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BBC News: Dumb Terminals Provide Smart Solution |
Nov.30, 2007 |
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How NComputing is deploying a solution for £35 per terminal while the OLPC laptop costs more than £100
11/30/07 (BBC NEWS) Computing power may be getting cheaper in the West but for developing countries and many educational authorities worldwide they remain prohibitively expensive when buying in large numbers.
Many firms now offer low-cost PCs and laptops designed specifically for poorer nations but one firm is harnessing the untapped power of computers to power so-called dumb terminals.
NComputing, a privately held company based in Silicon Valley, believes its solution is cheaper and more effective than technology pushed by firms such as Intel, Asus and Microsoft, and the not-for-profit organisation One Laptop Per Child.
"The PC has become so powerful it is like a supercomputer on your desk - but to run everyday applications like internet, e-mail or Office you are only using a very small part of its capability," said Martin Booth, business development director NComputing.
"So why not take that machine and share it with multiple users at the same time?"
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