Server Based Computing Solutions

for Higher Education

June 2000

The C.O.R.E. Curriculum

C onnecting learning communities

O ptimizing the learning environment

R eaching equity goals

E nsuring enterprise-level performance

Citrix Solutions in Education

What is Application Server Software?

Software that enables Windows, UNIX and Java programs to run 100 percent on a central server

Through special network technology, users can view and work with these programs with the same performance and speed as if they were located on a high-end, multimedia desktop

Applications install and execute 100%

on server

Only screens, mouse clicks and keystrokes

travel the network

Applications accessed from desktop PC or thin client

Citrix Solutions in Education

Benefits of Application Server Software

Lets people access software from any location

Allows them to use programs – even the latest releases – from virtually any device

Saves money by working with existing hardware and networks

Connect theCollege Enterpriseto Run the Entire Organization

with Fortune 500 Efficiency

Connections that Enhance Educator’s Effectiveness

Delivers improved information access

Deliver new opportunities for faculty collaboration and research

Improve communication among faculty and administration

Streamline staff development through “shadowing”

Resources Designed for the Way Students Learn

Application serving enables students to connect on or off campus

Support virtually any type of client device

Access programs at any time of day or night

Build technology-based skills for success in the Internet economy

Connect to software from the lab, library, or dorm

Realizing the Promise of Technology in Education

Centralised management makes it easier to run a college or university

Centralize operations, student records, reporting, scheduling software

Manage the myriad functions of an organization similar to a small city

Simplify technology administration, software updates

Give users faster access to new programs with application publishing

Optimize Learning Environments

for Student and Faculty Excellence

Unlimited Access to Learning Opportunities

Helps stretch the horizons of traditional education

Provide greater flexibility to students and faculty in accessing resources

Empower students with self-paced projects, independent study

Enable interaction with professors and foster group collaboration

More Effective Tools for Teaching

Enables access to specialized resources

Provide customized “desktops” for different major fields of study

Meet faculty needs for definitive source materials and teaching tools

Supply graduate students with resources for earning advanced degrees

Recruiting with a World-Class Image

Enables colleges to attract and retain outstanding students and faculty

Meet expectations for the latest technology

Make technology offerings a competitive differentiator

Enhance the prestige of the institution

Elicit alumni interest and support

Reach Equity Goals by Offering More Access

to More People

Extending Access to Students Anywhere

Enables educational institutions to extend offerings beyond traditional boundaries

Reach out to non-traditional students

Help colleges and universities extend access to all types of computing devices

Change the definition of learning to a lifelong endeavor

More Involvement for Students and Faculty

Promotes campus-wide involvement in education

Enable students to use their preferred devices

Allow faculty to conduct field research and share results

Lower cost of delivering information resources

Greater Impact on the Extended Community

Allows colleges to accommodate changing campus

Enable institutions to expand their offerings to serve new markets

Turn university into a community resource

Ensure Enterprise-Class Quality

of Service, Performance and Security

Services for the Entire Technology Life Cycle

Citrix provides a way to better manage applications from acquisition to upgrades

Fast deployment of new applications

Centralized training and support to maximize benefits

Resource management to determine utilization

Load balancing to manage server “farms”

Taking Secure Operations to the World Wide Web

The Citrix model delivers tight security needed to protect sensitive information

Access to servers can be restricted by IT staff

Locked-down desktop – applications cannot be modified by users

Using “thin” devices eliminates peripherals or drives

Encryption can be employed using Citrix SecureICA

Boost Performance and Optimize Your Investment

Colleges need a way to extend the useful life of expensive technology

Citrix allows any device or network connection to be used for accessing software

Older devices can continue in service, and new “thin” devices can be substituted for “fat” clients

Maximize Available Budgets

Keeping technology costs under control is a Citrix strength

According to a study by The GartnerGroup analyst firm, hardware is only a small part of the cost of a PC – it’s the software updates, training, support and administration that boost the overall cost of a desktop computer.

Citrix allows schools to conserve budget funds by: Enabling IT staff to manage responsibilities more

efficiently

Sparing faculty from IT management duties

Extending the useful life of hardware, networks

Enable the use of inexpensive thin devices

How Education Institutions

are using Server Based Computing

solutions

Creating Excitement in the Learning Community

Lemon Grove School District Located near San Diego, Calif., Lemon Grove’s eight

schools serve 4,600 students in a small, low-income community

Challenge Provide a “connected learning community” Improve student access ratio Affordable to maintain

Benefits Network links schools, homes, libraries, and teen

centers Increased student achievement Better network performance, effectiveness

Creating Excitement in the Learning Community

“In recent testing, at-risk middle-school students using computers gained as much as two years’ growth in reading and math in the first six months of the school year.”

– Barbara Allen, director of Project LemonLINK, Lemon Grove School District

Less Downtime Means More Efficient Administration

UCLA Administrative Services The University of California, Los Angeles is one of the

nation’s top 10 research universities. Administrative Services supports operations for 3,500 people working and studying in 235 buildings across a 419-acre campus.

Challenge Provide better remote application performance

Streamline mission-critical software updates

Lower cost of ownership

Benefits Increased user productivity

Provided greater data integrity

Update process is brief and transparent to users

Less Downtime Means More Efficient Administration

“Application updates that used to take up to a week to perform are now handled in less than an hour, thanks to Citrix application server software.”

– Jack Tchilingirian, programmer analyst,UCLA

Conclusion