LG Electronics, NComputing Join Forces to Create Industry's Lowest Cost Workstations for Desktop Virtualization and Cloud Computing.

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LG to Embed NComputing Technology Into New SmartVine N-series Monitors

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA and REDWOOD CITY, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 06/18/09 -- 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.

LG Electronics, which shipped more than 15 million monitors last year, will bring its high-volume scale and global distribution network to the alliance, while NComputing will contribute its award-winning hardware and vSpace(TM) 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.

"The NComputing-LG partnership will significantly cut the high cost of computing for businesses, schools and government," said Stephen Dukker, chairman and CEO of NComputing. "We are delighted to work with one of the largest and most respected electronics companies in the world to bring our computing …