NComputing Sells Over Two Million Virtual Desktops Seats, Releases USB Virtual Desktop

NComputing Inc., a provider of desktop virtualization systems, sold more than two million seats of its virtual desktops in 140 countries. Due to the economic recession, the budget-strapped businesses, governments and educational organizations have turned to NComputing for cutting down their computing costs, resulting in high demand for its $70-$200 virtual desktops.

 

The company has also launched the industry's first USB-connected virtual desktop client – U170 – and the release of its fifth-generation vSpace desktop virtualization software as a step in moving towards next generation of desktop computing.

 

NComputing’s technology virtualizes a user's desktop computing experience making it accessible in a variety of ways. Utilizing the technology, various virtual desktops can run on a single computer that can be connected by multiple users.

 

The company offers small access devices through which users can connect in a direct or

long distance manner to the computer hosting their virtual desktop. The devices are compact and energy saving consuming just 1 to 5 watts of electricity, which is much less compared to 110 watts or more for a standalone PC. It helps in reducing electric bills, cooling costs and carbon emissions.

 

For large enterprises, digital signage at airports and multi-monitor usage in call centers, the virtual desktop technology developed by Ncomputing can also be deployed for single-user applications such as 1:1 VDI and PC blades.

 

Additionally, Ncomputing’s U170 directly plugs into a computer's USB 2.0 port, and helps additional users to share that computer when used with vSpace, the desktop virtualization software developed by the company.

 

U170 offers a high-definition multimedia experience and provides connections for the user's own monitor, speakers, microphone, keyboard, mouse and other USB peripherals. It runs at only 2 watts of electricity and consumes the electric power through the USB cable, without requiring a separate power adapter.

 

 

Apart from the U170, NComputing's virtual desktop portfolio consists of the Ethernet-based L-series and the PCI-based X-series virtual desktops also. The price of U170 has been kept under $99, and the device will be made available before year-end 2009.

 

NComputing has also launched vSpace 5, the new software build of its efficient, and scalable desktop virtualization software for multiuser and remote computing.

 

The users can get a high-definition multimedia virtual desktop at extremely low costs by combining NComputing hardware with vSpace software. The new version is compatible with Microsoft (News - Alert) Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 and the users can bank upon the solution to share a single computer at the same time in multiuser and

1:1 VDI implementations.

 

In April 2008, the Dublin Unified School District in California deployed NComputing low-cost virtual desktops in its classrooms in order to provide affordable computer access to students. Also, by using NComputing X300 virtual desktops, Dublin had expanded PC access for as little as $70 per student.

 

And, in May, NComputing reported that several large American and Canadian electric utilities had qualified its products for substantial purchase rebates and rate discounts.