[IAEP] Userful Linux & ThinNetworks to deploy 300, 000+, virtualized desktops in Brazil

[Tony Anderson]

Hi,

Really sad. Buying one desktop and creating 'five' seats is probably 
cheaper than 5 or 6 XOs. However, it restricts use to the school day.
The ability for the child to take the laptop home is crucial. Think, for 
example, of the impact of the laptop on the other members of the family.

Tony


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Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:14:37 -0500
From: Kevin Cole <dc.loco at gmail.com>
Subject: [IAEP] Userful Linux & ThinNetworks to deploy 300,	000+
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Hi,

The following was sent to me on the Ubuntu DC LoCo mailing list, and I
thought it might be of interest to some on these lists.
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PRESS RELEASE: Userful and ThinNetworks Announce the World's Largest
Desktop Virtualization Deployment - 356,800 Green Workstations

Calgary, Canada, and Brasilia, Brazil - February 17, 2009 --

Userful and ThinNetworks today announce that they have been selected
to supply 356,800 virtualized desktops to schools in all of Brazil's
5,560 municipalities.

More at: http://www2.userful.com/company/linux-desktop-virtualization

About Userful

Userful is the industry leader in desktop virtualization and
multi-station Linux computing: the low-cost, high-performance
alternative to thin clients. Userful's powerful software transforms
standard PCs to support up to 10 simultaneous monitors, keyboards and
users, and manages them all at once through a central website.
Privately held and founded in 1999, Userful launched their flagship
product in 2003 and was recently named Alberta's 10th fastest growing
company under $20 million in revenue. A free 2-user version of Userful
Multiplier software for home use is available from
www.userful.com/free-2-user . Userful software is used in over 100
countries, and is bringing affordable green desktop computing to
millions of users worldwide.
http://www.userful.com/

-- Ubuntu Linux DC LoCo Washington, DC http://dc.ubuntu-us.org/