CDW-G Brings ''Open and Shut'' Cisco Network to the Palos Verdes Library District, Palos Verdes, California; New Network Improv
August 14 2006 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
CDW Government, Inc. (CDW-G), a wholly owned subsidiary of CDW
Corporation (NASDAQ:CDWC) and leading source of information
technology (IT) solutions to governments and educators, today
announced that it implemented a new Cisco network for the Palos
Verdes Library District (PVLD) in Palos Verdes, Calif. The new
network - with wired and wireless components - enables library
staff to offer expanded services to citizens and improves the
security of library data, including patron records. PVLD
(www.pvld.org) serves about 70,000 residents in four small cities:
Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills, and
Rolling Hills Estates, Calif. Four full-time IT professionals staff
the main library in Rolling Hills Estates and two branch libraries
in Rancho Palos Verdes and Palos Verdes Estates. PVLD closely
coordinated with a dedicated CDW-G account manager before, during
and after implementation, ensuring quick turnaround and on-site
support to ensure a successful, on-time deployment. With the new
network, PVLD has enabled wireless broadband Internet access via
the library's new wireless hotspot. For many residents of Palos
Verdes, located on a peninsula outside Los Angeles, the hilly
terrain has made wireless and even wired Internet access sometimes
difficult to obtain. Now, residents are able to access the Web
faster and more reliably at the library than at any other location
in the Palos Verdes area. "Now our patrons can use their
wireless-enabled laptops anywhere in the library for free," said
Laszlo Latkoczy, information technology manager for the library
district. "This new service will help us meet the goal of providing
patrons with a better Internet experience here at the library than
they get at home." Working with IT services partner Affidia
Systems, Inc. of Encino, Calif., CDW-G installed the new network,
separating computers allocated for patron Internet access and
online reference database access from systems used by library staff
at the reference desk, circulation desk and administrative offices.
As a result, library users cannot gain access to confidential data
such as patron addresses and phone numbers, and any virus
inadvertently downloaded to a patron PC while accessing Internet
resources - whether at home or in the library - cannot infect the
larger library network or other patron PCs. Further, CDW-G and
Affidia Systems implemented the network so that private information
cannot be accessed in the public spaces of the library, further
bolstering data security. For example, staff can access patron
borrowing records at the circulation desk, but patron phone numbers
can be accessed only by administrative staff working in areas of
the library that are not open to the public. "Citizens take their
libraries very seriously and expect that services offered will
continually expand to meet their needs. They also expect that their
personal information will be protected," said Alan Weiss, CDW-G
director of public sector sales, state and local government. "Palos
Verdes has delivered with its new network, ensuring patron
satisfaction on both fronts." CDW-G partners with leading IT
companies to deliver more than 100,000 products featuring top IT
brands from over 1,000 manufacturers, providing state and local
government customers with best-in-class products and solutions.
About CDW-G CDW Government, Inc. (CDW-G), a wholly owned subsidiary
of CDW Corporation (NASDAQ:CDWC), a FORTUNE 500 company, is a
trusted technology advisor and solutions provider to federal, state
and local government agencies, as well as to educational
institutions at all levels. CDW-G responds with a sense of urgency
to customer technology needs, delivering best-in-class solutions
from top-name brands such as Adobe, Apple, Cisco, HP, IBM, Lenovo,
Microsoft, Sony, Symantec, and Toshiba. CDW-G focuses on building
strong customer relationships with its knowledgeable account
managers and technical specialists who provide extensive pre- and
post-sales support. For more information about CDW-G product
offerings, procurement options, services and solutions, call
1.800.863.4239, or visit the CDW-G Web site at CDWG.com.
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