Posted by Paul “The Pageman” Pajo

“…‘There are schools in the Philippines that are using our solution to provide more computer access to their students and preparing them for the workplace, where computer skills are increasingly important. As organizations look for more ways to make cost savings, the NComputing solution becomes extremely relevant,’ said Mr Manish Sharma, vice-president (Asia Pacific) of NComputing. ‘The same cost savings are very important to businesses as well, because keeping costs low help them to maintain a competitive edge, particularly in today’s economic environment.’…”

If you are interested to know more about NComputing in the Philippines contact Ms. Gisella Olmedo-Araneta especially if you are in the Makati CBD.

posted by Paul “The Pageman” Pajo

“Once in a while we come across a company whose idea and products just make sense. Ncomputing is such a company and it may take some time until you will hear more about its products, but we do believe that the firm has what it takes to popularize cloud computing for the masses and become Intel’s biggest threat yet. We are talking about the ability to split one PC into possibly dozens of sub 5-watt computers with a cost of less than $100 each. To us, it is the first convincing cloud computing idea that has the potential to reach more users than any other computing product before.”

but then it turns insightful when it reminisces on an office that they visited NINE YEARS AGO:

“It was your average over-the-top Internet start-up environment, but this company had a fresh idea how to make information on the Internet available to users and its idea how to monetize that idea was called crazy at the time. But once I had seen the technology in action and had met the minds behind it, I told my editor-in-chief that this company would replace Yahoo and our Internet publication should change its advertising model.

The company today has more than 16,000 employees, the president was Sergey Brin and the company was Google.

Ncomputing feels just like it. It operates under the radar of the big boys, but makes visible progress in a high-growth area that needs innovation. To me, Ncomputing can be, with determination and luck, the next Google. Here is why.”

“If you think about Intel’s strategy to sell more chips every year and compare it to Ncomputing’s strategy, it appears that Ncomputing works entirely against Intel’s model. Splitting one PC into seven computing devices means that a processor manufacturer will lose a revenue opportunity of six network computers. As a side note, Dukker said that Ncomputing is working with AMD to deploy host PCs. He told us that AMD concluded that there is no possible to market a PC with a profit for low-cost markets and apparently decided to go with a access terminal solution to expand its reach.”

“Ncomputing’s cloud computing model is a no-brainer in third-world countries and could make a lot of sense for average American and European household as well. Popularizing cloud computing in traditional computer markets will be difficult, since people are used to own their software and store files locally. However, users who are new to computers will not need to be convinced of the benefits of cloud computing – especially if a traditional PC is out of their reach. Dukker may have found a formula how to create a product that is affordable for people in emerging and third-world countries and still make money on it. With a production cost of $11 per seat, he has enough room to adjust his pricing model in different markets and different environments.”