[Marketing] Competitive Landscape: Intel Classmate launched in France by Archos; "Cartable Numérique" (Digital Satchel) approved by Education Nationale

[Sean DALY]

http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/news.phtml/25265/archos-classmate-mini-pc-photos.phtml

Archos has launched in the UK, after France.

The machine is on sale now in France, I have just ordered one.

This is the Gen2 Classmate, 8.9" screen no swivel.

UK's Zoostorm who have marketed the Classmate as the "Fizzbook" won't
be happy to have a direct competitor Intel licensee... although my
understanding is that Zoostorm is about to launch the Gen3 swivel
model in the UK.

Sean



2009/6/22 Sean DALY <sdaly.be at gmail.com>:
> La conférence de presse est en ligne:
> http://www.archos.com/corporate/event_062009.html?country=fr&lang=fr
>
> A noter, l'intervention d'Alain Madelin, actuellement président du
> Fondation du Fonds de Solidarité Numérique (Global Digital Solidarity
> Fund / Fondo mundial de Solidaridad Digital)
> http://www.dsf-fsn.org/cms/content/view/281/1/lang,fr/
>
> La partie "PC à soutien scolaire" débute vers 2230
>
> Intervention de Patrice Magnard, fondateur PDG de Maxicours
> (www.maxicours.com). Je trouve intéressant sa présentation de la
> "compétition des écrans" mais est-ce que c'est par hasard qu'il fait
> une analogie avec le sucre, qui peut mener à "l'obesité numérique" ?
>
> Interventions enfin de Stéphane Nègre, patron d'Intel France et Eric
> Boustellier, patron de Microsoft France, ce dernier citant le Portugal
> comme exemplaire avec 500.000 Classmates vendus ("la France est dix
> fois plus grand").
>
> 5000 classes rurales en France seront équipées d'un tableau numérique
> et a priori ces Classmates.
>
> Sean.
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 3:24 PM, Sean DALY<sdaly.be at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Press release: http://www.archos.com/corporate/press/press_releases/Archos_CartableNum_PR_fr.pdf
>>
>> Note that product PDF announced Lotus Symphony standard and MS-Office
>> as option with student pricing; it seems a deal was made to bring in
>> Office "of course" as Archos says on their webpage
>>
>> Sean
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 3:11 PM, Sean DALY<sdaly.be at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> http://www.archos.com/products/nb/cm/index.html?country=fr&lang=fr
>>> http://www.archos.com/education/ecole-numerique-rurale
>>> http://www.archos.com/products/nb/cm/features.html
>>>
>>> http://www.archoslounge.net/Premier-compte-rendu-de-la-conference,8906.html
>>>
>>> http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/11/archos-rolls-out-archos10s-archos13-laptops-classmate-based-st/
>>>
>>> PDF: http://www.archos.com/education/ecole-numerique-rurale/pdf/SPEC_SHEET_Cartable_Numerique_version_ecoles.pdf
>>>
>>> http://www.classmatepc.com
>>> http://www.classmatepc.com/video/classmatePC/
>>>
>>>
>>> MSRP: EUR 379
>>>
>>>
>>> Software:
>>>
>>> Windows XP
>>> Microsoft Office 2007 "bien évidemment" (!)
>>> Subscription to Education Ministry-approved Maxicours
>>> http://www.maxicours.com ("success for all") as well as 100 Maxicours
>>> "fun learning videos"
>>> Intel collaborative software:
>>> - Students: http://www.classmatepc.com/pdf/QuickGuide_2nd_Gen_StudentClassroomCollaboration_Eng.pdf
>>> - Teachers: http://www.classmatepc.com/pdf/QuickGuide_2nd_Gen_TeacherClassroomCollaboration_Eng.pdf
>>> - Teachers (option): NetOpSchool
>>> http://www.netop.com/products/education/netop-school6.htm
>>> BitDefender Antivirus 2009
>>> Parental control : Intel Parents Carefree
>>> (http://www.classmatepc.com/pdf/QuickGuide_2nd_Gen_ParentsCarefree_Eng.pdf)
>>> and/or Parental Filter 2
>>> (http://www.profiltechnology.com/fr/familles/parentalfilter2/index.aspx)
>>> Microsoft MovieMaker
>>> Demos of games by Gameloft include Chess and Real Football 2009
>>> Skype
>>>
>>>
>>> Hardware:
>>>
>>> LCD 9"
>>> Intel Atom
>>> RAM 1Gb
>>> SSD Flash NAND 16Gb (school version) / 30Gb (retail version)
>>> Ethernet
>>> Wifi b/g
>>> 6-cell battery
>>> 2 USB ports
>>> SD/MMC Card reader
>>> webcam
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> - Sean
>>>
>>
>