Princethorpe Signs

Media Release 23/05/03 - Signs are bright at Princethorpe

Networked signs are utilised at Princethorpe College to keep pupils and staff informed. The signs, supplied by Daconi (based at the TechnoCentre, Coventry University), are placed in main corridors and staff rooms. 

Princethorpe College,
Princethorpe,
Rugby,
Warwickshire,
CV23 9PX
England

The LED signs are bright with a wide viewing angle and allow remote users to programme the display as ‘slide shows’ from standard desktop or laptop PCs via the Local Area Network (LAN). Daconi, Wireless LAN specialists, provide turnkey solutions to Midlands’ schools by surveying sites, installing networked equipment and providing training, maintenance and support services.

“The signs allow rapid transfer of messages reducing the need for staff to leave desks to locate people,” explains Alex Darkes, Development Director of Princethorpe College. “In the same way that e-mails, voice mails and faxes receive far more immediate attention than letters or scribbled messages, scrolling signs attract a fair bit of attention.”

The technology is especially relevant to schools, colleges and universities. When integrated into existing LANs, network signs enable effective communication throughout buildings and across a campus. Wireless LANs allow signs to be placed in locations that are hard to wire and permit movement of signs for optimum viewing. Keith Jones, Daconi’s Director emphasises, “The mission of Daconi is to install new networked technology that makes cost-effective use of existing resources to meet educational customer requirements. The LED signs are controlled via intuitive windows-based software from existing PCs which was readily mastered by reception staff.”