Alternative Technology - Arrow ECS' Alternative Technology Group Signs Distribution Agreement with NComputing Inc.

NComputing basic desktops accredit up to 30 users to allotment a individual computer for beneath than $100 per user.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (Feb. 18, 2009) -- Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions, a business articulation of Arrow Electronics Inc. [NYSE: ARW], today appear its Alternative Technology accumulation has active an acceding with NComputing Inc., a arch provider of ultra-low-cost computing, to deliver NComputing’s X-series and L-series basic desktops to resellers in North America.

With added than one actor basic desktops awash in the accomplished two years, NComputing is a arch supplier of bargain desktop virtualization solutions. NComputing’s articles accredit a individual computer to be virtualized and aggregate amid several users to decidedly aerate accommodation after inhibiting anniversary user’s alone accretion needs. The X-series basic desktop band-aid from NComputing uses one watt of electricity, compared to 110 watts for anniversary computer. The L-series connects above a accepted Ethernet local-area arrangement for users that are added than 10 meters abroad from the aggregate computer. The solutions accept been deployed by businesses, factories, alarm centers, hospitals, retailers, schools and government agencies.

“Adding NComputing’s technology to our band agenda allows us to action a bargain accretion advantage in multi-user applications for a array of industries,” said Tom Zorn, controlling carnality president, Alternative Technology. “We are admiring to be able to action these solutions to our resellers.”

“Alternative Technology brings cogent approach and bazaar ability in bartering virtualization and thin-client markets, a able chump account focus and a acceptability for accouterment arch solutions," said Stephen Dukker, arch controlling administrator and administrator of NComputing. “As action users added accept our technology to abate their basic and operating costs by as abundant as 70 percent, Alternative Technology will prove to be a admired accomplice in acknowledging resellers that serve action users.”

NComputing’s artlessness and ease-of-use accept contributed to accelerated common accepting of its solutions. More than 40,000 organizations accept deployed NComputing to abate their accretion costs and electricity consumption. Ncomputing was presented with the Innovations Design and Engineering Award at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show for its anew appear X550 solution.

Resellers can apprentice added about NComputing by traveling to www.alttech.com or calling 800.544.7674 (United States) or 866.240.9991 (Canada).

Alternative Technology is a arch specialty benefactor of thin-client/server-based computing, bend infrastructure, virtualization, aegis and wireless solutions. Alternative Technology drives the boundless acceptance of leading-edge technologies by bridging the gaps amid articles and casework to break analytical business problems and alms multivendor solutions that accredit its reseller ally to abutment that demand. Alternative Technology is a accumulation of Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions.

About NComputing
NComputing Inc. was founded with the ambition of authoritative desktop accretion affordable for everyone. Headquartered in Redwood City, Calif., NComputing is a abreast captivated virtualization software and accouterments company. The company's award-winning patented technology acutely lowers desktop accretion costs, improves manageability, and reduces both activity burning and e-waste. For added information, appointment www.ncomputing.com.

About Arrow ECS
Arrow ECS, a business articulation of Arrow Electronics Inc. [NYSE: ARW], provides action and midrange accretion products, casework and solutions to value-added resellers, arrangement integrators, and absolute software vendors. Based in Englewood, Colo., Arrow ECS connects its barter to the world’s foremost technology suppliers, including HP, IBM, Sun Microsystems, EMC, NetApp, Hitachi Data Systems, and added arch accumulator networking, software, and aegis suppliers. Arrow ECS appear $5.4 billion in all-around action accretion band-aid sales in 2008. Visit www.arrowecs.com for added information.

Media Contacts
For Alternative Technology
Mark Rieger
ProAmericas Marketing & Public Relations
markr@proamericas.com
303-520-4524

For Arrow ECS
Dawn Small
dsmall@arrow.com
303-824-4188

For NComputing
Renee Deger
GlobalFluency
(650) 433-4153
rdeger@globalfluency.com

David Rand
NComputing, Inc.
drand@ncomputing.com