SchoolWeb Solution
Karim Lakhani
President & C.E.O
Advanced Interactive, Inc.
http://www.advancedinteractive.com
“Give a man a fish, and you feed him
“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
“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
Africa
South Africa
Communication and Infrastructure
• Telephone Lines per 100 inhabitants
– USA 66.45 – Canada 65.51 – Europe 40.54 – Americas 35.4 – Asia 10.84
– Africa 2.62
Connectivity
Internet Users per 10,000 inhabitants
• USA 4995 or 49.95% • Canada 4352 43.52% • Americas 2165 21.65% • Europe 1804 18.04%
• Asia 444 4.4%
• Africa 85 0.85%
Ethernet LAN
Internet
Complete Solution in a Single Server
Access Router
SchoolWeb Old
File,Print/Mail /Cache,Web/Streaming Servers
HP Laser Printer
Storage Console
VPN FireWall
Remote Management
• 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
Ethernet LAN
I nternet
Complete Solution in a Single Server
Access Router
SchoolWeb Old
File,Print/ Mail / Cache,Web/ Streaming Servers
HP Laser Printer
Storage
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Switch
Management Console
VPN FireWall
Remote Management
I nternet
UNIVERSITY
HP NetServer
Switch
Band Council Offi ce School
College Social Development Band Store RAS Dial up
Homes
SubNet 1 (25 NT PC' s 2-3 Printers) 192.168.1.xxx eth1
SubNet 2 (90 PC's) 10 printers
10.10.10.xx eth0 SubNet 3 25PC's 3 NT 10.13.10.xx eth3
(SubNet 3 10.13.11.xx eth3)
Remote Management
School Offi ce
Ai' s Remote CommunityLink
Band Fuel Culture Center
2nd I nternet eth5
(SubNet 3 10.13.10.xx eth3) 500 Kbps downstream/
128 Kbps upstream
Homes
(SubNet 2 10.10.10.xx eth0)
(SubNet 3 10.13.10.xx eth3)
SubNet 4 10.14.10.xx eth 4
Health Centre
(SubNet 3 10 Pc's 3 printers 10.13.11.xx eth3)
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
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
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
Our Four-Pillar Philosophy
• Components • Connectivity • Content
Potential Content Partner
Content Partner
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
