Lenovo gets EPEAT Gold

Lenovo reinvigorated the desktop PC space with the ThinkCentre A61e ultra small form factor desktop, says Deccan Herald.

The ThinkCentre A61e desktop marks Lenovo's first product with Epeat Gold status. Operated by the Green Electronics Council, Epeat ranks products on a variety of environmental attributes from energy-efficiency to the recyclable use of materials.

Many organisations use this tool to help make purchasing decisions. Recognised for its environmental attributes, ThinkCentre A61e desktop uses up to 90% reusable materials as well as 90% recyclable packaging. It also can be powered by an optional solar panel.

Acer is taking aim at Japan this year as a key place to grow its booming business, reports InfoWorld.

The Taiwanese company plans to extend its business model of working closely and sharing profits with distributors to Japan, where companies such as Sony and Toshiba dominate the market, Acer chairman JT Wang told local media in Taipei.

Acer also plans to release new products in the second or third quarter of this year aimed at ultra-mobility and the low-cost segment of the PC market, Wang said.

NComputing CEO Steve Dukker doesn't just subscribe to the belief that the average PC packs more processing power than the average end-user needs, he's built his company's product line of virtual PCs around it, says InfoWorld.

"I'm not saying that the PC is dead, [but] there's a very large portion of the market that has no need for basically 80% to 90% of the power that's delivered in today's desktop," he says.

An evolution of the thin client model, NComputing's technology enables as many as 30 users to simultaneously run virtualised Windows or Linux desktop sessions from a single standard PC.