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nComputing, Inc.

Product Name

nStation Computing Solution

Market Segment

Enabling technology

Funding

Privately funded by angel investors. Venture funding to be announced soon.

Competitors

Desktop computers, thin client and virtualization solutions

Product Description

nComputing’s nStation products tap into the unused computer cycles of today’s PCs to enable three, seven or 30 simultaneous users on a single PC. A combination of software and hardware, nStations support all current Windows and Linux desktop and server operating systems. This is the technology that will deliver the next billion PC users.

Market Opportunity

The Gartner Group predicts that there will be 850 million new-placement PCs in emerging markets from 2005 to 2015. By enabling one PC to deliver full functionality to seven or more users, nComputing will ensure that lower-income groups become technologically competitive. nComputing solutions are perfect for the developing world, education and SMBs.

Demo Says

In a DEMO conference keynote a couple of years ago, I predicted the move to server-based computing. We’ve seen fast movement on that front around web-based applications, but the desktop is still firmly a part of today’s computing infrastructure for many reasons, not the least of which is performance. nComputing brings to market a complete package of hardware and software that will accelerate this market migration. Its server-based solution brings value immediately to the K- 2 education market, and it may well be the system that realizes the sub-$100 computer dream of folks like Nicholas Negroponte and Bill Gates.