Blog Entries tagged 'education'

Happy Earth Day from Userful

cspence@userful.com — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:00:00 +0100

Happy Earth Day 2013! To celebrate Earth Day, we decided to take a look at our green stats and see the impact that Userful's sustainable computing model has had in enviromental savings over the past 11 years.

Since 2002, we've saved our customers over 779,853,322 kWh in energy savings, equal to taking 604,386 tonnes of CO2 out of the air!

Putting that into perspectiv [...]

Come visit Userful at BETT and CES 2012 - January 10-14

cspence@userful.com — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 07:00:00 +0100

Userful will be demonstrating our ultra-low-cost school computing solution at BETT 2012 in London, England from January 11-14th. We will be showcasing the next generation of our Userful MultiSeatTM solution which turns one Linux computer into multi [...]

Interview with Daniel Griffin, VP Multiplied Computing @ Computex 2011, Taiwan

cspence@userful.com — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 07:00:00 +0100

Daniel Griffin, Userful's VP Multiplied Computing, was interviewed recently at Computex 2011 in Taiwan. He explains the many benefits of our low cost computing solution and the positive impact it has had for improving education for school children around the world.

Userful will be at Computex 2011 Stand M0636 (May 31-June 4, 2011)

cspence@userful.com — Wed, 25 May 2011 07:00:00 +0100

Userful will be at Computex 2011 (Stand M0636) in Taipei, Taiwan from May 31st to June 4. Our team will be giving away free software licenses for our Userful MultiSeat software. HP, DisplayLink, and Goodway will also be at Computex demonstrating their USB zero client devices that are compatible with Userful MultiSeat.

The theme of this ye [...]

Userful makes the CRN Virtualization 100 List

cspence@userful.com — Mon, 23 May 2011 07:00:00 +0100

Our team at Userful is happy to announce that they've been named to the CRN Virtualization 100 list, the 'go-to' resource that VARs (Value Added Resellers) use to evalute the best virtualization products for their businesses. Virtualization is becoming a standard technology solution in industries across the world. According to the CRN Fast Growth Study, virtualization is the [...]

Making a Positive Impact on Youth Development in Latin America

cspence@userful.com — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 07:00:00 +0100

Userful representatives are currently attending the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Youth Development Conference today as part of their overall attendance at the prestigious IDB event in Calgary this week. Today's youth conference emphasizes the strategic importance of investing in young people in Latin America and the Caribbean to support poverty reduction and social inclusion efforts, as well as looking at the contribution young people can make in the development process as agents of [...]

Userful MultiSeat Linux - A Strong Commitment to Digital Inclusion in Latin America

cspence@userful.com — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 07:00:00 +0100

Userful is proud to be part of a number of Linux-based multiseat computing initiatives across Latin America that are having a substantial impact on digital inclusion and education for children.

Userful has made a strong commitment in Latin America and has been working as part of an inter-American collaboration, with regional partners and suppliers to provide robust technology solutions, including our contribution to the largest digital and social inclusion initiative in the world in Brazil.

The Userful MultiSeat Linux Solution in Latin America

cspence@userful.com — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 07:00:00 +0100

In honour of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors this week in Calgary, Alberta (March 25-28), as well as IDB's Youth for Development Conference, Earth Hour and World Water Day happening this week, the Userful team has decided to do a week of blogs that focus on our work in Latin America - and the positive impact our Linux multiseat solution is making [...]

Going to CeBIT in Hannover (March 1-5, 2011) this Year? Come Say Hello!

cspence@userful.com — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 07:00:00 +0100

Sean Rousseau, Marketing Manager for Userful, will be attending
CeBIT this year to speak about Userful and represent our company
at the Canada Pavilion.

If you're going to be there, let us know and we can set up a time for
you to meet with Sean to learn more about Userful. We'd love to show
you why Userful is the world's bestselling MultiSeat Lin [...]

A New Year and a Cool Video - Have a Look!

cspence@userful.com — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 07:00:00 +0100

First off, the team at Userful want to wish all of you a very happy 2011! At Userful, we're looking forward to another very exciting year and we will keep you abreast of our ongoing developments on this blog and around the web, on our website and also on our Facebook and Twitter sites. So make sure to check those out for the latest news, advice and offers from us.

Last week, Userful President and CEO, Timothy Griffin, attended the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2011) in Las Vegas [...]

Helping to Bridge the Digital Divide Continues with Our Newest Release: Userful MultiSeat Linux ...

cspence@userful.com — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 07:00:00 +0100

Well, after a very successful Beta release in November, the time has come to launch the official release of Userful MultiSeat Linux 2011! The software now turns 1 PC into 11, enabling up to 11 students to use different applications at the same time from one host computer. Each student is equipped with their own monitor, keyboard, and mouse. Our goal with Userful MultiSeat is to help schools quickly deploy large numbers of computer stations for a very low cost, whether in their [...]

Announcing Userful MultiSeat Linux 2011 - Beta Release!

cspence@userful.com — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 07:00:00 +0100

We've been listening to the needs of teachers and administrators around the world about how to improve their classroom computing experience. Today, we are proud to release a Beta version of Userful MultiSeat Linux 2011, which turns 1 Linux computer into 10 high performance, independent workstations. It also includes hundreds of free educational software applications, as well as a suite of tools for managing classroom computers. Some cool things about the software, aside from [...]

Making a Difference to School Children in Brazil

cspence@userful.com — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 07:00:00 +0100

Our mission at Userful is to connect the world through sustainable desktop computing. We work hard to achieve that every day. Here is an update of what we've been up to in schools in rural Brazil:

Notice how each student individually controls his or her own station and applications. To the students, it seems like they eac [...]