mateo california usa key people young song ceo number of employees approximately 200 website www.ncomputing.com ncomputing is a desktop virtualization company that manufactures hardware and software to create virtual desktops sometimes called zero clients or thin clients which enable multiple users to simultaneously share a single operating system instance . ncomputing based in san mateo ca is a privately held for profit company with offices in the united states singapore uk germany india korea poland russia and spain ; and resellers around the world . 1 contents 1 history 1.1 founding the company 1.2 financing 1.3 current growth 2 products 2.1 vspace client 2.2 n series n400 and n500 2.3 x series direct connect 2.4 l series ethernet connect 2.5 u series usb connections 2.6 m series multiple seats 2.7 vspace server software 3 operating system support 3.1 linux support 3.2 windows support 4 awards 5 competitors 6 criticism 7 see also 8 references 9 external links history edit founding the company edit in 2003 young song a former vp at emachines met german entrepreneur klaus maier formerly ceo of hydrapark who had spent more than ten years developing the core software on which ncomputing is based . 2 they formed a team to develop the complementary hardware in korea while the software was written in poland and russia . after they successfully launched the product and reached 10m revenue in two years the two founders decided to move its headquarters to silicon valley . stephen dukker former chairman of emachines joined ncomputing in august 2006 to lead the company together . 3 financing edit dukker introduced ncomputing to venture capitalists and technology journalists in september 2006 at demofall 06 . 4 by october 2006 ncomputing had raised 8 million from scale venture partners formerly known as ba venture partners . 5 in january 2008 the company raised a 28 million series b round of financing 6 led by silicon valley venture capital firm menlo ventures with participation from scale venture partners and south korea s daehong technew corp. in april 2012 the company raised a 21.8 million series c round of financing led by questmark partners with participation from existing investors . current growth edit the company was founded in 2003 and is the fastest growing desktop virtualization company in the world with over 20 million daily users in 140 countries . it has deals with 70 000 education and business organizations in 140 countries 7 including 5 000 school districts in the united states . ncomputing has shipped more than three million units overall 8 including 180 000 seats to provide one computing seat for every k 12 student in the country of macedonia . 9 ncomputing sells its solutions through value added resellers around the world . 10 as of 2010 the company has 200 employees worldwide . 11 products edit the neutrality of this section is disputed . relevant discussion may be found on the talk page . please do not remove this message until conditions to do so are met . april 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . october 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message an ncomputing thin client computer at a public library the combination of ncomputing hardware access devices thin clients zero clients and virtualization software vspace desktop virtualization software use the excess computing capacity of one pc or server to create multiple virtual desktops . 7 the company offers five product lines the x series l series u series m series and n series as well as an oem chip . vspace client edit vspace client for windows allows you to lower costs while adding new capabilities such as remote mobile and legacy pc access to ncomputing vspace deployments . extend the value of our easy to use but incredibly powerful vspace server desktop virtualization software to any windows pc laptop or netbook . n series n400 and n500 edit both versions of n series are only compatible with citrix s xenapp xendesktop or vdi in a box . n400 the n series entry level device the n400 is the thin client of choice for task workers and those workers with light multimedia needs . the n400 combines the proven horsepower of the 3rd generation numo 3 soc with the deep understanding of desktop virtualization to support full hdx sessions up to hd780p and uses server side rendering for video and flash video playback . n500 the workhorse of the n series family of thin clients the n500 provides the full multimedia capabilities demanded by knowledge workers and in other demanding environments . the n500 incorporates full clientside rendering for efficient playback of video content and uses server side rendering for flash video playback . it displays content up to full hd at 1080p . the n500 also provides options for dual display and wireless connectivity not available with the n400 . also powered by the numo 3 soc the n500 sets the new standard for price performance in the thin client market with its rich set of features and capabilities . also comes in wireless . for n series devices the price includes an enterprise bundle of 1 device license for vspace management center and 1 year of premium support . x series direct connect edit x series access devices connect via cat 5 cable to a pci card that is installed in a shared pc . the technology supports up to two pci cards . the maximum distance between the pc and an access device is 10 m 33 ft . the x series comes in kits which include one pc card and several access terminals depending on the specific product . 12 in a test published by computer aid international in april 2009 and conducted by three african universities the x300 turned out to be the preferred solution when setting up computer labs . 13 l series ethernet connect edit unlike the x series the ncomputing l series does not use a pci card . l series access devices connect each user s keyboard mouse other usb devices and monitor back to the shared pc over standard ethernet cables through a router or switch . an entry level server supports approximately 30 users . 14 the l series comes in kits that include ncomputing s vspace software and one access device . u series usb connections edit the u series are the simplest of all to connect because they connect into usb ports on the host computer and thus no network switches or pci cards are required . usb has an inherent distance limit . m series multiple seats edit the successor to the x series is the m300 which brings a new architecture and a new upper limit of 45 users per host pc 15 three client m300 kits . the m300 uses the numo 2 arm based soc system on a chip that provides hd video without excessive host side processing . 15 the m300 kit comprises three client devices one large and two small . the large client serves as a hub for the two small clients connected via stp and usb cables . each of these devices can attach a monitor a keyboard and a mouse . vspace server software edit ncomputing s vspace server virtualization software included with the hardware creates the virtual desktops in the shared pc by dividing the computer s resources into independent sessions that give each user their own pc experience . 7 the vspace software uses the company s proprietary display and communications protocol uxp to communicate between the shared computer and the user stations . uxp serves a similar purpose as microsoft s rdp and citrix s ica . in october 2015 vspace 8.3.x was released to public and upgrade is available for free of charge . operating system support edit linux support edit linux is supported through a version of vspace server for linux software . currently ncomputing offers support for ubuntu 12.04.1 . the vspace server software and hardware clients require registration after 30 days for product upgrade notification . 16 this software is proprietary and is not regularly maintained . the last update was in december 2012 . windows support edit windows is supported through a version of vspace server for windows software . the supported versions of windows include windows server 2003 r2 sp2 windows xp sp3 32 bit ; windows server 2008 sp2 windows vista sp21 32 bit ; windows server 2008 r2 sp1 windows multipoint server 2011 windows 7 sp1 both 32 and 64 bit windows 8 sp1 64 bit and windows server 2012 r2 . the vspace server software and hardware clients require registration after 30 days for product upgrade notification . 17 awards edit infoworld s 2010 green 15 award 18 frost & sullivan green excellence award thin clients 2008 19 gartner cool vendor client computing 2008 20 var business gold 5 start partner program winner 2008 21 it world canada top 5 business to watch 2008 22 red herring top 100 startups in north america 2008 23 wall street journal technology innovation award computing systems 2007 24 silicon valley business journal emerging technology green & clean finalist 2007 25 competitors edit ncomputing s hardware devices compete with traditional thin client companies such as wyse and hewlett packard and viewsonic sc u25 value vdi . in the education market ncomputing also competes with low cost laptop solutions such as olpc s xo laptop and intel s classmate pc . criticism edit ncomputing faces criticism over its alleged poor customer service handling and tendency to produce software updates later than scheduled as stated by customers on their support notice board . 26 27 28 29 see also edit windows multipoint references edit ncomputing inc. the next cheap thing a lesson in technology sharing ncomputing inc. demo ncomputing gets 8m for low cost computer workstations ncomputing raises 28m to spread cheap computers to poor a b c ncomputing passes two million seat milestone and innovates with breakthrough virtual desktops ncomputing scores big indian deal for thin client computers all macedonian students to use linux desktops ncomputing readies channel push conversation with ncomputing hr representative prediction ncomputing is the next google report on low power pc research project pdf . computer aid international . 2009 . p. 9 . 10 cool desktop computers zdnet reviews ncomputing m300 . retrieved march 30 2012 . vspace operating system support matrix knowledge base . ncomputing . 2014 03 07 . retrieved 2014 03 12 . ncomputing operation system support matrix andhra pradesh overcomes resource limitations with virtual desktops frost & sullivan recognizes ncomputing desktop virtualization solution for green computing excellence ; ncomputing virtual desktops can cut electricity use by 95 % ncomputing named cool vendor in client computing by leading analyst firm ncomputing inc. ncomputing channel partner program top 5 vendors to watch ncomputing red herring 100 top tech startups in north america 2007 technology innovation winners and runners up emerging tech award winners honored ncomputing poor very poor service community . community.ncomputing.com . retrieved 2014 03 12 . ncomputing poor service from n computing company community . community.ncomputing.com . 2012 08 14 . retrieved 2014 03 12 . ncomputing support for windows server 2012 community . community.ncomputing.com . 2012 11 26 . retrieved 2014 03 12 . ncomputing vspace for server 2012 release date community . community.ncomputing.com . retrieved 2014 03 12 . http community.ncomputing.com t5 community help feedback poor very poor service td p 2210 external links edit ncomputing website vspace education retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title ncomputing & oldid 732498440 categories computer companies of the united statesthin clientsremote desktop protocolsprivately held companies based in californiacompanies based in californiacomputer companies established in 20032003 establishments in californiahidden 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