The Smart Contract is a service of Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV (MIU IV), one of PA's 29 educational service agencies. Since 1994, MIU IV has saved schools and other nonprofit agencies thousands of dollars through its technology bidding and purchasing program. From the Smart Contract you can buy a huge variety of technology products and services, from a phone system to a foot of wire installed. MIU IV's Smart Contract provides participants with the best possible pricing and offers additional features including purchasing directly from a vendor online.
Hewlett Packard: The MIU IV Smart Contract HP satellite site is where education and government customers can purchase the full range of HP Tier 1 servers, workstations, desktops, notebooks, monitors, printers, scanners, cameras, network equipment, mobile carts, and more, at the lowest prices in the nation. Create and save quotes, email them to colleagues, or place an order. Use a purchase order to be invoiced, or pay by credit card, the choice is yours! There's nothing to fax, and no signup required. Visit the site
Lightspeed Systems provides a suite of comprehensive network management software to secure, monitor, filter, manage, and optimize networks - with features designed specifically for schools.
Fonality provides business IP telephony solutions for organizations of all sizes. Trixbox Pro is an award-winning software-based IP-PBX VoIP system for any organization, delivering the advanced capabilities of an enterprise-class phone system for 40 to 80 percent less than traditional solutions.
VMWare VMWare is the global leader in virtualization technology. Virtual servers created with VMWare software allow you to host multiple operating systems and applications locally and in remote locations, resulting in lower capital expenses, increased energy savings, and freedom from physical and geographical limitations.
Barracuda: The Barracuda Backup Service is an affordable, integrated local and offsite data backup and disaster recovery solution. The Barracuda Backup Service combines an onsite appliance with a monthly subscription that replicates data to two offsite locations.
Convey™ is direct response learning software from Abblesoft that allows real time computer-to-computer interaction between a teacher and every student. Convey™ provides instant teacher feedback on each student’s comprehension and progress, and can be used across the entire K12 grade level for a variety of learning activities in any subject. Convey™ can be deployed in any networked classroom (wired or wireless) across multiple platforms, on desktops, notebooks, and mobile devices.
Prismworks Technology designs and builds the networks that you rely on, and can install infrastructure wiring, fiber, and wireless LAN/WAN communications.