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A Tech Touchdown

A TECH TOUCHDOWN Indianapolis Colts go long with a state-of-the-art wireless network,; paperless playbooks and an interactive fan app. A STORIED FRANCHISE 1984 Colts leave Charm City for Indy 9 CONSECUTIVE PLAYOFF APPEARANCES Colts' 2002-2010 track record - 42-390-7 Win, loss and tie record 1953-2011 2 LOMBARDI TROPHIES Colts won the Super Bowl in 1970 and 2006 WI-FI CONVERSION 15% 100% Coverage before the upgrade Coverage after the upgrade - used by players, coaches, media and office staff Located about 13 miles from Lucas Oil Stadium, the Colts' HQ and practice facility previously suffered from limited Wi-Fi. 50 Cisco Systems Aironet 3602 Series access points Key coverage areas: player huddle rooms, training rooms, locker rooms and indoor training areas DIGITAL ERA PLAYBOOK Coach Chuck Pagano replaces Colts' paper playbooks in favor of iPad devices running Global Apptitude, a digital playbook app. COOL TABLET TOOLS: 120 TABLETS 800 PAGES 9 NFL TEAMS NAME OUR TOP PLAYS PLAYBOOK EXPIRED for 90 players, plus coaches and staff EXPIRATION DATE POP QUIZ Coaches can quiz players and grade results instantly with the app Global Appritude can be set to wipe a playbook from the device after a game in a hard-copy NFL playbook MDM AirWatch mobile device management lets coaches disable access to the web using Global Apptitude and e-mail 0000 FANS GET IN ON THE ACTION Three HP ProLiant DL360 servers support instant replay on the Colts' fan app. Sixteen CDW workers were on hand for the first three home games to provide tech support and guidance to fans new to using the app. 23,000 Fans that can be accommodated on the Lucas Oil Stadium's wireless network 48GB OF RAM + 12TB RAID 5 STORAGE 5 SECONDS FAN APP DOWNLOADS Time it takes for an instant replay video to appear on the fan app in stadium Processing power behind each of the HP servers SOURCES: http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/history/IND/indianapolis-colts http://www.colts.com/team/history.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/9184223/iPad-beats-playbook-as-NFL-teams-adopt-apps.html http://www.dailywireless.org/2012/01/23/superbowl-goes-4g/ Biztech TM INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS TO GROW YOUR BUSINESS biztechmagazine.com/coltstech

A Tech Touchdown

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A shift to digital playbooks, better Wi-Fi coverage at headquarters and powerful servers in the stadium give the Indianapolis Colts an edge. For more info visit http://www.biztechmagazine.com/coltstech

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