high speed fiber optic network would br...
St. Joseph’s and Architect Firm Engage Early in Design Construction Process
When St. Joseph’s School for the Blind and their Architectural firm DMR began the process of designing the new 75,000 square foot school building, they were aware of the importance that technology would play. “Technology is the wave of the future for our students with disabilities; it helps to provide access, resources and opportunities,” noted Gerry Kitzhoffer, chief school a...
Promedia Implements Autotask
“Five years ago, the installation of a data network was relatively straight forward. Promedia and the client’s technology director or school principal would walk the facility deciding how many computers would be required in each location. A main telecommunications closet and intermediate closets would then be chosen. Based on these cable counts, the network electronics would b...
NJSDA Sees Promedia Complete 1.7 Million Dollar IT Project at Garfield Middle School
Promedia recently completed a $1,700,000 project for the NJSDA at the new Garfield Middle School. The award was made under a public bid and encompassed many facets of technology for the district. The scope of work included over 1,000 data and voice drops, video distribution cabling, 285 desktop computers, 2 mobile wireless laptop labs, servers, backup systems, a phone system with over 100 phone...
Hudson County Schools of Technology Save Thousands on Storage Requirements
Hudson County Schools of Technology (HCST) implemented upgrades to their network during the summer break. These upgrades ranged from updates for their Cisco phone system to network switching enhancements. While the staff and students have benefited from all the upgrades, one new appliance surprised the IT staff with its exceptional performance. This device was IronPort’s C300 email securi...
River Dell Schools Deploy Wireless Laptops
River Dell Regional Schools recently contracted with Promedia to design and install their wireless infrastructure. The district is in the process of rolling out laptops to every student and teacher, creating a dynamic change in the way curriculum is delivered. In addition to rolling out the laptops, River Dell is just completing a large construction project which started over two years ago. Coo...
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