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Metasys Education Solution for Classmate PC

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Metasys Education Solution for Classmate PC

Infrastructure

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Solution Architecture

Internet Wi-Fi
Access
Point

School Classroom with

Sever
Classmate PC
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Metasys Education
Solution Servers

School Portal

• Education Software Repository

• Metasys Update Server
• Server for Register and
Authentication Classroom with
• Metasys Monitor Server Classmate PC
Datacenter
(optional)

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Software Components

Operating SystemApplications Classroom

Management

Metasys School Metasys Monitor PolicyControl

School Server Server Metasys Datacenter Theft Control
Metasys Sync
EduSyst School Portal
EduSyst Server

Metasys Desktop Produtividade v-Class Teacher

Teacher's EduSyst Desktop PolicyControl
Notebook Other educational app

Metasys Classmate Productivity tools v-Class Student

Student's EduSyst Desktop PolicyControl
Notebook Other educational app Theft Control

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Metasys Operating Systems

Internet

Metasys Classmate
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Wi-Fi
Access Point

School Sever

Metasys Desktop
Metasys School Server

Classroom with
Classmate PC

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Metasys Classmate
Linux based operating system specifically created to
support the Intel-powered classmate PC hardware
architecture and didactic requirements for classroom
educational process.
It allows students to collaborate,
exchange information and
review learning materials.
It allows teachers to supplement
and extend their classes,
providing
features to help control
students during the classes.

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Metasys Classmate
Optimized operating system for the Classmate PC
supporting:
– Handwriting and gesture recognition
– Touch screen and accelerometer
– USB / PATA Flash
– Mesh network
– Special graphics driver
– Teacher control
– Parental control
– Theft control
– Digital pen
– File synchronization

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Metasys Classmate
Specific versions for different hardware generation
CMPC 1.0 Intel® Celeron M 900MHz Processor, 512MB / 256MB,8.9" 1024 ×
600 color LCD, 10/100M Ethernet, 802.11b/g WLAN, Mesh
support, Camera 30fps@640×480 , 1GB Flash, 2GB Flash

CMPC 1.5 Intel® Celeron M 900MHz Processor, 512MB / 256MB,8.9" 1024 ×

600 color LCD, 10/100M Ethernet, 802.11b/g WLAN, Mesh
support, Camera 30fps@640x480, 1GB Flash, 2GB Flash

CMPC 1.5L Intel® Atom N270 1.6GHz Processor, 512MB / 256MB,

8.9" 1024 × 600 color LCD, 10/100M Ethernet, 802.11b/g WLAN,
Mesh support, Camera 30fps@640×480, 4GB or 8GB Flash, HD

CMPC CTL Intel® Atom N270 1.6GHz Processor, 512MB / 256MB,

8.9" 1024 × 600 color LCD, 10/100M Ethernet, 802.11b/g/n
WLAN, Mesh support, 1.3 MP camera 30fps 1024×768, Touch
Screen, Accelerometer, 4GB or 8GB Flash, HD

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Metasys Desktop
Teacher's notebook operating system
– Modern and sophisticated graphical user interface
– Extensive software stack: productivity tools, accessories,
office tools, graphics, multimedia, communication, games,
system tools ...
– Automatic application updates
– Automatic user license registration

Being delivered with 14 OEM

about 600.000 sold licenses

...... more than 150 best-in-class

applications installed!
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Metasys School Server
Server operating system which was specifically designed to
support the Classmate PC in the school environment.
Main features:
– synchronizes the student's data and work files with his home storage
area in the server,
– allows the definition of access restriction rules and policies to be
applied to all Classmate PC's in the school environment,
– installs new operating system versions in the Classmate PC,
– allows the update of Classmate PC software,
– controls school assets, preventing theft and parts reselling,
– works as school's Internet gateway.

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Metasys School Server
 Available servers:
– user's file system
– network authentication for
Linux and Windows
– Internet, intranet/extranet
– E-mail, webmail
– groupware
– file transfer (FTP)
– firewall
– network printing for
Windows and Linux
– data base
 Remote web administration
 Remote web monitoring
 Remote software update
 Printing services
 Anti spam management
 Anti virus for Windows
 Bandwidth and free disk space
control
 Web site access control
 RAID mirroring
 Data backup and recovery
 Process load balance
 ...
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Metasys Sync

Teacher's Notebook

School Server
Collaboration
Students can keep their environment
files in the school server
or a datacenter,
increasing the CMPC
storage capability

Students can share and

Datacenter synchronize files and folders
(optional) between three or more
Internet colleges, integrating them in a
collaboration environment.

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 User can choose which files or
Personal Folder Shared Folder folders will remain local and
which ones will remain remote.

Local/Remote

Remote
Local
Local
Local
Remote
Remote
Remote
Remote
Local

Remote
Local

The student can also open and edit

files and navigate into folders that are
not currently in local disk space.

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Intel Classmate Theft Control
Theft Control Agent: TPM: BIOS
Metasys Classmate component
Theft Control Server:
Digital Certificate provision component
BIOS Message
Type de code
to unlock the
computer: _

Student's
Classmate PC
Lock the
School Server
computer Unlock the
2 The Digital Certificate expires and need to be computer
renewed. If the Classmate PC is not connected
to the school network it can not be turned on.

The Classmate PC downloads the Digital

1 Certificate from the School Server Home
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Metasys Classmate Software Stack

Education Content

Classroom Management

Productivity Tools

Operating System

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Metasys Classmate Software Stack

Kernel and drivers

Graphical user interface
Education Content
Hardware information
center
Classroom Management System configuration
utilities
File manager
Productivity Tools
Network manager
File synchronization
Operating System Backup management
Update and package
management
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Metasys Classmate Software Stack

Accessories
Utilities
Education Content
Communication
Games
Classroom Management Graphics tools
Internet services
Productivity Tools Multimedia
Office tools

Operating System

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Metasys Classmate Software Stack

Classroom collaboration,
interaction and control
Education Content Class model management
Test and quiz management
Classroom Management Web and application access
control
Digital board support
Productivity Tools Digital pen support
Theft control
Operating System

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Metasys Classmate Software Stack

Education software:
– pedagogical application
Education Content
– learning tools
– education games
Classroom Management
Links to reference portals:
– digital libraries
Productivity Tools – online encyclopedia
– online dictionaries
– education portals
Operating System

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v-Class
v-Class is a class management application which allows the
teacher to control the students that are connected to
his/her class.
The application is divided into two modules.

– v-Class Teacher, to be installed on a teacher's Classmate PC

and allows the teacher to interact with the students
connected to him/her.

– v-Class Student, to be installed on a student's Classmate PC

and integrates with v-Class Teacher to allow students to
interact with a teacher.

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v-Class
Students receive commands from
the teacher’s computer.
School Server

Student's
Classmate PCs

v-Class Student

Students
can also
send some
Wi-Fi Access commands
Point to the
Teacher sends commands teacher’s
Internet to the students computers. computer.

Teacher’s Notebook or
Classmate PC
v-Class Teacher

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v-Class Through its computer the teacher has total
control on the computer of each student,
collectively or individually.

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v-Class
Teacher's Notebook Student's
Classmate PC

Student evaluation and online tests

Audio and video streamming
Screen and computer lock
File distribution
Homework assignment

Strengthens the collaborative learning

Shares tasks and activities
Shares the learning experience

Compatible with

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PolicyControl Allows the creation of policies to configure permissions
and restrictions to access Internet sites or applications

Internet
BLACK LIST,
WHITE LIST,
Parental School Teacher CONTENT
FILTER,
Policy Policy Policy SCHEDULING

Applications

If the student is If a student is If the student is

not connected to connected to connected to
the school the school the teacher via
network or network, the v-Class, the
teacher, the valid school’s policy teacher’s policy
policy is defined overlaps prevails
Compatible with
by the parents

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EduSyst Desktop

Links to Content
Providers

Class
Management
.... links to selected content portals for different
Pedagogical countries and languages!
Applications

Productivity
Tools

System Tools

.... selected global pedagogic open software apps!

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EduSyst Desktop
Examples of Educational Applications
– Physics: Interactive Physics Lesson; Convert – Unit
Conversions; Light Speed – Concepts of Theory and Relativity
– Geography: School Atlas – Maps of various countries,
Geographic Atlas, Google Earth – Images of Planet Earth;
Xmap – Terrestrial globe.
– Mathematics: Tux Math – Fundamental Factors; Dr. Geo –
Geometric Learning; Kbruch – Exercises using Fractions;
KMPlot – Charts of Mathematical Functions; Interactive
Mathematics.
– And many others, such as astronomy, history, foreign
languages, Information Technology, art and music.
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EduSyst Desktop
Links and Educational Portals
– Digital encyclopedia
• Britannica.com – English Encyclopedia
• Wikipedia
• Google Book Search ...

– Digital on-line libraries

• Gutenberg Digital Library ...
Different links – On-line dictionaries
to content • Cambridge – Multilanguage Dictionary
portals for • Real Dictionary of the Spanish Language

different • Merriam Webster – English Dictionary

countries and – Education research sites

languages! • ...

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Value for Costumers
Makes the learning process more attractive, easy and fun for
the students using the Intel Classmate PC.
Supports teacher's didactic and educational activity in
classroom.
Enables teachers to supplement their didactic material,
enriching the lesson with a vast array of educational content.
Enables the students to learn by playing educational games
and software.
Helps students in their search for different materials and
subjects.
Stimulates student creativity.
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Commercial Model
Pricing
– Prices correspond to the:
• Software License (SL) +

• the Technological Update Guarantee (GAT) +

• Technical Support, according to the “Metasys Product Technical

Support and Technological Update Assurance Service Level
Agreement”, for the period of 1 (one) year.

– Up from second year, the price of Technological Update

Guarantee (GAT) is 50% of the price listed above for each
product.

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Software Update
Technological Update Guarantee – GAT

– The update of the software components of the Metasys

solution guaranteeing that the costumer will always have
the latest technological evolution available within the
Metasys environment.
– The Metasys Update service performs the update
automatically via the Internet.
– Maintains the environment updated and not vulnerable

– Fix bugs, introduces new versions and new apps

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Software Update
My Metasys Online Store
– Sale of applications:
• Metasys software, 3rd party, local ...
– Sale of online training:
• Metasys, digital inclusion, applications
– Sale of accessories:
• t-shirts, folders ...
– Download free applications
– Installation and software update
– Various forms of payment:
• bank, credit cards, PayPal
– Currencies: US Dollar and Real
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Modelo Comercial
Pricing
– Prices per product and equipment:

Metasys School Sever

School Server
PolicyControl
EduSyst Server
Metasys Desktop
Teacher's
Notebook v-Class Teacher
PolicyControl Teacher
EduSyst Desktop
Metasys Classmate
Student's
Classmate PC v-Class Student
PolicyControl Parental
EduSyst Desktop

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Technical Support Model
OEM

1st Level 2nd Level 3rd Level

Technical Technical Technical
Support Support Support

Rendered by the team of Rendered by the team of Rendered by the team of

Technical Support Engineers from the Metasys Development
Engineers and of Help Metasys Support Center Engineers of International
Desk Attendants of OEM, to a OEM's point of Syst to the team of the
directly to the end user, contact for the resolution Metasys Support Center
aiming at the resolution of problems assigned by for the resolution of
of problems and 1st level, which were not problems assigned by 2nd
clarification of unclear resolved. level, which were not
aspects in the use of resolved.
Metasys

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Contacts
Paulo Neuenschwander Maciel
President & CEO
paulo@syst.com.br
Av. Raja Gabaglia 4055 - Bl. A - Conj. 215
Bairro Sta. Lúcia
30.360-370 – Belo Horizonte – MG
Brazil

Tel.: +55 (31) 3296-9040

Fax: +55 (31) 3296-9793

www.metasys.com.br

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