Installation and training are the much greater costs, he said.
The corporation will oversee design, vendors, installation and training.
There are optional installation and training costs of $125 and $295, respectively.
The makers of ventilation equipment and process controls also offer installation and training services.
Dozens of airports are adopting the technology, but the process requires a lot of installation and training.
After the installation and training, continuing annual costs for maintenance and support will be $4,000 to $6,500 a year, the company estimates.
The state, he said, provides all the hardware, software, installation costs and training at no expense to a town.
Wal-Mart says its package deal of hardware, software, installation, maintenance and training will make the technology more accessible and affordable, undercutting rival health information technology suppliers by as much as half.
Meanwhile, former Apple retail chief Ron Johnson is working on Enjoy, a service that delivers tech devices from experts who can also aid in installation tasks and training when they arrive.
Because the Company is a start-up, our milestones will surround the establishment of continuing facilities, confirmation of sourcing and sales contracts, equipment acquisition and installation, staffing and training, and initiating production.
The total cost to establish the rural information system in Chile was $US21 500 (equipment, US$120000; installation, US$35000; and training of national staff, US$60000) and annual recurring costs for maintenance, personnel and telephone were estimated at US$1000000.
