The 1 Watt Green PC:Reduce Electricity and E-Waste by 90%

INTEROP Mumbai

8th October 2009

Time: 3:30pm

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India’s Energy Gap Forces New Thinking

But there are 20x more PCs than Servers!

‘India’s power

generation

capacity 68%

below target in

FY09’Wall Street Journal

27/5/09

Energy gap continues

to widen….

…IT industry focuses on

datacenter efficiency

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How Much Electricity Does a PC Consume?

200 Watts or more

Old P3 Class Modern PC

110 Watts or more

So why is this a BIG deal??

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Because There are Nearly a Billion PCs in the World!

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The Impact of a so many PCs on the Environment

Consume > 20,000 MW of electricity

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The Impact of So Many PCs on the Environment

Generate 1.8 million metric tons of e-Waste

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The Impact of So Many PCs on the Environment

Emit 118 Million Metric tonsof CO2 emissions/year

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Impact of PC Growth in India

TODAY:

• 36 million PCs*

• About 30 people per 1 PC ratio

IN 10 YEARS:

• 100 million PCs

• About 12:1 ratio

IMPACT• ~ 2,000MW of Electricity needed

• 5 -7 power stations just to power the PCs!

* Source IDC Data Q1 2009

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Is

there a

better

way?

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Desktops are Now Mainframes

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The NComputing Approach

Maximize your investment in PCs by sharing their excess power with many users for as little

as $70 each.

Up to 11 users on a low-cost desktopHundreds of users on a server

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The 1 Watt Virtual Desktop

15 Million Daily Users

Rs. 2,500 to 3,500

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How It NComputing Virtual Desktops Work

NComputing vSpacedesktop virtualization

software creates virtual independent desktops inside one Windows or

Linux PC.

NComputing User eXtension Protocol (UXP) delivers an efficient, secure,

multimedia interface.

NComputing access devices are small,

silent, energy-efficient, reliable, and very

inexpensive.

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11 Users on the NComputing X550

� $364 (Rs. 17,000)Dell Vostro 200

� Core2 Duo 2.4GHz, 1G RAM, 80GB HDD(CPU at 65% of capacity)

� 11 users

� Multimedia

� Office productivity

� Presentations

� Internet

� Electricity(including PC & monitors)

� 241 watts total

� 22 watts per user!

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31 Users on the NComputing L-series

• $500 server

– Dell Inspiron 530Intel 2.4GHz Quad (Q6600) core, 500GB HDD, 3GB Memory

• 31 users running

• CPU usage at 63% of capacity

• Memory usage: 1.95 GB of 3GB RAM

• 25 Watts per user INCLUDING the monitor and server

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Greenest Computing on Earth

Cut Electricity 90%– Only use 1 to 5 watts of

electricity (compared to 110 watts for PCs)

– Radically cut electricity costs and carbon footprint

– Lower heat generation means cooler work area

No Obsolescence– Solid state device has 10 year

life and no moving parts to fail

– Only one PC to replace/upgrade and many users benefit

Reduce e-waste– NComputing devices only

weigh 100 grams (compared to 10 kg for PCs)

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Deployed All Over the World

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Won Many Prestigious Awards

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Impact on Global Education

Thailand Turkey Philippines

Korea India Japan

Brazil Korea China

Ghana

Taiwan

Malaysia

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Bring Computing to 1.8 Million Students in India

CHALLENGE

• Bring low-cost, low energy computing to 5,000 schools

• No reliable electricity

SOLUTION

• Deployed 50,000 NComputing seats in 4 just months

• Small generator to power 1,000 watt lab (all computing/light/fan)

RESULTS

• 1.8 Million students gained computer access

• $2M on NComputing saved $20M in power and support

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First Carbon Neutral Computing Lab – Canada

“This is about changing the way we think”- Gordon CampbellBritish Columbia Premier

“This is about changing the way we think”- Gordon CampbellBritish Columbia Premier

CHALLENGE� Engage students around “living green”� Student Idea: Turn computer lab “green”

SOLUTION� Replace old 28 PCs with a 4 EnergyStar

PCs� Install 24 NComputing virtual desktops� Plant 100 trees as carbon offsets

RESULTS� First carbon-neutral computer lab in

Canada� Electricity and emissions cut 90%� Award from the Canadian Govt.

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Impact on Commercial/SME/Govt

100s corporates

100s hospitals

100s colleges

100s retailers

100s govt. orgns

1000s iCafes

1000s business

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Carrefour – Distribution Centers

The largest hypermarket in the world turns to NComputing for reliability.

CHALLENGE

• Global retailer

• Reliable low-cost back-office computing in rugged retail distribution center environment.

SOLUTION

• NComputing L-series connected to PCs located in all Asian Distribution Centers

RESULTS

• >50% savings compared to dedicated PCs• Unprecedented reliability• Fewer service calls• Higher worker productivity

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ECOBANK – Branch Banking

Largest regional bank in West & Central Africa automates on a budget.

CHALLENGE

• Retail branch banking with limited or no PC support at the branches.

SOLUTION

• 7,000 NComputing X-series terminals sharing 700 local PCs

RESULTS

• High reliability• Fewer trouble calls• Extreme cost savings

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Obama-Biden ’08 Campaign OfficesRapid-response campaign requires rapid-response technology.

CHALLENGE

• Strong need for low cost and rapid deployment in field offices

• Immediate out-of-the-box turn-key productivity

SOLUTION

• Over 1,000 NComputing seats at 80 field offices

• 7 station X300 PCs pre-installed with Ubuntu Linux

RESULTS

• Fast setup, rock-solid reliable operation, lowest cost per seat possible

• Systems now donated to needy schools

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Potential Impact on Environment

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Summary

• Environmental/Energy Impact of PCs is HUGE

• Virtual Desktop Technology is

– Proven (15 million users)

– Low Cost (Rs. 2,500)

– Ultra Efficient (1 Watt)

– Easy to Deploy (5,000 schools in 3 months)

Business, Government, Schools Can All Benefit

AND Save the Environment!

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Thank You

Q & A

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For More Information

Please Visit: www.ncomputing.com

Contacts:

Suresh Kumar

India Manager

skumar@ncomputing.com

Raj Shah

CMO

rshah@ncomputing.com