Inveneo

Inveneo is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in San Francisco with focus on Information and Communication Technologies for organizations supporting underserved communities in the developing world, mostly in Africa. [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/13/us/13tech.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Wireless Technology to Bind an African Village - New York Times ] ] [http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/146061/inveneo_braves_goats_killer_bees_for_it.html PC World - Business Center: Inveneo Braves Goats, Killer Bees for IT ] ] [ [http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/07/19/30OPreality_1.html VoIP on a bike | InfoWorld | Column | 2005-07-19 | By Ephraim Schwartz ] ] [ [http://www.entrepreneur.com/growyourbusiness/portfoliocombusinessnewsandopinion/article188980.html One Billion Laptops - Entrepreneur.com ] ] [ [http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2005/09/68796 VOIP Phones Give Villagers a Buzz ] ] [ [http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/kevinmaney/2006-05-30-third-world-market_x.htm Tech entrepreneurs see profit in connecting next billion Internet users - USATODAY.com ] ] [http://blogs.zdnet.com/green/?p=899 Into Africa: Inveneo’s low-power computing alternative | GreenTech Pastures | ZDNet.com ] ] The organization has developed ultra low-power computers, called Inveneo Computing Station, as well as a VoIP-enabled unit called the Inveneo Communication Station, and a hub server, all of which are designed to run on a 12-volt power supply. The Inveneo Computing and Communication Stations are based on a reference design ION A603 mini PC by First International Computer and run AMD Geode CPU. [ [http://reviews.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/desktops/0,1000000968,39303417,00.htm?r=1 Inveneo Computing Station Review Overview in Desktops Reviews at ZDNet.co.uk - Page 1 ] ] [ [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/18/AR2007071800053_pf.html AMD project brings Web access to third world - washingtonpost.com ] ] [ [http://www.olpcnews.com/prototypes/2b1/inveneo_communicatio.html OLPC News: Inveneo Communication Stations vs 2B1 Children's Machines ] ] [ [http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS6428796596.html AMD brings Linux to East Africans ] ] [http://uk.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUKWAL066754._CH_.242020070712 FEATURE-Ugandan refugees go online | Reuters ] ]

In addition to ultra low-power computers and servers, Inveneo has also created long-distance wireless (WiFi) Local-Area Networking (LAN) gear and its own open-source operating systems for its desktop and server products (based on Ubuntu).

The organization focuses on finding, training, and certifying local partners who can install, service, and support the rural installations quickly and at a much lower cost than flying in Inveneo engineers.

Inveneo also helped to set up a communication system for relief workers after Hurricane Katrina. [ [http://www.linux.com/articles/49035 Linux.com :: Inveneo lights up Bay St. Louis ] ] Jamais Cascio, a co-founder of WorldChanging, featured Inveneo in July 2005. [ [http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/003163.html WorldChanging: Tools, Models and Ideas for Building a Bright Green Future: Inveneo ] ]

ee also

*One Laptop per Child
*Wayan Vota

References

External links

* [http://www.inveneo.org Inveneo.org]
* [http://wiki.inveneo.org Inveneo wiki]

Media

* [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/16/BUA712BH1O.DTL Solar-powered Wi-Fi a gift to Senegal]
* [http://towardfreedom.com/home/content/view/1381/1/ Toward Freedom - Internet Access Fuels Development in War-Torn Uganda]
* [http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/008529.html Worldchanging Interview: Inveneo]