Case Study: Bethpage School District - Liebert UPSs Earn An 'A' Protecting IP Telephony Systems

"I view IP telephony as our most critical application, so my biggest concern was avoiding downtime." That observation by Terrence Clark, director of technology for the Bethpage (N.Y.) Union Free School District, typifies the challenge inherent in IP telephony implementations.

Clark and Bill Evans, the district's network administrator, recommended IP telephony to replace the district's aging PBX system. The Bethpage district is comprised of 3,100 students attending classes in five school buildings: three elementary schools, a middle school and a high school.