Desktop computing has evolved quite a bit over the years. Today, the average desktop PC now packs more computing power than a typical enterprise server from just a few years ago. With all of this computing power on tap, also comes the very real cost and environmental impact of fueling these systems and the waste produced by these systems once they are discarded as a result of obsolesce. Green Desktop was developed specially with education and the environment in mind.

Green Desktop utilizes Sun Ray display devices which allow schools to save energy costs by replacing conventional power hungry PCs. With Sun Ray Display devices you can save energy up to 90% over typical PC power usage. Deploying 10 Sun Ray Display devices will equal the power consumption of a single PC. In addition, the Sun Ray Display device uses only 4 watts of electricity, reducing power requirements and making it an eco-friendly choice.

A Sun Ray display device has no disk drive, DVD drive or fans. When discarded it has a significantly smaller circuit board, enclosure and power supply than a typical PC. Our basic Sun Ray 2 weighs less than one pound.

Green Desktop can reduced the real estate usage significantly because of the "hot-desking" feature of the Sun Ray display client. You can allocate 2-3 mobile workers to one cube. This reduces waste, power, cooling and other factors.

Green Desktop improves resource utilization. Processors can be shared among users. No longer is a 3 Ghz processor locked up in a box in the desk next to you while that person is absent or on vacation. In this shared environment, many users can be allocated to a small number of processors.

Save time and money by managing a few centralized servers instead of hundreds or thousands of desktops. By centralizing administration, Green Desktop reduces the overhead associated with PC-based hardware and application upgrades. The training of new users is accelerated, and the retraining of existing users is eliminated. And because desktops and applications are centrally administered and accessible from a variety of devices, multiple workstations are no longer needed, reducing capital expenses, maintenance, and associated support costs.

Going Green is an important step to fulfilling our responsibility to help the environment. But if the solution means that you have to spend more time and money then it just won’t fly. That’s why Green Desktop soars! But if the solution means that you have to spend more time and money then it just won’t fly. That’s why Green Desktop soars!