The company that produces Magalhães computers, JP Sá Couto, revealed to the Diário Económico, its intention to sell full classrooms with technology: "More than computers, we need to sell classrooms, to commercialize improvements in access to technology in the classroom", explains António Rainha, from the department of innovation and development.
In December 2012, the company, along with a builder of prefabs, designed a school named Magalhães in Dili, East Timor, equipped with interactive Read more [...] JP Sá Couto wants to sell classrooms with technology
The company that produces Magalhães computers, JP Sá Couto, revealed to the Diário Económico, its intention to sell full classrooms with technology: "More than computers, we need to sell classrooms, to commercialize improvements in access to technology in the classroom", explains António Rainha, from the department of innovation and development.
In December 2012, the company, along with a builder of prefabs, designed a school named Magalhães in Dili, East Timor, equipped with interactive Read more [...]
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Call for chapters closed
We announce that the call for chapters for the ebook, “Digital Literacy, Technology and Social Inclusion: making sense of one-to-one computer programmes around the world” is now closed.
Due to a technical problem with the email of the project and given the large number of proposals received, the notification of abstracts’ acceptance/refusal is postponed for March 15th 2013.
For more information visit "Important Dates/Deadlines" or email to projectomagalhaes@ics.uminho.pt. Read more [...]
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Magalhães laptops used by British police
Close to 1,500 English police vehicles are equipped with Magalhães computers, manufactured by JP Sá Couto which is preparing to sell more 20,000 units by the end of the year.
According to Diário de Notícias, the company revealed to Lusa that the laptop is the "ideal system for emergency cars, police and other business areas to explore."
In accordance is also the ex-cop and commercial agent of the United Kingdom Tetratab, Roger Marsden, who explains the bet on those Portuguese laptops: Read more [...] JP Inspiring Knowledge donates “Magalhães School” to East Timor
The company that produces Magalhães computers, now called JP - Inspiring Knowledge, and the construction company of prefabs, CAPA, just donated a school named Magalhães, located in Dili, East Timor.
The Timorese president, Taur Matan Ruak, who today inaugurated the new school, thanked the support of the Portuguese companies to education and training of Timorese children, according to the news site dnotícias.pt.
The school has a capacity for 80 students and is equipped with 20 Magalhães computers Read more [...]
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Exame Magazine considers JP IK national leader in technology sales
According to the press published on the company's website, the Exame magazine published a ranking in which JP Inspiring Knowledge (IK-JP) is in 67th place of the top 500 companies nationwide.
As in the market for technology sales, the company leads the top-selling, just after brands like Samsung and IBM in second and third, respectively.
In the same document, JP IK claims that the company's growth is due in large part to the bet on the international market with the exportation of Read more [...]
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