Shared access may be a little closer to BOP

Ashok Ramachandran — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 09:20:07 -0500

Lauren, thanks for your insighful comments.

Yes, this still not within the reach of BOP from the point of view of individual ownership. However, the cost of shared access could come down significantly. Browsing centers and Internet Cafe's may slash per hour charges. Public libraries and schools may be able to afford more PCs within their limited budget.

Making Low Cost PCs Work for SMEs

Lauren Abendschein — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 13:52:04 -0500

Mobile phone companies have found innovative ways to give consumers at the bottom of the pyramid the services they need in a cheap, barebones way that takes few resources or knowledge to use. Despite efforts to tailor designs to the BOP in a similar way, the makers of cheap PCs are far from penetrating the market with the depth of cell phone technology. Novatium has recently rolled out a server-based PC that offers an answer somewhere in-between the two – the question is: how to reach the BOP?

Nova netPC is a network computer, designed on a completely new hardware platform without using any of the typical PC or thin client components. Check out “Novatium unveils pilot of low-cost PC” in the newsroom for more info.

The technology addresses a number of important issues for SMEs in emerging markets:

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Shared access may be a little closer to BOP

Making Low Cost PCs Work for SMEs