Microsoft announced the release of Windows MultiPoint Server 2010. Windows MultiPoint Server 2010 allows multiple users to simultaneously share one computer using multiple screens. Each user individually controls his or her own station with an independent and familiar Windows computing experience. Windows MultiPoint Server 2010 is now globally available to OEMs and will be rolling out to Microsoft academic volume licensing customers on March 1. In addition, Microsoft is announcing new partnerships that create a strong global ecosystem of hardware companies that give customers a breadth of choices to buy and use Windows MultiPoint Server solutions.
Anthony Salcito, vice president of worldwide education at Microsoft Said,
We heard clearly from our customers in education that to help fulfill the amazing promise of technology in the classroom, they needed access to affordable computing that was easy to manage and use. That’s why we developed Windows MultiPoint Server — a solution that meets these needs and delivers an up-to-date, trusted Windows experience.
Bill Rust, research director at Gartner Inc Said,
Shared resource computing can multiply the number of student workstations available to schools, delivering more value while staying within the same budget. Teachers can better align computing resources with instructional strategies while deploying fewer fully configured computers and reducing workstation support liabilities.
NComputing also offer similar kind of solutions to schools and academic institutions using Linux and Windows operating system. NComputing will also incorporate MultiPoint Server across its product lineup. Hewlett-Packard, ThinGlobal, Tritton and Wyse also plan to build products based on the software.
Software vendors, such as AB Consulting, LanSchool Technologies and NetSupport Ltd., will also be developing applications that extend the Windows MultiPoint platform and provide teachers and students with access to classroom management and other education-focused technology.
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