NComputing’s green computers qualify for energy rebates
NComputing, maker of greener computing devices that consume only 1 watt of electricity per user, has qualified for purchase rebates and rate discounts from several major utilities in the U.S. and Canada. Based in Redwood City, Calif., the company has already qualified for reduction-energy incentives… Continue Reading
NComputing launches a lower cost thin client for developing world
With more than 1.2 million thin-client computers sold in developing countries, NComputing has a big hit on its hands as it delivers low-cost computing to those who can’t afford or don’t need full-fledged computers.
Today, it’s launching a new model — consisting of a computer that… Continue Reading
CES: NComputing CEO Stephen Dukker on low-cost computers
NComputing has taken the computing markets in developing countries by storm, selling more than 1.5 million of its low-cost computers. Its systems allow many people to use a single computer simultaneously.
At the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Stephen Dukker, the company’s chief executive… Continue Reading
Former Intel Classmate PC executive takes his cause to NComputing
Mark Beckford tried to get Intel to believe in making computers for developing countries. The world’s biggest chip maker succeeded in launching the Classmate PC, but Beckford — once the general manager for Intel’s emerging markets business — felt Intel’s heart was in selling more… Continue Reading
NComputing launches new version of its thin-client computer for the masses
NComputing is launching a new, cheaper version of its low-cost thin-client computers today, computers that it’s targeting at developing nations.
The company’s sold a million units of its X300 desktop virtualization kit in the past two years, but it’s new X550 model promises to make computing… Continue Reading
Ncomputing scores big Indian deal for thin-client computers
Cheap computers for the developing world are a cause celebre. And the cause is taking a big step forward today as Ncomputing announces that the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh will adopt Ncomputing’s $70 thin-client machines for its government-run schools.
The state has 1.8 million school children… Continue Reading
NComputing raises $28M to spread cheap computers to poor
Silicon Valley company NComputing has quietly emerged as a significant force in distributing cheap computers, and has just raised $28 million in a second round of funding to help it expand.
The company has a valuation in the hundreds of millions of dollars, Stephen Dukker, Chairman… Continue Reading
NComputing gets $8M for low-cost computer workstations
NComputing, a start-up that offers an inexpensive way to run multiple workstations from what is effectively a single PC, has raised $8 million from BA Venture Partners.
About billion users worldwide cannot afford computers, and so aren’t using them, the company says. So it is providing… Continue Reading