NComputing to double deployments in India this year

US-based provider of low-cost shared computing technology NComputing Inc is aiming at doubling its deployments in India to 400,000 by the end of the calendar 2009.

“Fifteen state governments are currently evaluating our devices to implement low-cost shared computing as part of the ICT school learning programme initiated by the central government. This is expected to benefit 10 million students across the country. Talks with them are in an advance stage,” Manish Sharma, vice-president (Asia Pacific), told Business Standard.

NComputing’s software creates virtual independent desktops inside a Windows or Linux PC, enabling up to 30 simultaneous users to run their own applications for Rs 4,000 per seat.

Sharma, who was in Hyderabad to participate in ‘e-India 2009’, said the privately-held desktop virtualisation company had a rich product road map on its existing products with more funtionalities and features.

“Currently, our devices work on Windows Server 2008. We are now working on adopting more open source software like Ubuntu and developing newer versions of our existing products, which will enable connectivity to USB and more peripheral devices. These products are being rolled out incrementally worldwide and we will be launching them in India in the next one or two quarters,” he said.