WINS Monthly Meeting www2.widener.edu/wins 11/02/2007 www2.widener.edu/wins

Agenda Introductions ISP Discussions Classrooms Of The Future Wireless COF Design Tandberg Update DNS Update Question & Answers

Introductions Name Title Location

ISP Bandwidth Growth

ISP Discussions Yipes 3 Year contract ends Mar 1, 2008 Through Internet2 Magpi relationship, Level3 was introduced Level3 and Yipes evaluated Level3 WINS! Contracts in hand awaiting signatures Level3 will provide Internet and Internet2 Access Level3 will interface at GIG with a committed bandwidth at 250 Mb ( Burst to GIG ) Additional details to be worked out, target Feb 1 Live SNIP still backup ISP and discussions are in progress

Level3 About Level 3 Level 3 (Nasdaq: LVLT) is an international communications company headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado. The company operates one of the largest communications and Internet backbones in the world. Since our founding in 1998, Level 3 has been focused on delivering premier services over one of the world’s most advanced, IP-optimized networks. Level 3 owns and maintains approximately 50,000 intercity route mile. We offer a comprehensive portfolio of network offerings that spans Internet Protocol (IP) services, broadband transport, colocation services, and patented Softswitch-based managed modem and voice services. Level 3 also uses these network services as a foundation for delivering enterprise telecommunications solutions. Level 3 supports its customers across four Groups: Level 3 Wholesale Markets serves national and global service providers with integrated data, voice, and video services across one of the world’s largest, most-modern networks.Level 3 Wholesale Markets Level 3 Content Markets combines broadcast and advertising distribution services with traditional Internet services to help rich-media content providers operate at a huge scale among multiple destinations.Level 3 Content Markets Level 3 Business Markets connects regional enterprises, local service providers, and regional carriers with high- availability, nationwide network access and high-performance data, voice and Internet solutions.Level 3 Business Markets Level 3 European Markets provides European and Global content and telecom providers with the transatlantic capacity and global connectivity to handle growth across wholesale communications services and bandwidth solutions.Level 3 European Markets Level 3 counts among its customers: 19 of the world’s top 20 telecom companies 9 of the 10 largest telecom carriers in Europe 9 of the top 10 U.S. Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 9 of the top 10 U.S. cable companies 4 of the top 5 telecom companies in Asia Top 5 U.S. Wireless Service Providers

Classrooms for the Future Presented by Randy McNally Classrooms for the Future are 21st century instructional settings using 21st century techniques to enable 21st century children to succeed. To support this reform, Classrooms for the Future is designed to ensure there are laptops in public high school English, math, science and social studies classrooms across Pennsylvania. A robust companion professional development program guarantees that high school teachers are prepared to integrate these and other technologies into their instructional practices.

Wireless COF Design Presented by Mike Blanche Given the challenge to support classrooms of the future, Mike will describe the process he used to work with the districts that has proven to be successful While Mike has primarily worked with Aruba, the concepts and methods will work with any product

Tandberg Update Presented by the DCIU Based on packet loss I separated them into categories of: Slight great quality Some good quality Moderate Okay quality Poor unusable Aston Votech, Folcroft Votech, Chi Chester, (when on), DCIU, Wallingford, Garnet Valley, Haverford, Sedelco, Springfield, Chester, (when on), and Will Penn, are in the Slight category. Interboro, and Upper Darby were in the Some category. Ridley was in the Moderate Category. Radnor and Marple are in the Poor Category

DNS Update

Questions & Answers Next Meeting Dec 7th, 2007! John Sweeney is leaving Widener to further advance his career! Please join us in wishing him well! He will certainly be missed! Our search for his replacement is well under way!