ARCHOS to equip middle and high school students with more than 1 million tablets and computers per year

Paris – February 23, 2015 – ARCHOS, a pioneer in Android™ devices, joins the “Grand Digital for Schools Project”, which aims to equip 50,000 middle and high school students with tablets and computers by the end of 2015 and more than 1 million per year from 2016 onwards.  ARCHOS hopes to support the national education system with its skills set and innovation, and has already equipped several institutions.  ARCHOS now offers its partners a range of tablets and laptops in line with the needs of schools, teachers and students.

Tailoring to the Education sector

In collaboration with the General and Regional Councils, ARCHOS unveiled today their Education range of devices designed to meet the requirements of the market:

A complete product range: The range consists of 2 customizable tablets with high definition displays in 9 or 10-inches. Powered by an Intel processor, 2GB of RAM and at least 64GB of internal memory, these tablets run on either Windows 8.1 or Android.

With the increased demand of laptops in the Education sector, ARCHOS has also incorporated two units in its offer, an 11.6-inch model running Google Chrome OS and a 14-inch unit on Windows 8.1 Education Pro.

Ergonomic design: All tablets are supplied with a keyboard dock to increase ease of use.

Protection: Education range tablets and notebooks are designed to be extra rugged.  They are guarded by protective covers designed and developed to withstand the daily wear and tear of a school environment.

Battery life: The battery of the products has been adapted to a full school day. Tablets or laptops can be used more than 8 hours without recharging.

Optional extra warranty and customer hotline: The standard warranty for the Education range is 2 years. During this period, ARCHOS offers an optional guarantee that lets users get a brand new tablet in the event of damage not covered by the standard warranty. Users will also have access to a dedicated hotline to answer all questions.

Base Configuration and Price

Each institution can choose the required software and the screen size according to its needs.

A Customized Offer

ARCHOS Education range devices and software can be fully customized to meet the specific needs of the education boards.

The tablet and its protective cover will be customized in the colors of each education board: casing, Council logo … A hardware security solution will be offered to each institution.

ARCHOS and local integrators will work together with partners on the following customized solutions:

  • Applications Kiosk: For Android tablets, ARCHOS will offer an applications Kiosk grouping together the best education applications available on the Google Play store. The educator can easily access content adapted to their curriculum and lessons.
  • Preloaded Content: ARCHOS will let each academy create their own digital work space by preloading on each tablet or computer links to their own work space.
  • Fleet Management: solutions adapted to allow local administrators to manage the installed tablet or notebook remotely.

ARCHOS will unveil in March an education section on their website that gives stakeholders the ability to request information and units.  For more information about ARCHOS’ entire selection of Connected Devices, Smartphones and Tablets, visit us at www.archos.com.

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About ARCHOS
ARCHOS, a pioneer in the portable audio and video player market, and now specializing in Android Tablets and Smartphones, has repeatedly revolutionized the market for consumer electronics since 1988. Today, ARCHOS offers its own line of Android Tablets and Smartphones, as well as a full line of OEM devices. In 2000, ARCHOS launched the Jukebox 6000, the first MP3 player combined with a hard disk. In 2008, ARCHOS launched the first generation Internet Tablets, and then the first ever Android powered tablets in 2009. In 2013, ARCHOS launched its first generation of Smartphones with the ARCHOS Platinum series. ARCHOS has offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. ARCHOS is quoted on Compartment C of Eurolist, Euronext Paris, ISIN CodeFR0000182479.  Website: www.archos.com

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