Improving IT Operations with NComputing

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Improving IT Operations with NComputing

• Business Solutions Overview
• March 2, 2007

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Suggested Agenda

• Company Background
• IT Challenges in Business
• Solution Overview
• NComputing in Action
• Q A / Next Steps

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NComputing Background

• Our Vision
• Our Solution
• Enables a single PC to be used by multiple users
  at once to lower IT costs

Lower PC Computing Costs Tenfold Through
Multi-User Computing

• Our SuccessWe are the fastest growing
  Multi-User Computing company in the world and
  have hundreds of thousands of units deployed in
  over 70 countries

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Businesses Benefit from the NComputing Solution

• Businesses and organizations worldwide have
  deployed NComputing because the solution is
• Compatible
• Works with standard OSes, software and
  peripherals
• No in-depth re-training of IT staff, or users is
  required
• Affordable
• Dramatically lowers technology acquisition costs
• Slashes ongoing maintenance costs
• Simple
• Easy to setup and secure
• Reduces the number of PCs, reducing HW
  obsolescence
• Efficient
• Makes better use of existing resources
• Small terminals save space and reduce energy
  usage by 90

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Suggested Agenda

• Company Background
• IT Challenges in Business
• Solution Overview
• NComputing in Action
• Q A / Next Steps

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Challenges With PC Deployments
IDC, 2006
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Examples Where PC Challenges are Especially
Problematic
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Suggested Agenda

• Company Background
• IT Challenges in Business
• Solution Overview
• NComputing in Action
• Q A / Next Steps

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The NComputing Approach
NComputing resolves the challenges of deploying
dedicated PCs by enabling a single PC.
Host PC (employee 1)
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NComputing Technology Enables Multi-User Computing
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NComputing Terminal Services Software runs on
standard Windows or Linux Host PC
NComputing Access Terminals are slim, silent,
efficient, and very low cost
NComputing User eXtension Protocol (UXP) delivers
a secure, multi-media interface
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Product Overview

• L Series
• Up to 30 users can share one PC
• Ethernet connection over any distance
• Each L Series access terminal includes
• Access terminal
• Terminal services software

Ethernet-Based L200

• X Series
• Up to 7 users can share one PC
• Direct connection via standard cable (10 m / 33
  ft)
• X300 kit includes
• 1 PCI card with 3 ports
• 3 access terminals
• Terminal services software

PCI-based X300

• Management Software
• NControl monitor/remote control 128 sessions
• NShield backup and auto-reset images

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NComputing L Series

• Flexible Ethernet connection enables any distance
  between host PC and users
• 200 per seat
• Terminal services software on host PC enables
  simultaneous sharing and management of employee
  sessions
• Up to 10 users on desktop OS (Windows XP)
• Up to 30 users on server OS (Windows 2003 Server
  or Linux)
• Access terminal connections
• VGA (up to 1280x1024 resolution)
• PS/2 keyboard
• PS/2 mouse
• Speaker output
• USB Flash Drive Port (L200 only)
• DC Power input

Ethernet Switch
L200
L200 Rear View
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L Series Deployment Architecture

• Full Windows XP or Linux Desktop user
  experience
• Up to 10 users can share a PC running a desktop
  OS and up 30 users can share if the host hardware
  is running Windows 2003 Server or Linux
• Cost INCLUDING terminal services software 200/
  seat
• Deploy within 1 hour. Can use existing imaging
  tools, policies, etc.
• Integrates within existing PC management process
• Stateless Design No data at desktop, no
  embedded OS
• High Security Flash memory ports are optional
  and can be turned off

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L Series Installs in Just 3 Easy Steps
Step 3 Install NComputing software on Host PC
directly or via imaging software (like Ghost)
Step 1 Connect L Series access terminal to the
employee monitor/mouse/keyboard
Step 2 Connect terminal to the network
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NComputing X Series

• Most popular solution for schools
• Just 70 per seat to add users to PC
• Hardwired connection up to 33 ft. from host PC
  to terminals
• Up to 3 users per PCI card
• Up to 2 cards per PC
• Max of 7 users per PC (1 on host, 6 on access
  terminals)
• Terminal services software on host PC enables
  simultaneous sharing and management of employee
  sessions
• Access terminal connections
• VGA (up to 1024x768 resolution)
• PS/2 keyboard
• PS/2 mouse
• Speaker output
• No separate power input required (supplied by PC
  through Cat 5/6 cable)
• USB ports on host PC can be assigned to
  individual users

PCI card
Access Terminal 1
Access Terminal 2
Access Terminal 3
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X Series Configuration
Note Four users can share a PC running with one
X300 kit. Seven users can share with
two X300 kits.
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NControl Enables Remote Control and Administration

• Control Mode
• Remotely monitor and control the keyboard, mouse
  and screen of any employee to collaborate
• Block a employee from access to ensure attention
  (screen is blanked and keyboard/mouse are
  disabled)
• Remote logoff, restart, or shutdown
• Remote updates and installation of software
• employees can be in multiple locations/tele-learni
  ng
• Presentation Mode
• Broadcast the teachers screen activities to one
  or more employees
• Broadcast one employees screen to a group of
  employees   
• FTP Mode
• Distribute to and collect files from employee
  computers

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NShield Protects Your Installation and Data

• Enables recovery of your host PCs hard disk
• Manual or automatic recovery is enabled by a
  reboot of the protected PC
• Very simple to install and use
• Recover applications, Windows system settings and
  data easily within just a few minutes
• Protects against viruses, malware/spyware, failed
  software installations, un-installations or even
  damage to the Windows OS files
• Great for computer labs where you want to reset
  the PC to a known-good state

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NComputing Eliminates PC Deployment Challenges
IDC, 2006
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NComputing Benefits
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Significant Acquisition and TCO Savings

• NComputing is about 1/2 the cost!
• Additional operational savings from
• 87 lower electrical usage
• 90 fewer PCs to support (5 vs. 50)

Assuming 200 Watts per PC, an all-PC deployment
uses 10,000 Watts/hr NComputing uses 1,225
Watts/hr (5 PCs x 200 Watts) (45 access
terminals x 5 Watts)
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Suggested Agenda

• Company Background
• IT Challenges in Education
• Solution Overview
• NComputing in Action
• Q A / Next Steps

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What Businesses Are Saying About NComputing

• The NComputing terminals are affordable,
  reliable, easy to deploy and add very little
  administrative overhead
• -- Bill Wynne, Support Supervisor, Valley
  Yellow Pages
• The L200 is a real alternative to industrial PCs
  for use in rough industrial environments. These
  devices are rock solid and just work!
• -- Sven Raab, IT administrator, Pollmeier
  Lumber
• by using NComputing, we lowered the computer
  costs for the WTO by 80 while providing the
  delegates with full computing access. The
  efficiency of the solution made the delivery of
  exceptional services look easy.
• -- Charles Kwan, Targa General Manager and
  WTO Project Lead

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World Trade Organization

• Challenge
• WTO conference (11,000 delegates) meeting at the
  Hong Kong Convention Centre
• IT had to build access points throughout the
  facility to enable organizers, delegates, and
  press access to Internet and conference info
• Solution
• Deployed 500 NComputing X300 units in delegate
  centre, press centre, Cyber Café, NGO center and
  public access areas/lounges
• Results
• Installed in fraction of the time
• Functioned flawlessly
• Cut electrical use 95
• Saved 80 on computer acquisition costs

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Pollmeier Lumber Mill

• Challenge
• Lumber mill creates sawdust, heat extremes,
  vibration that damages regular PCs
• Industrial PCs cost too much and require constant
  maintenance (e.g. change dust filters)
• Solution
• Pollmeier deployed standard PCs in administration
  building and L Series terminals on the mill floor
• NComputing devices have no fans to pull in dust,
  have high MTBF and are easy to manage
• Results
• 30 reduction in hardware costs
• Reduced IT time management costs

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Valley Yellow Pages, California

• Challenge
• Provide PC access for 500 account executives
  working in 45 branch offices at a very low cost
  of acquisition and maintenance
• Solution
• Deployed NComputing L Series terminals at the
  branches
• A single PC supports up to 10 account executives
  at the same time
• Results
• Provided computing access to all employees
• Minimized PC acquisition and support costs

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The NComputing Advantage

• More affordable (acquisition and support) than
  dedicated PCs and traditional thin clients
• Faster and easier to deploy than PCs or
  thin-clients
• Full Windows user experience with unique UXP
  extension
• Fits within existing PC architecture leverage
  existing software and management tools
• Highly secure and easy to manage stateless
  design
• Dramatically lower energy usage (5W)

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Suggested Agenda

• Company Background
• IT Challenges in Education
• Solution Overview
• NComputing in Action
• Q A / Next Steps

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QA / Next Steps

• Evaluate NComputing Today!
• Minimal cost to setup a pilot
• Easy to set up (3 easy steps)
• No infrastructure changes

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• Appendix

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X Series Installs in Just 4 Easy Steps
Step 2 Connect access terminal to the
employees monitor and peripherals

• Step 1 Install PCI card into the Host PC

Step 4 Install NComputing software on Host PC
directly or via imaging software (like Ghost)
Step 3 Connect access terminal to the PCI card
via standard cable
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Recommended Host Configuration
Number of Clients per Host
ITEM
SUPPORTED OS
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2630
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1620
1015
810
3.0GHzWith hyper threading
2.4GHzWith hyper threading
1.3GHz
P4 CPU
1) 2000 Professional2) XP Professional
Windows
3.6GHz 3.6 GHz
3.4GHz 3.4GHz
3.2GHz 3.2GHz
3.0GHz 3.0 GHz
3.2GHzWith hyper threading
1 Gbytes
512 Mbytes
512 Mbytes
Main Memory
5 Gbytes
4 Gbytes
3 Gbytes
2 Gbytes
2 Gbytes



Xeon CPU
1) 2000 Server2) Server 2003(Standard Edition
/ Enterprise Edition)3) Small Business Server
2003
3.6GHz 3.6 GHz
3.4GHz 3.4GHz
3.2GHz 3.2GHz
3.0GHz 3.0 GHz




Main Memory
6 Gbytes
5 Gbytes
4 Gbytes
3 Gbytes

3.0GHzWith hyper threading
2.4GHzWith hyper threading
1.3GHz
CPU
1) Suse 2) Xandros 3) Ubuntu 4) CentOS 5)
Linspire 6) Turbolinux (Japanese edition /10
version)
Linux
3.6GHz 3.6 GHz
3.4GHz 3.4GHz
3.2GHz 3.2GHz
3.0GHz 3.0 GHz
3.2GHzWith hyper threading
1 Gbytes
512 Mbytes
512 Mbytes
Main Memory
5 Gbytes
4 Gbytes
3 Gbytes
2 Gbytes
2 Gbytes
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L200 Access Terminal Close Up View