Microsoft Technology Partners
To help deliver Tablet PCs that will help educators tackle the challenges they face, Microsoft is collaborating with leading OEMs, ISVs, and systems integrators that offer extensive technical experience and a deep knowledge of the specific needs of students and teachers.
OEMs
Acer: Since Acer introduced the first convertible Tablet PC in November 2002, it has continued to innovate. The new Acer TravelMate line, which includes the Acer TravelMate C110, C200, C300, and C310, offers wireless connectivity, standout performance, and extended battery life.
http://global.acer.com/products/tablet_pc/index.htm
Gateway Computer: The Gateway M275 and M280 Series offer versatile and
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http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/tabletpc
Lenovo: Loaded with performance features, the Lenovo ThinkPad X41 Tablet is the smallest and lightest
www.lenovo.com/us/en
Motion Computing: Motion Computing’s LS800 offers a new category
of Tablet PC: the
www.motioncomputing.com
Toshiba: Toshiba’s thin and light Portégé M200 demonstrates the fusion of form and function. The Tecra M4 integrates the advanced features of a Tablet PC with
www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/toshibatabletpc.to
ISVs
Agilix Labs: Agilix GoBinder puts everything students need into a single system, providing comprehensive organization and personalization. With GoBinder, students control the learning process and can organize classes and schedules, manage assignments, take notes, annotate lecture materials, and share notes with their peers.
www.agilix.com
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DyKnow: DyKnow Vision helps students concentrate on note taking to solve problems, clarify concepts, and interact with peers, and then play back lectures and review notes to see how charts were built or how concepts were introduced.
www.dyknow.com
Microsoft Technology Components
Microsoft products and technologies that can enable education organizations to take advantage of the Tablet PC to reduce costs and improve the quality of care include:
•Microsoft .NET: A framework for connecting people, information, systems, and devices through Web services, Microsoft .NET helps give educational institutions the agility to create, save, and exchange learning resources, and teacher and student data anytime, anywhere, using any device.
•The Microsoft Office System: The Microsoft Office System applica- tions including Microsoft Office Word 2003, OneNote 2003, Power- Point 2003, and Microsoft Office SharePoint® Portal Server make it easier to create and access educational resources.
•Microsoft BizTalk® Server: A valuable integration tool, BizTalk Server enables true
•Microsoft SQL ServerTM: SQL Server delivers the full range of capabilities essential for storing, accessing, and analyzing large volumes of student and teacher information while offering the lowest implementation and maintenance costs in the industry.
•Groove: Groove products extend Microsoft collaboration capabilities by enabling teachers and students to more securely share educational resources and student work in a highly decentralized manner uncon- strained by time or location.
•Microsoft Tablet PC Software Development Kit (SDK): The Tablet PC platform encompasses Windows XP and extensions that enable input and output of handwriting and speech data on a Tablet PC as well as interchange of this data with other computers.
Learn More
For more information about Tablet PCs, visit: www.microsoft.com/tabletpc
To learn more about Microsoft products and technologies for education, visit: www.microsoft.com/education
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