[Marketing] Competitive Landscape: NComputing Partners with New United Nations Program to Provide Computing Access to Schools in Developing Nations

[Caroline Meeks]

Does anyone know anyone at NComputing.  Do we know if Sugar is on their
radar?

On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 6:06 AM, Sean DALY <sdaly.be at gmail.com> wrote:

> http://www.ncomputing.com/tabid/180/default.aspx?ContentID=289
>
> from the press release:
> ***************
> NComputing, the leading provider of ultra low-cost computing
> solutions, today announced that it will partner with the United
> Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) to bring
> computer access to primary and secondary schools in developing
> countries around the world. The initiative has strong support from UN
> Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon and aims to provide 500,000 workstations
> to schools in developing nations by 2012. The program is being
> developed by the UNDESA Global Alliance for ICT Development (GAID).
> ...
> Dr. Paul Jhin, who is leading the initiative, will present the details
> of the program to education ministers and other attendees at the
> eLearning Africa conference in Dakar, Senegal on May 29. Planning
> sessions with ministers from African countries will also be held to
> discuss additional pilot projects and large-scale deployments. “The
> NComputing virtual desktops give us an important opportunity to
> significantly expand computing access and simplify deployment,” said
> Dr. Jhin. “This maximizes the use of donated and refurbished computers
> and simplifies deployment and power requirements, which are key issues
> in many parts of the developing world.”
> ***************
>
> NComputing was the only Platinum Sponsor of the Dakar conference;
> Intel and Microsoft were Gold sponsors.
>
> Sean
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