Silas Deane Middle School is a member of Wethersfield Public Schools, located in Connecticut. The facility needed a basic Media Retrieval system within a reasonable budget. Their Dealer, Integrated Systems & Services, met this need by installing an AMX NI-3000 at the Head End and using Phoenix to allow scheduling and control using the web client. This allowed the campus to forego the purchase of Television Managers for every room on campus. The drawback is that the display devices must be manually tuned to the channel onto which the controlled source is being modulated, and there are no handheld remote controls for control of Head End devices. Instead, the staff and faculty relies solely on the Phoenix32 web client for control via their Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh computers. This solution is perfect for smaller installations that require Head End device control without whole-campus automation. Also, Silas Dean Middle School is now well positioned for virtually unlimited expansion should they choose to grow their system in years to come, including the ability to add digital file servers if they so choose.

The installation at Silas Deane was significant because it represented the first Phoenix-controlled facility that did not previously install Synergy32, the predecessor to Phoenix. Until this install, Phoenix had been utilized only by campuses that had already been using Synergy for many years. The installation at Silas Deane Middle School further validates that Phoenix is the right solution for any campus that requires Media Retrieval and/or Campus Automation capabilities, not just those facilities that are already automated via Synergy. Phoenix works well in a broad spectrum of environments, from the high-end demands of large universities down to the basic Media Retrieval needs of smaller campuses.

Conclusion

Realm Control Corp. would like to thank George Manolakis of Integrated Systems & Services for choosing Phoenix to meet the Media Retrieval needs of Silas Deane Middle School.