LinuxForce Case Studies in Brief
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ORGANIZATION:
The Franklin Institute/Keystone Science Network
LINUXFORCE SERVICE:
Keystone Science Web Server to provide
web services for a science education site.
DESCRIPTION:
The Franklin Institute, one of the nation's leading science museums
and science education centers, is the developer and manager of the
Keystone Science Network. This multi-year collaboration with the
National Science Center, Unisys Corporation, Pennsylvania Department
of Education and selected school districts in Eastern Pennsylvania was
created to explore the ways in which information technology might help
improve science education in grades K-8.
BUSINESS CHALLENGE:
Create an online community to support the efforts of geographically
dispersed science teachers across Eastern Pennsylvania by providing
teachers with access to curriculum materials, publications, science kits
as well as a virtual space where they can communicate (via email and live
chat) and collaborate with peers. To create this online community, The
Franklin Institute needed a Linux based Web server built and configured
to their specifications.
LINUXFORCE SOLUTION:
LinuxForce Keystone Web Server running the Debian GNU/Linux OS.
Configured to meet the client's initial requirements and to scale to
support Keystone Science Network growth.
RESULTS:
The Keystone Science Network site (www.keystone.fi.edu) is up and running.
Teachers across Eastern Pennsylvania are using the site and the online
teacher community is growing.
NOTABLE QUOTABLE:
"LinuxForce gave us a real head start on our work. We have 5 years
of experience building and managing Web sites. By engaging LinuxForce
to build the Web server, we were able to devote our internal resources to
creating the Web site. By providing an out-of-the box server that met our
specifications, LinuxForce enabled us to get up and running more quickly.
They're extremely knowledgeable and reliable, they provided great customer
service and they delivered exactly what they promised."
- Karen Elinich
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