<s>
Ndiyo	B-Protocol
was	O
a	O
not-profit	O
organisation	O
based	O
out	O
of	O
Cambridge	O
,	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
which	O
aimed	O
to	O
promote	O
networked	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
that	O
is	O
"	O
simple	O
,	O
affordable	O
,	O
open.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Ndiyo	B-Protocol
,	O
pronounced	O
nn-dee-yo	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
Swahili	O
word	O
for	O
"	O
yes	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
developed	O
an	O
ultra-thin	B-Device
client	I-Device
called	O
the	O
nivo	O
(	O
network	O
in	O
,	O
video	O
out	O
)	O
based	O
on	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
Linux	I-Operating_System
and	O
other	O
open-source	B-Application
software	I-Application
,	O
for	O
use	O
especially	O
in	O
developing	B-Application
countries	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
data	O
sent	O
to	O
the	O
clients	O
over	O
the	O
network	O
was	O
pixel	O
data	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
similar	O
approach	O
to	O
Virtual	B-Protocol
Network	I-Protocol
Computing	I-Protocol
(	O
VNC	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
allows	O
a	O
basic	O
PC	O
running	O
linux	B-Application
to	O
be	O
shared	O
by	O
many	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ndiyo	B-Protocol
Nivo	O
was	O
similar	O
in	O
concept	O
to	O
Sun	O
Microsystems	O
 '	O
Sun	B-Protocol
Ray	I-Protocol
virtual	O
display	O
thin	B-Device
client	I-Device
,	O
but	O
at	O
sub-	O
$100	O
and	O
using	O
only	O
2W	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
lower-cost	O
and	O
used	O
much	O
less	O
power	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
more	O
suitable	O
for	O
these	O
kinds	O
of	O
situations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
its	O
use	O
by	O
organisations	O
within	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
Ndiyo-based	O
systems	O
were	O
deployed	O
in	O
internet	O
cafes	O
in	O
Bangladesh	O
and	O
South	O
Africa	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Tanzanian	O
Schools	O
.	O
</s>
