Transcript Unified Collaboration and Communication Solutions for State/Local Government and Education Debbie Karcher Chief Information Officer.

Unified Collaboration and
Communication Solutions
for State/Local Government
and Education
Debbie Karcher
Chief Information Officer
MDCPS Background
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Fourth largest school district
Over 340 public schools; over 80 Charter schools
Serving 2,400 square miles
Over 300,000 students
Over 45,000 employees; over 5,000 Charter employees
Services 180 different home languages
Mobility rate – 27%
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Office Communicator Server
Office Communicator Server
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Microsoft Live Meeting 2007
 Reduce out of office travel time associated with meetings
 Solution had to be cost effective, scalable and easy to use
 2007 began using a commercial software product. Usage
showed administrative staff and schools that this delivery
method would work
 Very expensive - $12,000 to $15,000 per web cast. Due to
budgetary concerns, funding for the web cast tool was
eliminated
 Microsoft recommends LiveMeeting; a windows-based
meeting. Based on existing licensing already purchased, the
use of LiveMeeting would mean no cost to the District
 Have successfully used the tool for many meetings chaired
by Administration. Most recently, their desktop was shared
with over 300 principals
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Microsoft Live Meeting 2007
 Travel less. Communicating and collaborating online
saves time and money by meeting online and avoid all
the hassles of business travel
 Increase productivity. Avoid downtime associated
with getting to and from meetings
 Reduce costs. By conducting online meetings, online
training, and online events
 Conduct trainings and large events. Large-scale
training and events with hundreds or even thousands
of participants.
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Microsoft Live Meeting 2007
• Collaborate in real time. Share, collaborate, and
discuss projects in real time. Make critical
decisions quickly, with all the stakeholders,
regardless of geography.
• Simplify administration and deployment. Can
easily enable everyone to conduct effective online
meetings
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