Sphere 3D and Region 6 Education Service Center Offer Technology Modernization Capabilities to 8,000+ Public Schools in Texas...
29 October 2015 - 12:02AM
Sphere 3D Corp. (NASDAQ:ANY), a "next cloud" containerization,
virtualization and data management solutions provider, today
announced its partnership with the Texas Region 6 Education Service
Center (ESC6) to augment digital learning capabilities for
thousands of schools is in full swing. The region, which is
comprised of more than 1.1 million students, now can readily deploy
course information, learning tools and scholastic tests across a
plethora of mobile and stationary devices, and operating systems
without the need to re-code, re-tool or re-format applications or
content. Over the next three years, Sphere 3D plans to deploy a
combination of its application containerization and virtualization
solutions, professional services, and yearly recurring software and
system support.
"ESC6's adoption of Sphere 3D is an ideal example of how our
hybrid approach to cloud delivered applications, desktops and data
is enabling significant improvements for educational institutions
whether at a school, district or regional level," said Nilesh
Patel, vice president of product management and marketing for
Sphere 3D. "The accelerating adoption of digital and mobile devices
by students and administrators alike has transformed education. Our
ability to cost-effectively and seamlessly infuse each classroom
with the instructional content, resources and system applications
needed for success makes this a very exciting vertical for Sphere
3D."
According to a 2014 report by the International Society for
Technology in Education (ISTE), the number of schools and districts
moving to a 1:1 learning initiative, by issuing each enrolled
student an internet-capable electronic device, is accelerating.
However, the report also found that school districts often have too
many resources focused on the deployment of the technology, which
takes focus away from other important initiatives. Sphere 3D's
Glassware 2.0™ containerization and V3 virtualization technologies
are powerful yet simple and cost effective solutions for today's IT
modernization strategies in education. This simplicity empowers
educational institutions to focus less time on their infrastructure
and more time on their students.
Melissa McClatchy, coordinator of technology integration for
ESC6 said, "Working with Sphere 3D has allowed us to offer our
school districts a cost-effective solution for delivering digital
learning applications across any platform, including Google
Chromebooks, iPads and other mobile devices. Also, as the Glassware
2.0 enabled GW2000™ appliance is certified for Pearson's TestNav
7.5 test delivery platform for Chromebooks, we are able to provide
a solution that is simpler to use and deploys in a much shorter
timeframe than the traditional hyperconverged virtualization
solutions we previously adopted."
About ESC6
The Region 6 Education Service Center (ESC6) serves 57 school
districts and 11 charter schools in Texas, which include the 15
county areas of Austin County, Brazos County, Burleson County,
Grimes County, Houston County, Leon County, Madison County, Milam
County, Montgomery County, Polk County, Robertson County, San
Jacinto County, Trinity County, Walker County and Washington
County. Texas Education Service Centers focus on the word in the
middle: Service. Service to, and support of, educators in helping
students succeed is at the heart of everything that it does. Every
service it provides was developed at the request of schools and
ESC6 prides itself on being responsive to the needs of educators
and the communities that it serves. For more information,
visit www.esc6.net.
About Sphere 3D
Sphere 3D Corp. (NASDAQ:ANY) delivers containerization and
virtualization technologies along with data management products
that enable workload-optimized solutions. We achieve this through a
combination of containerized applications, virtual desktops,
virtual storage and physical hyper-converged platforms. Sphere 3D's
value proposition is simple and direct—we allow organizations to
deploy a combination of public, private or hybrid cloud strategies
while backing them up with state of the art storage solutions.
Sphere 3D, along with its wholly-owned subsidiaries Overland
Storage and Tandberg Data, has a strong portfolio of brands
including Glassware 2.0™, SnapCLOUD™, SnapScale®, SnapServer®, V3,
RDX®, and NEO®. For more information, visit
www.sphere3d.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements including
statements regarding our expectations with respect to revenue and
contract value over the next three years, and timing and extent of
deployment of infrastructure. These forward-looking statements
involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that are difficult to
predict. Actual results and the timing of events could differ
materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking
statements as a result of risks and uncertainties including,
without limitation, the possibility that the contract will not be
fully implemented due to changes in IPro requirements or other
reasons, unforeseen changes in the course of Sphere 3D's business
or the business of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, including,
without limitation, Overland Storage and Tandberg Data; any
increase in Sphere 3D's cash needs or our inability to obtain
additional debt or equity financing; market adoption and
performance of our products; the level of success of our
collaborations and business partnerships; possible actions by
customers, partners, suppliers, competitors or regulatory
authorities; and other risks detailed from time to time in Sphere
3D's periodic reports contained in our Annual Information Form and
other filings with Canadian securities regulators (www.sedar.com)
and in the periodic reports file with the United States Securities
and Exchange Commission (www.sec.gov). Sphere 3D undertakes no
obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether written
or oral, that may be made from time to time, whether as a result of
new information, future developments or otherwise.
CONTACT: Media Contact:
Eileen Elam
Sphere 3D
408-283-4734
media.relations@sphere3d.com
Investor Contact:
Blueshirt Group
Michael Bishop, 415-217-4968
mike@blueshirtgroup.com
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