LG Electronics Inc. and NComputing Inc. have partnered to produce a new category of LCD monitors, the LG SmartVine N-series, which integrates NComputing's virtual desktop technology.

LG Electronics will bring its high-volume scale and 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.

SEOUL, South Korea, and REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 18, 2009 – Global electronics innovator LG Electronics and NComputing, the world leader in virtual desktops, today announced a strategic partnership to produce a new category of LCD monitors that integrates NComputing’s virtual desktop technology.

Analysis: This does several things:
-- Enables LG to get into the computing business without having to build low-margin PCs
-- Gives LG an edge as a cloud computing takes off and users access computing resources from a range of devices (e.g., smartphones)
-- Gives NComputing a powerful, global partner to sell its virtual desktop technology to businesses worldwide (LG shipped over 15 million monitors last year)
-- Marks the first OEM deal in NComputing's bid to be the technology powering cloud computing

Computing has partnered with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) to provide 500,000 computers to primary and secondary schools in 60 developing countries by 2012.

NComputing, a provider of ultra low-cost computing technology, developed the program jointly with the UNDESA Global Alliance for ICT Development (GAID).

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