Proven in Ontario: How One School Board Unified 45 Sites, Every Device, One Platform

Executive Summary

The Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board (WECDSB) in Windsor, Ontario, faced an IT challenge familiar to many districts: classrooms running mismatched casting devices, varying digital signage technology, and no centralized management hub. They needed a single platform to handle wireless casting, signage, and announcements across multiple different devices and all 45 of its sites, without buying new hardware. WECDSB selected Vivi to be their unified solution.

The Solution: One Platform, Any Device.  

By leveraging existing TVs and projectors, WECDSB bypassed the expense of interactive flat panels. Vivi integrated seamlessly, offering a device-agnostic solution that could easily support all their devices.  

When evaluating alternatives, the board chose Vivi for its unique combination of cross-platform functionality, security, affordability, and a centralized management hub.  

One Platform, Every Use Case.  

With a team of technicians responsible for multiple sites each, centralized management is vital. Vivi’s dashboard provided their Systems Administrator real-time visibility and remote updates, significantly reducing the need for on-site visits.  

“WECDSB really needed to find something secure and that could be agnostic to all devices.”

~ Blaine Drouillard, Senior Manager of Information Technology, WECDSB

Fiscal Accountability and Future Growth.  

In a publicly funded school system, technology investments must be fully accountable to taxpayers. Vivi facilitates this by providing transparent usage reporting directly from the central dashboard, making it easy to prove regular classroom adoption. Key benefits include:  

• Cost Neutrality: The subscription cost is comparable to purchasing new consumer devices every five years.  
• Unified Support: One device handles all signage, announcements, and classroom screen sharing across the board.  
• Security: The platform’s security features allow teachers to control the content they are displaying.  

The success of the deployment has driven organic demand, with 35 additional sites requested by school principals for the upcoming year.  

Why Vivi is the Choice for Schools.  

Ontario school boards navigate strict procurement standards, tight budgets, and diverse hardware fleets. Vivi stands out as the only comprehensive platform built specifically to streamline all of these demands into a single ecosystem.