NComputing downsizes Australian office

The news, which came this month, will see the overall management of its Australian office in North Sydney moved back to Singapore while it makes some changes to its sales team.

Pamphilon, who was also the country general manager for Oceania was instrumental in opening the Sydney office in December last year and was with the company for 18 months.

He said the decision came as a complete shock because the company is rapidly expanding.

Pamphilon was involved in setting up distribution, channel partners, a partner program and early adopter customers and said that he 'wished them (NComputers) well with the new strategy.'

Manish Sharma, NComputing vice president of Asia Pacific, said: “While it is true that there are some changes in our sales team in the Sydney office, our commitment to A/NZ continues to strengthen.

“The team will be rebuilt in near future and we are already embarking on a strong channel centric strategy in the region. David Poke is now responsible for NComputing’s operations in the region.”

According to Sharma there are possibilities of some large and exciting projects fast surfacing with NComputing in Australia. He said the Asia Pacific region continues to grow at a rapid pace along with increasing success of the company in practically every region.

NComputing offers a range of devices that allow one computer to be shared between multiple users at a cost of $110-$330 per seat, plus screen and keyboard.

Similar virtual desktop arrangements are being adopted by larger organisations to simplify systems management by moving the processing power back into the data centre, but NComputing's approach can be readily implemented by small businesses or in classrooms.

In December last year, NComputing appointed Ingram Micro as its distributor in Australia, and asked the company's network of integrators and resellers to help them reach their target markets including education.

NComputing recently worked with Wodonga South Primary School in Victoria to upgrade its computers to support Wodonga's e-learning initiatives.