30 November 2009

NComputing has aligned with the Microsoft Windows Server technology platform to develop the next generation of its hardware and vSpace software products. In particular, the forthcoming Windows MultiPoint Server 2010 is expected to be leveraged by the multi-user computing specialist.

NComputing and Microsoft share a focus on multi-user computing (also known as shared resource computing). Such technology is particularly useful in the realm of education, where it can make it easier for teachers and students in libraries, labs and classrooms to use Windows at a lower total cost of hardware acquisition and ownership.

As such, the new collaboration is aimed at helping educational institutions take full advantage of multi-user computing on the Windows Server platform. This in turn will enable them to: provide more students with computing availability at a lower overall cost and get the most out of their existing technology investment; give teachers the time and tools to provide a personalised learning experience for each student using familiar technology; manage and support a highly secure IT infrastructure with little or no dedicated supporting IT resources; and cut electricity and carbon footprint by sharing computers.

In this way customers have only one Microsoft server operating system license for the host computer and appropriate client access licenses for each user station to run multi-user configurations.

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