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University of Tulsa Drives Adoption for Campus-Wide Mobility With Pervasive Cisco Unified Wireless Network
Top-Tier University Implements Mobile-Focused Indoor & Outdoor Wireless Network for Students and Faculty
| Source: Cisco Systems, Inc.
SAN JOSE, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- April 24, 2007 -- Cisco® (NASDAQ : CSCO ) today announced that
the University of Tulsa, one of the country's top institutions for higher
education, is using Cisco's Unified Wireless Network to deliver wireless
access across its campus, serving more than 4,000 students and 1,100
employees.
The new, pervasive wireless network will provide the university's students
and faculty with wireless access in all classrooms, campus apartments and
dormitories, and throughout its extensive campus common areas, which covers
200 acres and 70 buildings. Installation of the campus-wide wireless system
is expected to be complete by Aug. 15, in time for the fall semester.
The foundation of the University of Tulsa (TU) network is the Cisco Unified
Wireless Network architecture, including Cisco Aironet® 1100 Series
Access Points (APs) for indoor locations and Cisco Aironet 1510 mesh APs
for outdoor locations. Cisco Wireless Service Modules (WiSM) in a Cisco
Catalyst® 6500 Series Switch provide centralized control of the wireless
network, and a Cisco Wireless Control System (WCS) will enable a single
point of management for the university's wireless infrastructure.
According to Dale Schoenefeld, TU's chief information officer and vice
president for information systems, a primary driver for the wireless
network is enhancing the student experience and recruitment of prospective
students.
"Today's students have high expectations for wireless capabilities no
matter where they are," Schoenefeld said. "Our new wireless network will
help meet these expectations. At the same time, we can take advantage of
the wireless network to enable a wide set of learning tools and course
management systems for the classroom that will improve the efficiency and
productivity of students and faculty alike."
The wireless deployment will strengthen and enhance TU's institutional
technology program, which will allow faculty to implement wireless
technologies in the classroom. As an example, some of TU's law professors
have utilized software that lets students take tests in the classroom using
their laptops. The software gives users common access to certain material,
but locks down machines so that students cannot access other information
that would provide them with an unfair advantage.
Previously, TU had successfully deployed Cisco wireless solutions to enable
access across approximately 60 percent of the campus. The goal of the new
deployment is to provide 100 percent coverage for the campus -- both inside
buildings and on the campus outdoor areas.
To deploy the system, TU partnered with Presidio Corporation, a local
systems integrator and Cisco partner.
"The University of Tulsa deployment exemplifies the power of Cisco's
Unified Wireless Network to deliver comprehensive, integrated wireless
solutions for the next generation of mobile users," said Brett Galloway,
vice president and general manager, Wireless Networking Business Unit,
Cisco. "Combining our indoor wireless and outdoor wireless mesh products,
the Unified Wireless Network gives educational institutions like Tulsa the
ability to blanket their entire campus quickly and cost-effectively. A
Cisco Unified Wireless network allows universities to better compete for
prospective students, while providing a mobile-rich foundation for
numerous, productivity-enhancing applications inside and outside of the
classroom."
More information about Cisco's Unified Wireless Network can be found at:
www.cisco.com/go/wireless.
About The University of Tulsa
The University of Tulsa, ranked among the Top 100 universities by "U.S.
News and World Report," is a private university providing comprehensive
educational opportunities to more than 4,000 graduate and undergraduate
students. Academic programs are delivered through colleges of arts and
sciences, business, law, and engineering and natural sciences. Ten percent
of TU's undergraduate student body, which includes students from across the
nation and more than 60 countries, are National Merit Scholars. More
information about TU is available at www.utulsa.edu
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