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NComputing Announces
Availability of $70 Virtual PC Solutions on Ubuntu Linux Operating
System
License-Free Open-Source PC Solution with
Complete Office Application Suite
New Delhi, Delhi, India, Friday, November 30, 2007 -- (Business
Wire India) -- NComputing, the leading provider of virtual PC
solutions, today announced the availability of its products on the
open-source Ubuntu Linux operating system. Joining its
Windows-based offerings, the NComputing open-source solution
allows schools and businesses worldwide to deploy full virtual PC
stations, complete with hardware, software, the Ubuntu operating
system and the OpenOffice.org productivity suite, at unprecedented
low costs by leveraging the excess power of their PCs and
open-source license-free software.
This innovative solution, winner of the Wall Street Journal
Technology Innovation Award for computer systems, allowed the
Republic of Macedonia to fully deploy 180,000 student seats -
complete with 15" monitors, shared PCs and all software (including
OpenOffice.org), peripherals, installation and training - for less
than 25% of the cost of the least expensive PC per-seat
deployment.
Counting both Windows and Linux deployments, NComputing is already
responsible for almost 5 percent of all new student seat computing
purchases in United States K-12 public schools, a remarkable
achievement for a company in only its second year of shipping
products.
"NComputing has dramatically reduced the cost of PC computing to
empower a new generation of users in underserved markets worldwide
with affordable PC solutions," said Stephen Dukker, CEO and
Chairman of NComputing. "Our virtual PC solutions, when combined
with open-source software such as Ubuntu Linux and OpenOffice.org,
are hard to beat. Macedonia may represent the largest global
educational Linux rollout, but momentum is building rapidly in the
US, with major Linux commitments by school districts in such
locations as San Diego, Ohio, Indiana, and New York."
"Like most school districts around the world, Macedonia's
education system has limited financial and infrastructural
resources to address its need to provide all students with access
to computers and technology," said Ivo Ivanovski, Macedonia's
Minister for the Information Society. "By adopting NComputing's
low-cost virtual PC technology bundled with Ubuntu software,
Macedonia is taking the lead in providing computer-based education
for school children."
The NComputing solution, available with both Linux and Windows
operating systems, capitalizes on a simple fact: Today's PCs are
so powerful that the vast majority of applications only use a
small fraction of their computing capacity. NComputing's
virtualization software taps this unused capacity so that it can
be simultaneously shared by multiple users. Each user's monitor,
keyboard, and mouse are connected to a very small and highly
reliable access device, which is then connected to the shared PC.
The access device itself has no CPU, memory, or moving parts, and
the solution is easy to deploy and maintain. NComputing systems
start at $70 per seat and in the past 18 months, over 500,000
NComputing systems have been deployed around the world.
About NComputing, Inc.
Winner of the Wall Street Journal's 2007 Technology Innovation
Award, NComputing, Inc. was founded with the goal of making
computing affordable for everyone. NComputing is a privately held
software and hardware technology design and manufacturing company
with offices in Australia, Canada, China, Germany, India, Korea,
Mexico, Poland, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Headquartered in Redwood City, CA, the company's patented
technologies drastically lower costs, improve manageability and
reduce energy consumption. The current product lines deliver
virtual PC computing solutions that are as low as $70 per user,
affordable enough for even the smallest organization yet powerful
enough for enterprise-scale applications.
''Resurgent Rajasthan:
Partnership Summit' Gets Buoyant Response from Investors
Investments Worth Rs 1,55,077 Crore Committed; Huge Boost to
Health, SEZs, Technical Education and Mining Sectors
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Friday, November 30, 2007 -- (Business
Wire India) -- The Resurgent Rajasthan Partnership Summit was
inaugurated here today by the Hon'ble Chief Minister, Smt.
Vasudhara Raje in august presence of Shri Narpat Singh Rajvi,
Minister of Industries, Rajasthan, Mr KV Kamath, MD and CEO, ICICI
Bank, Shri D C Samant, Chief Secretary, Govt. of Rajasthan, Mr
Habib Khorakiwala, President, FICCI and Dr Amit Mitra, Secretary
General, FICCI.
A total of 242 investment proposals for the state of Rajasthan
worth Rs 1,55,077 crores were committed by leading Indian and
multinational companies across sectors. These investments span in
several sectors including Agriculture, Education, Power,
Healthcare, Industries, IT & Communication, Mines, SEZ, Technical
Education and Tourism.
In her inaugural address, the Hon'ble Chief Minister presented a
compelling case for emergence of Rajasthan as one of the most
dynamic investment locations in the country. Welcoming the
captains of Indian Industry, media and delegates, Smt. Raje said
"It is a matter of great delight that the business community has
responded with such enthusiasm to the 'Resurgent Rajasthan
Summit'. This proud moment has come after a lot of hard work and
single-minded focus on building a strong foundation and a
proactive and growth oriented policy framework."
Concluding her inaugural address, she said, "Rajasthan is poised
to step into a bright future. I urge all our partners; industry,
people of Rajasthan and media to come together and seize the
opportunity to realize inclusive development and high-growth for
our beautiful state."
Assuring the investors, Mr Narpat Singh, Rajvi, Minister of
Industries, Rajasthan said, "Rapid industrialization is the stated
priority of our government and we are committed to provide an
environment that is business friendly and enabling in nature. Our
focus on three core requisite components viz, roads, power and
skilled human resources will ensure that investors get a highly
conducive atmosphere for setting up their ventures across
Rajasthan."
Mr Habib Khorakiwala, President, FICCI said, "India is on a
high-growth trajectory and it is the frontline states like
Rajasthan that will emerge as the building blocks of its growth.
Under Chief Minister's leadership, the state is ready to actively
participate in India's rapid economic and social development
process."
The two day summit has been organized by Government of Rajasthan
in collaboration with FICCI. The Summit has witnessed huge
participation from delegates representing close to 850
organizations including Honda Siel, Reliance, Fortis, Bharat
Hotels, Vedanta Group Plc., Genpact, Narayan Hrudalaya, etc.
During the inaugural session Mr. K V Kamath, MD and CEO, ICICI
Bank, made an impromptu announcement of designating Jaipur city as
the bank's northern Indian hub. This will require an initial
investment of Rs 500 crores that will eventually be increased to
5,000 crores. The hub, once fully expanded, will employ close to
20,000 people.
During the plenary session the existing investors including Mr
Shevendra Mohan Singh of Fortis Healthcare, Mr Arun Nanda of
Mahindra & Mahindra, Mr Anil Agarwal of Vedanta Group, Dr Devi
Shetty of Narayan Hrudalaya, Mr M. Takedagawa of Honda corporation
and Ms. Jyotsana Suri of Bharat Hotels, shared their insights for
investing in Rajasthan.
The Summit reiterates Rajasthan's image as one of the fastest
growing states in India that is poised to embrace a set of
policies focused on both physical infrastructure as well as human
resource development.
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