The down side is that the current infrastructure is old, the bandwidth of the network is limited, and the hardware and software used across the district do not integrate easily. The up side is that a new infrastructure has been designed and is being built to integrate the hardware and software. This joint venture will increase the current bandwidth three-fold and provide access to public resources such as the Public Library and the local hospitals. Consequently, a wide variety of hardware exists, creating difficulties in providing the most efficient access to the latest software and applications that require higher bandwidth than can currently be supported. Production Systems including Employment Verification, Budget System, Instructional Supplies Inventory Control, Exceptional Children System, School Assignment, Teacher Allotment Analysis System, and Textbook Inventory System.
All schools have Internet access.
All schools have an Local Area Networks that support the Instructional and Administrative Programs. Telephone systems have been updated. Content filtering is provided to all schools. The school system will actively pursue the partnership with WinstonNet , a fiber optic WAN put in place by Wake Forest University with the potential to serve other members of the community, such as the school district and Bowman-Gray Hospital. In addition to providing increased bandwidth, WinstonNet will provide the district the opportunity to improve technologies such as Lotus Notes and to test other opportunities of shared resources.