Each office will house a Dell computer with the following options: 400 MHz
Pentium II Processor 128 MB RAM 10.6GB Hard Drive 3 COM 10/100 Combo Card
DVD-ROM 8 MB Video Card 17” Monitor Internal Zip Drive In addition each office
will have its own Hewlett Packard LaserJet 4000N due to heavy printing volume.
The conference room will house a laptop for presentations. A laptop was chosen
for this room because employees to do work at home will utilize it. The Dell
Laptop will have the following options: 366 MHz Pentium II Processor 128 MB RAM
6.4GB Hard Drive 3 COM 10/100 PC Card 56K Voice/Fax Modem DVD-ROM 8MB Video Card
External Zip Drive VGA TV Adapter The LAN room will house a color laser printer
to be utilized by all employees. The need assessment suggests that the Hewlett
Packard Color LaserJet 8500N would satisfy the requirements of B & B. The
network equipment will be housed in the LAN room indicated on the floor plan.
That equipment will consist of a Dell Power Edge 1300 Server with modem and
router with the following options: 450 MHz Pentium II Processor 512K internal L2
Cache 512MB ECC 100MHz SDRAM 3 COM 3C980 10/100 PCI Adapter 3 COM 56K Modem 36GB
Hard Drive 3.5” Floppy Drive DVD-ROM Internal Zip Drive The hard drive in the
server will be partitioned into a public working drive and a back up drive. The
last item to be installed in the LAN room will be the hub.
A Netgear 16 port auto 10/100 Mbs switched hub is the choice. This 16 port
hub will allow for expansion should the need arise to put another node(s) on the
network. In the event that expansion grows beyond the 16 port hub, a smaller hub
may be added for minimal cost and effort. Qty Hardware Nomenclature Unit Price
Total Price 4 Dell Desktops Workstations 2189.90 8759.60 4 HP LaserJet 4000N
1399.89 5599.56 1 Dell Laptop 1905.95 1905.95 1 HP Color LaserJet 8500N 6359.95
6359.95 1 Dell Power Edge 1300 Server 3199.99 3199.99 1 Netgear Switched Hub
929.99 929.99 Total cost of hardware 26,755.04 Windows NT is the operating
system of choice. Its cost is figured into the desktop workstations, as each
comes with a user license. Administrative needs call for Microsoft Office 2000
Premium Edition consisting of Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, and Access.
Graphic needs call for a number of different programs. The chosen software is
described in the following. Adobe GraphicStudio is a package that contains
Photoshop for print work, Illustrator 5.0 for detailed artwork to print, and
PageMaker for business documents. Bryce 4 was chosen for it 3D graphic
capability. Paint Shop Pro 5 was chosen for it’s graphic editing quality. And
lastly, Norton Anti-Virus for updated virus protection. Software estimates are
as follows: Qty Software Nomenclature Unit Price Total Price 5 Microsoft Office
2000 649.95 3249.75 5 Adobe GraphicsStudio 949.00 3796.00 5 Bryce 4 199.95
799.80 5 Paint Shop Pro 79.95 319.80 Total cost of software 8165.35 The network
overall will cost approximately $37,000.00. This figure is based on new state of
the art equipment and software. Every item has been carefully examined to ensure
it offers the most for the needs of Barrett & Barrett. Cost may be cut if the
need arises, however, efficiency and technology will be sacrificed. All in all,
this network has been developed with the sole purpose of satisfying the clients
needs within realistic constraints.
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