Aleutia Computers Ltd. (pronounced ''al-oo-sha'') is a privately owned computer manufacturer based in London, United Kingdom. Its product range consists of low-power desktop and server computers. Its products are used in the developing world and as original base designs for externally branded products. Its computers have been purchased by

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, and the

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. All computers come with the option to ship a version of

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, alongside the mainstream choice of

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History

Aleutia was founded in

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by Michael Rosenberg in October 2006, motivated by the unreliability, inefficiency, and expense of the

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PCs in the

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he had set up in

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in the summer of 2006. Its first product was the E1, which was introduced for public sale in October 2007, was a fanless, low-power computer targeting the need for energy efficient computers in Africa. This was followed by the E2 in 2008 whose YouTube video attracted 2.3M views. In 2015, at Intel's Developer Forum in San Francisco, Aleutia launched its R50 Computer, a fanless Intel Core i5-based system with a unique hybrid enclosure of CNC machined copper and aluminium to maximize heat dissipation and enable computing in the most challenging environments. Aleutia also launched an off grid kiosk for charging tablets in African classrooms as well as a prefabricated Solar Classroom that was rolled out across Kenya. Aleutia was acquired b
Captec
a manufacturer of industrial computers, in June 2019.

Clients

Aleutia supplies the T1 computers used as

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servers in every

store in the

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and

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running Omnico Hospitality software. A project being run by the

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to provide ICT to all Ugandan schools has chosen the T1 over the

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due to the T1's fan-less design. According to the

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, this has been rolled out to 137 schools in Uganda. The Ethiopia ConnectED project aimed to "build a solar-powered computer learning center that integrated the technology, theories of change, and pedagogical practices from the Hole-in-the-Wall,

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, and One Laptop Per Child initiatives." Aleutia supplied T1 PCs running

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, along with LED monitors, and solar kits. Aleutia was the technology supplier to Varkey Foundation for its DFID-funded programme Making Ghanaian Girls Great, with distance learning enabled at 144 rural schools in rural Ghana. Aleutia supplied the hardware and "eClinic" software used on the ground by the "Access to Basic Care" (ABC) programme, which runs 12 healthcare clinics in

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. Aleutia's computers were used in the

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refugee camp in Kenya in 2017 in partnership with

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References

External links

* {{official website, www.aleutia.com Computer companies established in 2006 Computer companies of the United Kingdom Computer hardware companies Linux-based devices Nettop Privately held companies of the United Kingdom