Expanding Computing Access to All Students

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Expanding Computing Access to All Students

• Education Solutions Overview
• January 30, 2007

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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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NComputing Background

• Our Vision
• Our Solution
• Enables a single PC to be shared by multiple
  students at once to lower IT costs for schools
• Our SuccessWe are the fastest growing Shared
  Computing company in the world and have hundreds
  of thousands of units deployed in over 40
  countries

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Schools Benefit from the NComputing Solution

• Hundreds of schools in the U.S. have deployed
  tens of thousands of NComputing
• products because the solution is
• Compatible
• Works with standard OSes, software and
  peripherals
• No in-depth re-training of IT staff, students or
  teachers is required
• Affordable
• Dramatically lowers technology acquisition costs
• Slashes ongoing maintenance costs
• Simple
• Easy to setup and secure resulting in a
  student-proof install
• Reduces the number of PCs, reducing HW
  obsolescence
• Efficient
• Enables more students to have one-to-one
  computing access
• Small, energy efficient terminals improve the
  learning environment

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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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Constrained Budgets Minimize Computing Access

• Students need access to computing so they can
• Learn valuable workplace skills with standard PC
  software
• Leverage educational software for personalized
  learning
• Access the world of information through the
  internet
• However, the high cost and complexity of
  providing PC access results in
• Students with only limited access to computing
  (PC lab or classroom)
• Outdated PCs that require constant maintenance

PCs are not nearly as commonas pencils in the
classroom
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Many Challenges Limit PC Deployments in Schools
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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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The NComputing Approach
NComputing resolves the challenges of deploying
dedicated PCs by enabling a single PC.
Host PC (Student 1)
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NComputing Technology Enables Shared 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 Desktop Extension Protocol delivers a
secure, multi-media interface
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Product Overview

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

PCI-based X300

• 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

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

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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
  Multiboxes)
• Terminal services software on host PC enables
  simultaneous sharing and management of student
  sessions
• Access terminal (Multi Box) connections
• VGA (up to 1024x768 resolution)
• PS/2 keyboard
• PS/2 mouse
• Speaker output
• No separate power input required (supplied by PC
  through UTP cable)
• USB ports on host PC can be assigned to
  individual users

PCI card
Multi Box 1
Multi Box 3
Multi Box 2
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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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X Series Installs in Just 4 Easy Steps

• Step 1 Install PCI card into the Host PC

Step 2 Connect Multi Box to the students
monitor and peripherals
Step 4 Install NComputing software on Host PC
directly or via imaging software (like Ghost)
Step 3 Connect Multi Box to the PCI card via
standard UTP cable
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X Series Minimizes Physical Plant/Infrastructure
Needs

• Multibox at student
• Powered by the Ethernet cable, so
• no additional electrical needed
• Generates no heat, hence no
• HVAC retrofits required

Only 1 network cable drop feeds 7 students --
dramatically reducing wiring costs/time
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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 student
  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
Note Up to 10 users can share a PC running a
desktop OS (Windows XP) and up to 30
users can share if the host hardware is a server
running a server OS.
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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
student monitor/mouse/keyboard
Step 2 Connect terminal to the network
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NControl Enables Remote Control and Administration

• Control Mode
• Remotely monitor and control the keyboard, mouse
  and screen of any student to collaborate
• Block a student from access to ensure attention
  (screen is blanked and keyboard/mouse are
  disabled)
• Remote logoff, restart, or shutdown
• Remote updates and installation of software
• Students can be in multiple locations/tele-learnin
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• Presentation Mode
• Broadcast the teachers screen activities to one
  or more students
• Broadcast one students screen to a group of
  students   
• FTP Mode
• Distribute to and collect files from student
  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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Sample PC Lab Architecture
In this example, just four host PCs are needed
for a lab with 24 students!
Student is playing a game in class
During Class Time, Playing a game
NControl can monitor student sessions, send
warnings, and even close the game window
NShield can protect data on the Host PC
Send a warning message to a student and close an
game window by using NControl
Virus or Loss of Data
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NComputing Eliminates PC Deployment Challenges
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NComputing Benefits
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Significant Acquisition and TCO Savings

• NComputing deployment is 1/3 the cost!
• Additional operational savings from
• 83 lower electrical usage
• 85 reduction in PCs supported

Assuming 200W per PC, an all-PC deployment uses
5,600 Watts/hr NComputing uses 812 watts/hr (4
PCs x 200W) (24 Xtendas x .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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What Schools Are Saying About NComputing

• We were able to deploy more than 200 computers
  at a fraction of the cost and that allowed us to
  go into every elementary school in our district
  and upgrade every classroom
• -- Tracy Smith, Fremont County School
  District
• The Xtenda X300 can be seen as a more cost
  effective way of providing schools with computer
  laboratories, while the performance can
  becompared to that of a normal client network
• -- Western Cape School System IT Report on
  NComputing
• It is really like having four separate
  computers. I highly recommend the Xtenda kit to
  expand computer resources at a much lower cost
  than purchasing complete computer systems.
• -- Greg Wise, Baltimore City School District

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North Carolina Schools

• 19 school districts in North Carolina have
  deployed NComputing systems

• Northampton
• Craven
• Nash-Rocky Mount
• Pender
• Brunswick
• Robeson
• McDowell

• Caswell
• Rockingham
• Dare
• Washington
• Currituck
• Lee
• Orange

• Pitt
• Madison
• Bladen
• Franklin
• Montgomery

• 2,500 NComputing systems have been deployed to
  support 10,000 students
• By using NComputing, the state of North Carolina
  saved over 4 million (compared to the costof
  purchasing individual PCs for each seat)

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Orangeburg School District, South Carolina

• Challenge
• Orangeburg School District (SC) only had a budget
  for 250 PCs but wanted to have 1,000 seats
• Solution
• District deployed 50 new PCs, upgraded 100 old
  PCs and installed NComputing X series
• Results
• 750 more students gained computing access
• District used extra budget for LCD monitors and
  wireless networking

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Fremont Joint School District, Idaho

• Challenge
• Rural Idaho school district had limited funding
  to replace the 240 aging computers in place
• Support staff could not keep up with calls placed
  from widely spread-out schools
• Solution
• District deployed 225 new seats of computing
  access from just 57 PCs with the NComputing X
  Series
• Results
• I would definitely recommend NComputing products
  to other school districts. Its a great way to
  get quality workstations to more students at a
  low price.
• --- Tracy Smith, Director of Technology

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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

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