2009-11-23 08:15:41 -

The International School of Choueifat (ISC)-Amman, one of the exceptional schools in the region and member of the global SABIS® Schools Network, has started employing Sun Ray Technology in alignment with its ongoing efforts to integrate cutting edge technology in the educational process. This project was launched in alliance with STS, the region’s leading systems integrator and Sun’s Executive Accredited

Partner in Jordan and Palestine as well as Sun’s Authorized Partner in Iraq and KSA.

The aspect behind implementing Sun Ray at the International School of Choueifat came as businesses today opt to minimize the chance of having to dispatch IT support personnel when faced with any technical problem, thus, partnering with renowned names in the IT arena like Sun Microsystems, STS extends to its clients a dynamic approach to present the essential business ingredients of their requirements. Furthermore, the deployment at Choueifat Schools aims at centralizing Sun Ray technology for students undertaking exams, while replacing PCs with Sun Ray 2 clients on desktops and using Sun servers for the backend. Utilizing STS’ Sun Ray will improve educational business flexibility, deliver excellent total cost of ownership, minimal administration and maintenance, and provide a secure system clear of any viruses to ensure highest safety standards to increase the efficiency of the school’s environment.

It should be noted that the latest application to run on the Sun Ray platform is the unique SABIS® proprietary “Integrated Testing and Learning” (ITL, which is a program that allows students to sit for a wide range of computer-based exams and get immediate feedback through instant marking in addition to learning support, through access to electronic copies of SABIS® textbooks. Thus, this program checks the efficient delivery of the curriculum and hinders the formation of learning gaps, all the while catering for different levels of difficulty and challenge.

The Director from the Choueifat Schools stated, "We work within an orderly process that maintains the highest levels of education within the International Standards. Due to its superior performance, we have opted for Sun Microsystems for its safe environment for applications, whereby this system is the ideal choice to employ information technology to ensure an optimal level of educational services

Ms. Lina Ayesh, Director, Sun Microsystems Solutions & Services Division at STS said, "We are delighted to have the International School of Choueifat on board as one of our esteemed customers. Having implemented Sun Ray, ISC will enjoy tremendous savings in maintenance, upgrade, and operational costs associated with most PC client environments, not to mention entire session flexibility and data protection.

“We continue to further demonstrate our commitment to the region's education sector providing it with smart technologies Ayesh added.

About STS:

Since its establishment in 1989, STS has contributed significantly to the growth and development of the IT field in Jordan and the region. With offices in Jordan, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Palestine, STS has a wide list of distributors in most of the MENA countries including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Lebanon, Qatar, Oman, among other countries. STS has developed strong partnerships with worldwide industry leading companies, such as Dell, Cisco, Microsoft, Sun Microsystems, IBM, Corning, and has been the Master Distributor of Hypercom in MENA since 1996. The company serves over 500 corporate customers in the MENA region, mainly pertaining to financial services, telecommunication, education, and government sectors. STS domains of expertise includes hardware and infrastructure, virtualization and storage management, network and data center management, software solutions, web portals and web services, electronic fund transfer, e-banking, enterprise messaging, e-payment, e-government, e-security, third party software products, quality assurance services, project management consulting services, business process outsourcing, professional training services, and enterprise licensing agreements. For more information, please visit www.sts.com.jo.