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whitepaper Novell Case Study: Windsor Unified School District0000-00-00 Novell
  Windsor Unified School District is comprised of seven schools, four of which are California distinguished schools, and has 5,200 students and 250 teachers and staff. Windsor Unified School District had a mixed Microsoft Windows and Macintosh environment that was proving too costly to maintain. Upgrading this combined environment would cost more than $100,000 and consume too much of the district's limited IT budget. The district wanted to find an alternative approach to improve the computing options for its students and staff, while also keeping costs under control. After evaluating ways to reduce IT costs, Windsor Unified School District decided to standardize its environment on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server with thin-client desktops running SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop.

Tags: Desktop Client OS, Server Platforms - OS		   
whitepaper Enterprise Document Assessment: The Path From TCO to Business Flexibility2007-03-26 Ricoh
  Most enterprises have already made the transition from focusing on acquisition cost to considering Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) when evaluating a business solution. With the convergence of document management technologies, enterprises have an opportunity to make significant reduction in this area of under-measured and under-managed corporate expense. Industry analysts estimate up to 40% cost reduction is possible by addressing total document costs. While TCO models exist, their value is limited unless an organization can also establish a concrete understanding of its own actual document costs.

Tags: Network Technologies, Client System Hardware, Security Administration, IT Budgeting		   
whitepaper Model-Based Testing of Thin-Client Web Applications and Navigation Input2007-03-11 Radboud University Nijmegen
  It is a trend to use a browser as the universal graphical interface in many new applications. As a consequence the application inherits browser navigation as parts of its interface. Typical browser actions are the use of the back- and forward-button and the cloning of windows. Since it is easy to forget or misunderstand the consequences of this aspect in the construction of a program, it is very desirable to test it, preferably with an automatic model based test tool. Hence a specification including browser navigation is needed. This paper introduces a transformation to lift the specification of the behavior of a program to a specification including the browser navigation. Only exceptions to the general behavior need to be specified explicitly.

Tags: Software Development Tools		   
whitepaper HP Compaq Thin Clients2006-01-01 Hewlett-Packard (HP)
  More and more organizations are recognizing the benefits of thin client server computing (TCSC). Thin clients deliver a desktop experience in work environments where end users have a well-defined set of tasks. Above all, they offer:
  • Fast, convenient access to applications
  • Rapid, centralized deployment of new applications
  • Controlled, secure environment with no removable media, reducing the risk of viruses and product or data theft
  • Simplified client architecture and reduced hardware maintenance costs
  • Server utilization optimized by load-balancing features that automatically route user sessions to the server with the lightest load
  • Improved, simplified manageability, reducing the workload for IT staff
  • Enhanced security and backup
  • Software from Microsoft and Citrix that delivers an ideal TCSC solution
This document helps you evaluate HP thin client offerings, including key features and benefits. In addition, it offers an overview of TCSC components and provides sample scenarios showing how thin clients can meet various business needs.

Tags: Management, Enterprise Planning, IT Budgeting, IT Budgeting, Management		   
whitepaper Transformer Manufacturer Optimizes IT Management Costs With Thin Client Solution0000-00-00 Microsoft
  Hical Magnetics designs and manufactures professional-grade transformers used in telecom, datacom, power, and automotive applications. The company faced a challenge from overseas manufacturers that enjoyed a lower cost base. Hical needed to minimize its operating costs to stay competitive. The company had made significant investments in its IT infrastructure and realized that increasing its Return On Investment (ROI) while also managing future IT spending would provide increased competitiveness. In addition, Hical wanted a solution that would ensure adequate intellectual property protection. The company opted for a thin client - based IT model using Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Terminal Services.

Tags: Server Platforms - OS, IT Budgeting		   
whitepaper Manufacturer Gains 2-Sigma Improvement, Raises Productivity With Thin Client Solution0000-00-00 Microsoft
  By deploying thin client devices that connect to Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Terminal Server, the GE Medical Information Technologies manufacturing group was able to increase uptime and efficiency by 50 percent, reduce errors by 50 percent, and free up more space on the manufacturing floor to increase revenue potential. In addition, with the Microsoft Windows Active Directory directory service, workers can move to any station on the floor without requiring changes to the client, which provides the flexibility to quickly meet changing market needs.

Tags: Server Platforms - OS, Data Infrastructure		   
whitepaper A SCORM Thin Client Architecture for E-Learning Systems Based on Web Services2007-01-01 Idea Group
  This paper proposes an architecture of e-learning systems characterized by the use of Web services and a suitable middleware component. These technical infrastructures allow the user to extend the system with new services as well as to integrate and reuse heterogeneous software e-learning components. Moreover, they let one better support the "Anytime and anywhere" learning paradigm. As a matter of fact, the proposal provides an implementation of the run-time environment suggested in the Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) to trace learning processes, which is also suitable for mobile learning.

Tags: Education, Internet and Web		   
whitepaper Why Use ACP's Thin Client Software ThinManager?2006-12-18 Automation Control Products
  Each session running on the terminal server is displayed on a client connected to the server via a standard Ethernet network. Keyboard and mouse activity is sent back to the corresponding session on the terminal server. The terminal server then processes the commands and generates the graphic screen update, which is passed back to the client. This makes the terminal server session virtually indistinguishable from a PC session. If the client is a full-blown PC it is called a "Fat client". Fat clients require a standard operating system, maintenance, security patches and updates. But because the application processing has been split from the user interface, the client could also be a machine with very limited resources.   
whitepaper Charter School Students Learning With HP Thin Clients2006-10-01 Hewlett-Packard (HP)
  National Heritage Academies in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, North Carolina and New York needed to deploy a flexible, scalable computing platform that minimized IT support and service and centralized control over systems and applications, while maintaining acceptable performance levels. NHA purchased over 3,000 HP t5720 Thin Clients, with ongoing plans to purchase 150 additional units for each school as it is opened.

Tags: Client System Hardware, Storage Hardware		   
whitepaper Thin Clients or Fat Clients?: Altiris Has Management Solutions for Both2006-09-05 Altiris
  Thin clients are computers that depend on servers for storage and most services. Thin clients typically do not have disk drives, USB devices, or other persistent storage that could store or introduce malware. Because their operating systems are available from a shared, centrally managed server, there are few pieces of software to manage. These factors reduce security risks and can improve some aspects of manageability. As with any technology, there are drawbacks. Thin clients are highly dependent on network performance and centralized servers that can introduce a potential single point of failure, and thin clients aren't feasible for some types of workers, such as mobile employees.

Tags: Management