Thursday, March 30, 2006: Intel Corporation has launched a Community PC platform to meet the needs of rural areas and communities in India. The Intel-powered Community PC platform is equipped to operate in a community setting while accommodating the varying environmental conditions prevalent in the country.
"Intel actively supports efforts to provide computer technology to places where it hasn't previously been available," said William M. Siu, Intel vice president and general manager of Channel Platforms Group. "Intel also collaborated with local hardware, software and service companies to deliver on the promise of the Community PC platform."
In order to address the issues of weather conditions such as heat, dust and humidity; and unreliable power sources, the Intel-powered Community PC platform has been developed to be a fully functional, expandable and shared-access computing solution. It also supports remote diagnostics and control features under low power requirements.
The chassis of the platform has been designed to withstand dusty conditions, varying temperatures and high humidity. It has a removable dust filter and integrated air fan to regulate the temperature of the motherboard. The PC is equipped with a customised power supply unit which comprises of an integrated power supply and a UPS unit, which allow the PC to maintain continuous load power in the event of a power outage. The total power consumption of all peripherals is less than 100 watts.
The platform also comes installed with a certificate-based access, allowing banks to verify the validity of installment payments against the purchase of the PCs.
Quelle: EFYTimes, 31.03.2006
