LETTER FROM THE CEO

Happy New Year

As we kick off 2012, I would like to thank our customers and partners worldwide for their partnership and business last year. The new year ahead is very promising — we have exciting and innovative offerings in store for you and later in this letter I will share my thoughts on what to expect from NComputing in 2012.

First, let’s take a quick look back at 2011. It was a year full of historic change, financial challenges as well as economic instability around the world. Organizations worldwide faced growing global competition, budget pressures and a need to do more with less. IT projects with questionable business impact were put on hold. Select projects offering immediate Return On Investment (ROI) became a high priority. Under these challenging circumstances, an even larger number of organizations turned to NComputing’s VDI solutions to solve their computing needs. In doing so, these customers gained both immediate savings (up to 75%) and ongoing management savings (up to 75%), all while managing their growing computing deployments with their current IT resources. We have 20 customer stories and case studies from 2011 that describe how IT administrators in education, healthcare and small to midsize businesses saved money and time with our solutions

Company Highlights for 2011:

• NComputing exceeded 3 Million seats deployed worldwide, making it one of the fastest growing desktop virtualization companies
• IDC ranked NComputing as #1 Market Share Leader in Asia Pacific, India and Latin America, and #2 or #3 worldwide
• Multiple organizations deployed our solutions at scale — ranging from 5000 seats to more than 50,000 seats
• vSpace Server 6.5 released in September, once again changed the VDI economics by being able to scale user densities up to 100 users per physical server while delivering a rich user experience. Try our new solution now
• Expanded vSpace Server support for the latest Microsoft operating systems including Windows Multipoint Server (WMS) 2011 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 for multi-user and Windows 7 for 1:1 VDI
• Strengthened alliance partnership with Microsoft in Latin America and Asia Pacific regions with many joint wins
• New partnership announcement with Citrix to deliver an NComputing HDX Ready System-on-Chip based thin client for enterprise customers. Learn more

So, in a tough and turbulent year that was 2011, we grew our company and emerged stronger.

What To Expect in 2012

We are in the midst of a computing revolution. For many decades, the only choice for computing was the desktop PC and yes, you had to be at your desk to use it. There are so many device choices available today. In 2011, tablets caught the imagination of tens of millions of users. Netbooks fell from grace due to their lack of performance and 2 year refresh requirements. Ultrabooks are around the corner in 2012. With so many choices, users want to pick their own device creating the need for IT administrators to support BYOD ( Bring Your Own Device). We don’t believe that the PC or computing is dead. On the contrary we believe NComputing will continue to enable millions of new users to get access to computing in the future. What will be different is helping IT deliver a rich user experience to any device, as well as deliver any app — whether based on Windows or other operating systems.

In 2012, we will continue to focus on what makes NComputing hardware and software products unique: Simple, Powerful and Most Affordable desktop virtualization solution in the world. Here are some of the areas of product and service innovation you will see from the NComputing team through the year:

• Yes to BYOD, mobility and re-use of existing PCs. Tablets, notebooks, and smartphones will be able to connect to a vSpace Server via a software client. Our vSpace Client for Windows is already in beta. Click here to participate. We are planning support for additional platforms.
• Simplified and scalable management for mid- to large-sized deployments
• The next generation of our Numo^TM System-on-Chip powering advanced thin clients that will change your beliefs about what you can expect from a thin client
• Improved technical support platform, online community and tools that make it easy to get your technical questions answered quickly and accurately
• New thin client that provides native support for Citrix HDX for enterprise customers and partners.

I am thrilled about the new offerings we have in store for you and I look forward to an exciting new year.

Wishing you the best

Raj Dhingra
CEO NComputing

 

Green NComputing

Eco-Friendly Computing

We can’t live without PCs, but we need to learn how to live with them: they consume too much electricity and generate too much e-waste. A typical PC takes 110 watts to run, and there are almost a billion of them on the planet. And according to the Silicon Valley Toxics Commission, e-waste is the fastest growing part of the waste stream.

The solution is simple

Today’s PCs are so powerful that we no longer need one for each person. We can tap into the excess power in one PC and share it with many users. NComputing technology uses just 1 to 5 watts, lasts for a decade, and generates just a few ounces of e-waste.

Save on computer costs & electricity

NComputing systems save you 75% on hardware, and since they draw less than 5 watts, you reduce your energy footprint by as much as 90% per user. And because NComputing devices produce practically no heat, they reduce the need for energy-consuming air conditioning. Electricity savings alone can pay for the NComputing virtual desktops in as little as one year. No wonder NComputing has won so many green awards.

Leading the way

The kids in Lindsay Park are working in Canada’s first carbon-neutral computer lab.

Judson ISD’s wide-ranging green initiative includes the NComputing X-series. Their detailed presentation has valuable information that you can present to your district.

Save even more with energy rebates & discounts

Electrical utilities are offering incentives such as purchase rebates and lower electricity rates for using NComputing. Click here to learn about rebates.

“CO2 emissions were reduced by 3.5 tons per year in just one lab.”

 

Microsoft Operationg System License With NComputing System

Multiple Users on a Single OS Requires Microsoft Windows Server Licensing

For applications where multiple interactive users are simultaneously sharing a single operating system, standard Microsoft Windows Server licensing applies. This means that the shared host computer (or virtual machine) runs a Microsoft Windows Server operating system.

In addition a Microsoft Windows Server Client Access License (WS CAL) and a Microsoft Remote Desktop Services Client Access License (RDS CAL – formerly known as a Microsoft Terminal Services Client Access License or TS CAL) are required for each end-user or device that accesses Windows Server.

Also, Microsoft’s new Windows Multipoint Server 2011 can be used and requires a Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 CAL (WMS CAL) for each access device (and for the host computer if the host computer is used as a user station).* The diagram at right shows an example configuration with five users sharing a single computer running Windows MultiPoint Server 2011.

For further details on Microsoft’s multi-user licensing please refer to Microsoft’s website and licensing brief titled: “Licensing Windows Client Operating Systems in Multiuser Scenarios.”

Use Model	Example Configuration	Applicable NComputing Product	Supported OSes **
Multi-user Single OS Multiple simultaneous interactive users sharing a single operating system	See diagram	U-series X-series L-series	Windows Server 2003 R2 Windows Server 2008 Windows Multipoint Server 2011
* Note that under Microsoft Volume Licensing Academic Programs, Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 Academic is required on the host computer and both a Windows Server CAL and WMS CAL are required for each user station.** Refer to the Knowledge Base for current OS support information.

 

VSpace Server

 

SDI BINAKHEIR DEPOK

SDI BINAKHEIR, Yang menggabung kurikulum Nasional dan International, juga telah menggunakan Teknologi Ncomputing sebagai fasilitas Lab.Komputer di sekolahnya.Pertanggal 3 November 2011 Lab.Komputer yang tadinya menggunakan komputer standard, sekarang telah di ganti dengan teknologi NComputing.

Dan ini sangat membantu yayasan Binakheir dalam pemakaian listrik, yang selama ini sangat menggangu dalam pemakaian listri.