Schools will be able to buy the UK’s cheapest PC from
next week.
For just £35,
NComputing will offer a client access device for schoolchildren
comprising a PC access device, monitor, keyboard and mouse.
The company has developed an "access terminal" (hardware and
software) that allows any low-cost Windows or Linux desktop PC to
be shared simultaneously with more than 30 users.
The users are able to access a full desktop PC functionality,
according to NComputing. By harnessing the untapped power of
existing PCs, thousands of schools and businesses all over the
world have reduced their computing costs as well as minimising
their
environmental impact, the company said.
NComputing has already sold the product in more than 70
countries including the US, Thailand, Turkey, the Philippines,
India and it is being piloted in the UK. Along with its use in
schools NComputing’s devices have been deployed in the public
sector and call centres.
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