4 Million U.S. Students to Use $70 NComputing Virtual Desktops

REDWOOD CITY, CA, Apr 29 (MARKET WIRE) --
Facing mounting budget pressures and funding shortfalls, school districts
around the country are embracing NComputing virtual desktops to slash
computing costs and improve computer-to-student ratios. The NComputing
virtual desktops allow multiple students to share a single PC for as
little as $70 per seat. And now, seven of the nation's 10 largest
districts have joined more than 1,500 other school districts in
implementing NComputing in their schools. This rapid growth means that by
the end of the year, NComputing's U.S. education market share will double
and four million students will be using the company's ultra low-cost
virtual desktops.

In New York City, the nation's largest school district with more than
1,400 schools, the Department of Education recently added NComputing to
its short list of approved student-computing solutions. NComputing joins
Dell and Apple as one of only three desktop options authorized under the
FAMIS contract that governs purchasing by all of the district's schools.
In addition to New York City, schools in Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami,
Hillsborough County, Fla., Hawaii, and Philadelphia have installed
NComputing systems.

"Our funding is so tight right now that I had to find other ways to keep
our technology programs growing to meet student requirements. NComputing
was it. We could afford to add computing seats for the kids by spending
even less money than our budget allowed," said Henry Rubio, Principal of
A. Philip Randolph Campus High School in the Harlem neighborhood of New
York City. "NComputing will help us down the road too. Even if we get
stimulus money, that's a one-shot deal. What do we do in three years?
We'll have a pile of obsolete computers. With NComputing, we just have to
replace one computer every few years for each 11 stations. That's the
sort of long-term sustainability we need."

The NComputing solution is based on a simple fact: today's PCs are so
powerful that the vast majority of applications use only a small fraction
of the computer's capacity. NComputing vSpace virtualization software
taps the unused capacity in a PC and shares it among multiple users as if
each person had their own computer. Each person enjoys a full PC
experience by connecting their own monitor, keyboard and mouse to an
NComputing access device, which is then connected to the shared PC. The
access devices snap into place in seconds, are almost impossible to
break, and save on maintenance costs because only the shared PC requires
ongoing service or upgrade. The devices use just 1 watt of electricity
which also reduces the need for air conditioning and qualifies many
schools for substantial energy-efficiency rebates.

"It's hard to say no to $70 computing that also slashes maintenance and
electricity costs," said Stephen Dukker, CEO and Chairman of NComputing.
"Our early adopters were small and mid-size school districts and now the
momentum is building in larger districts as well."

With the economic downturn sharply curtailing school technology budgets,
administrators are looking to upgrade and expand computing access on a
shoestring. And while federal stimulus money is expected to bring some
budgetary relief, IT professionals are keen on spending one-time funds on
sustainable computing projects. "The NComputing solution is sustainable
because when you upgrade the PCs in a few years you only have to upgrade
one PC for each group of 11 stations. The NComputing devices stay right
where they are and plug into the new PC. And when the schools subscribe to
software through cloud-computing models, NComputing will remain the
best-performing and most cost-competitive client," said Mr. Dukker.

NComputing continues to invest heavily in escalating the performance and
cost-effectiveness of its solution. In 2006, the popular X300 kit
supported seven users on an entry-level PC. A few months ago, NComputing
introduced the X550 kit, which enables 11 students to share a single PC
-- a 57% improvement in just two years. And as faster multi-core
processors become available on mainstream PCs, even higher ratios will be
supported. For example, NComputing's L-series already enables up to 30
users to share a mid-range PC. Les Barnett, Educational Technology
Coordinator with the Dougherty County School System, which adopted the
L-series last winter, said, "NComputing has completely changed the game.
We have made more workstations available to our students and improved
their user experience, while lowering our costs and cutting our energy
use. We are committed to the NComputing solution, and will eventually
equip all of our labs and classrooms this way." When Dougherty County
completes its expansion plan, it will have installed 10,000 NComputing
seats.

The world leader in virtual desktop computing, NComputing's ultra low-cost
computing solution is used by more than 40,000 organizations in 140
countries. In addition to the United States, NComputing has been selected
for major educational deployments in Africa, India, Europe, and Latin
America. Its ease-of-use and low-maintenance operation contributed to the
record-fast completion of one of the largest educational computing
installations ever: the state of Andhra Pradesh in India deployed 50,000
seats in just four months.

About NComputing, Inc.

NComputing, Inc. was founded with the goal of making desktop computing
affordable for everyone. The company's award-winning patented technology
lowers desktop computing costs, improves manageability, and reduces both
energy consumption and e-waste. For more information, visit
http://www.ncomputing.com.

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NComputing, Inc.
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