Thin computing firm Wyse Technology is helping schools in Norway meet their green IT targets.

Wyse installed more than 1,000 zero clients in schools in Vestby municipality, Norway. The new infrastructure replaces 650 PCs previously used in the schools and helps reduce power consumption.

Vestby local authorities last year decided to invest £500,000 in new IT infrastructure. This investment was aimed at both widening access to high-quality IT for learning and reducing maintenance costs, freeing up budget to invest elsewhere.

“The Wyse solution provides each student with a unique personal profile, allowing them to access specific applications and course work online,” said Lars Peter Lilleng, ICT manager for education and a teacher in Vestby. “It also allows them to access their profile from home, making home work more productive.”

Lilleng added, “the project has had a great environmental impact as well. In a recent review of power consumption for the municipality’s schools, it was estimated that the switch to thin computing has delivered an 80-per cent reduction in power usage and cut the annual power costs by over £17,500.”

“This roll out in Norway is part of an ever growing trend in the education sector,” said David Angwin, director of marketing for EMEA at Wyse. “As education evolves to meet the needs of today’s students, the technology involved has to evolve as well.”

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