LG, NComputing to offer virtual desktop technology

NEW DELHI, INDIA: LG Electronics and Ncomputing announced a strategic partnership to produce a new category of LCD monitors that integrates NComputing’s virtual desktop technology.

LG Electronics will bring its global distribution network to the alliance, while NComputing will contribute its hardware and vSpace virtualization software. The sub-$200 computing solution will further drive the acceleration towards desktop virtualization and 'cloud computing' in which computing is centralized and done over the web.

“The NComputing-LG partnership will significantly cut the high cost of computing for businesses, schools and government,” said Stephen Dukker, Chairman and CEO, NComputing. “We are delighted to work with one of the largest and most respected electronics companies in the world to bring our computing solutions to everyone.”

Customers are increasingly turning to desktop virtualization, software as a service (SaaS), and Web-hosted applications to lower their IT costs. NComputing estimates that customers for LG SmartVine N-series monitors with embedded NComputing desktop virtualization technology can lower their computer hardware costs by 60 percent, maintenance costs by 70 percent, and electricity costs by 90 percent. The LG monitors work with both Windows and Linux computers.

“Our customers are taking into account not just the purchase price of computing, but also long-term costs connected to IT support, maintenance and electricity,” said Ron Snaidauf, vice president of commercial products, LG Electronics USA Business Solutions. “Combining NComputing technology with our market-leading monitors creates the optimal solution for today’s cost-conscious businesses.”

LG Electronics is embedding NComputing virtualization circuitry inside the new SmartVine N-series monitors. Users connect their keyboards and mice directly to the monitor, which then connects to the host PC via a standard cable. An NComputing X550 PCI Card Kit with vSpace software enables the host PC to connect to five additional monitors. With two kits, a total of 11 users can share one PC.