The Electronic Information Board project began
when Onelan supplied a Net-Top-Box (NTB). tymedia, a local graphics design house, helped Onelan to produce a template for the College which was pre-loaded onto the Net-Top-Box. IT technician Adrian Bridges, of Deskscreen Solutions Ltd, learnt to use the box with it linked to a standard monitor. Shiplake consulted with a David Lawton of BITS Audio Visual on the final positioning of the screen and issues such as security, access and size of LCD display. A 32" screen was chosen as it allows a good size text to be displayed without dominating the wood panelled hallway of the Victorian building.

The Onelan system allows the user to point a zone at a URL and its ability to handle JavaScript allows it to take a much 'richer' content in addition to the built-in scrolling text. In addition the ability to mix content sources within any zone allows text, html and images all to appear in turn giving great flexibility to 'catch the eye' of pupils.