Important Windows XP Warning for Schools
Six Schools Receive 75" and 65" Promethean Touchscreen Donations from Soltech IT Ltd
Pictured Donated 75" Promethean Touchscreen Install at St Peter's Primary School in Bishopsworth.
Pictured Gareth Jones of Soltech IT handing over a 75" Promethean Touchscreen to Fosse Way Schools IT Team
2025 will see Soltech IT continue to donate IT equipment to school's throughout the Southwest as part of our 'Giving Back To Schools' donation campaign.
We were delighted to be able to donate more than £15,000 of 65" and 75" Promethean ActivPanel Touchscreens to six local schools and MAT's.
Gareth Jones, commented "As a business it's great to be able to give something back to schools, be they a customer or not. Our most recent donations have helped transform the learning environments of pupils which is something we are very proud of."
These most recent donations have not only included a 65" or 75" Promethean ActivPanel Touchscreen, the schools have also received WiFi module upgrades, Android functionality, wall mounting brackets and relevant cables, plus delivery, removal / WEEE disposal of old equipment, installation and training, all as part of Soltech IT's donation.
That's around a £3,000 donation at each school or MAT.
This week Somerset County Council released a further update via the Somerset Learning Platform relating to the use of Windows XP in schools.
“There is evidence that there are still a large number of schools with XP devices connected to school networks. Updates are no longer available for XP so any of these devices also present a security risk to the network. Schools that have machines running XP as an operating system should remove them from the network and upgrade them as a matter of urgency.”
Quote from Somerset Learning Platform
The e-safety risk presented by running Windows XP within a school is serious and we would advise that all schools, in all county's looked to replace Windows XP devices immediately.
As a business we appreciate that schools do not necessarily have the funds to replace Windows XP equipment. However, some devices maybe able to be upgraded to supported Windows operating systems for a nominal fee.
Since September 2014 Soltech IT has helped schools gain more than £210,000 of grant funding and at present there are c grants available that can be used to upgrade / replace Windows XP devices.
Call us today and speak with one of our school specialists on:
Bristol: 0117 2140 299
Bath: 01225 667 299
W-S-M: 01934 235 299
