Inveneo

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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.{{cite news|last=Villano |first=Matt |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/13/us/13tech.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss |title=Wireless Technology to Bind an African Village – New York Times |location=Africa;Uganda |work=The New York Times |date=November 13, 2006 |accessdate=January 4, 2012}}{{cite web|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/146061/inveneo_braves_goats_killer_bees_for_it.html |title=Business Center: Inveneo Braves Goats, Killer Bees for IT |publisher=PC World |date=May 19, 2008 |accessdate=January 4, 2012}}{{cite web|last=Schwartz |first=Ephraim |url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/07/19/30OPreality_1.html |title=VoIP on a bike |publisher=InfoWorld |date=July 19, 2005 |accessdate=January 4, 2012}}{{cite web|last=Maney |first=Kevin |url=http://www.entrepreneur.com/growyourbusiness/portfoliocombusinessnewsandopinion/article188980.html |title=One Billion Laptops |publisher=Entrepreneur.com |date=January 4, 2008 |accessdate=January 4, 2012}}{{cite magazine|author=Cyrus Farivar |url=https://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2005/09/68796 |title=VOIP Phones Give Villagers a Buzz |magazine=Wired |accessdate=January 4, 2012 |date=September 12, 2005}}{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/kevinmaney/2006-05-30-third-world-market_x.htm |title=Tech entrepreneurs see profit in connecting next billion Internet users |work=USA Today |date=May 30, 2006 |accessdate=January 4, 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://blogs.zdnet.com/green/?p=899 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080327183336/http://blogs.zdnet.com/green/?p=899 |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 27, 2008 |title=Into Africa: Inveneo's low-power computing alternative |publisher=ZDNet.com |date=March 22, 2008 |accessdate=January 4, 2012}} The organization has developed an ultra low-powered computer, called the 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 were originally based on a reference design ION A603 mini PC by First International Computer and run AMD Geode CPU.{{cite web|last=Relph |first=Terry |url=http://reviews.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/desktops/0,1000000968,39303417,00.htm?r=1 |title=Inveneo Computing Station Review Overview in Desktops |publisher=ZDNet |date=December 31, 2011 |accessdate=January 4, 2012}}{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/18/AR2007071800053_pf.html |title=AMD project brings Web access to third world |newspaper=Washington Post |date=July 18, 2007 |accessdate=January 4, 2012 |first=Katherine |last=Walsh}}{{cite web|author=Inveneo Communication Stations vs 2B1 Children's Machines |url=http://www.olpcnews.com/prototypes/2b1/inveneo_communicatio.html |title=Inveneo Communication Stations vs 2B1 Children's Machines |publisher=OLPC News |date=September 19, 2006 |accessdate=January 4, 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS6428796596.html |title=AMD brings Linux to East Africans - News - Linux for Devices |website=www.linuxdevices.com |access-date=2 February 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130127214717/http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS6428796596.html |archive-date=27 January 2013 |url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUKWAL066754._CH_.242020070712 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090530231506/http://uk.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUKWAL066754._CH_.242020070712 |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 30, 2009 |title=FEATURE-Ugandan refugees go online |publisher=Reuters |date=July 12, 2007 |accessdate=January 4, 2012}}

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.[https://archive.today/20130128091835/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.{{cite web |url=http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/003163.html |title=Tools, Models and Ideas for Building a Bright Green Future: Inveneo |publisher=WorldChanging |date=February 22, 1999 |accessdate=January 4, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222060731/http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/003163.html |archivedate=February 22, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}