19th December 2009, Lahore:
Government of Punjab organized a one-day IT exhibition on Saturday at PC Hotel Lahore, where Inbox Business Technologies in association with Acer Computer displayed a demo computer lab, similar to the labs established in the government high schools of Punjab.
Purpose of the exhibition was to create awareness among the people of the nation for the importance of integrating technology for imparting education to the younger generation and to highlight the reduction of digital divide between the public and the private sectors of education. The project covered establishment of IT Labs in 4,286 schools of the province in 110 days, estimating to educate IT skill to more than 3.4 million students in Punjab every year.
Inbox was selected by Government of Punjab for the turnkey solution implementation, based on the integrity and capacity of delivering reliable products timely and efficiently. Inbox is known for its competent after sales services and rapid problem resolution ability, which not only helped in winning the project but also in completing it in such a short duration.
The event was attended by a large number of audiences, which included students, teachers, government officials, and enterprise executives. The project was a vision of Mr. Shahbaaz Sharif, Chief Minister Government of Punjab to remove the digital divide between the government and private schools of Punjab. the exhibition was held in connection to the inauguration ceremony of the IT Labs which took place on 3rd December 2009 in Lahore. The labs were inaugurated by the Chief Minister himself, where he addressed the audience highlighting his vision for removing the digital divide, and the benefits the education sector would have leading to progressive economy.
Mr. Ghias Khan, CEO of Inbox sharing his views for the initiative taken by the CM Government of Punjab said “Establishment of IT Labs for high schools of Punjab has remarkably fortified the education sector, especially for the students in the rural areas; they now have the privilege to connect and learn with the modern means of education. This has not only added channel for students to connect globally but also increased jobs for teachers.”
Mr. Zaheer Farooqi, Project Director for implementation of the Punjab IT Labs added “We are glad to be part of the winning team for upgrading the education sector of Punjab, it was the continuous support of Punjab Government, Punjab Education & IT Department, Technology Partners of Inbox, and our dedicated and highly capable team of experts, due to which the project was a great success. We take pride in having executive partners such as Acer Computer, Microsoft Corporation, Nconnexion and APC who facilitated us in providing sustainable products and services to setup 1,111 IT Labs in such a short span of time.”
Zahid Mahmood, Country Sales Manager for Acer Computers Middles East adds, “Students represent the prospect of a country, which is reflected through the nature of education they receive. Acer is pleased to add value to the schooling system of Punjab, especially the rural areas where students are left underprivileged due to absence of reach to technology. By building the IT Labs, we have provided a platform to students and teachers to explore the global channels of learning”.
Inbox, being an Executive Partner of Acer provided and installed Acer Altos G330 Servers and Acer Veriton M670 Desktops. In addition to servers and desktops, thin client computing was used to maximize the number of terminals in labs. In this regard, nComputing Technology which offers features specific to education sector has been used. This innovative combination of thin and thick client computing has proved to save millions of rupees and yet make available computers to students studying in Government schools.
Inbox has also provided Microsoft products such as Windows Server 2008, Forefront Security, Windows Terminal Services Client Access License (CAL), and Office 2007 Professional.
Pakistan Steel signs an agreement with Inbox to acquire IBM System Z Business Class (Mainframe Server) and Storage solution. Inbox being the only authorized business partner of IBM to offer System Z (Mainframe Servers) in Pakistan made it possible for Pakistan Steel Mills to upgrade their IT infrastructure.
