Thin Clients
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Jolicloud to usher return of thin client
News Web ubiquity and emergence of netbooks that ride on maturing cloud platform will push thin clients mainstream, says Tariq Krim, founder of Linux OS maker.
Tags: Linux desktop OS, Notebooks and tablets, Thin clients, Apple Inc., Operating System, Netvibes, Jolicloud OS, Plug-in, Apple Macintosh, ASUS
Analysts: Thin clients remain niche
News Vendors such as HP and Citrix, are attempting to bring back the thin client model, which analysts say remains niche for now although enterprise acceptance is growing.
Tags: Thin clients, Citrix Systems Inc., Virtualization, International Data Corp., Singapore, Server, Thin Client, financial, industry, analyst
HP t5730w Thin Client
Reviews Designed for use with server-based desktops such as Terminal Services, Citrix and VMware View, HP's t5730w is an excellent mid-range device suitable for most office applications.
Tags: Citrix Systems Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., USB, remote desktop, Environment, Server, Thin Client, Microsoft Windows
Asian firms still like their desktops
News Despite rising popularity of notebooks and netbooks, desktops still have a place in region's consumer and commercial markets, say industry watchers.
Tags: Personal Computers, Sales strategy, Product marketing, Hewlett-Packard Co., International Data Corp., Asia-Pacific, Graphics, Notebook, Japan, Lenovo Group Ltd.
HP refines virtualized desktops
News HP has introduced software aimed at improving the user experience of thin-client desktops, in an effort to encourage enterprises to adopt desktop virtualization.
Tags: Virtualization, Data centers, Brand strategy, Desktops, Hewlett-Packard Co., Graphics, USB, remote desktop, Virtual Client Essentials, Session Allocation Manager
Thin-client makers ride Linux bandwagon
News Among those embracing the open-source operating system is a manufacturer that had previously rejected the penguin.
Tags: Thin clients, Linux
Services with a 'green'
Insight Though slowed by the economic downturn, NEC Asia is focused on greening its IT and growing its services business, gunning for big contracts such as Singapore's SOE, says CEO Kiyofumi Kusaka.
Tags: Outsourcing, Infrastructure/architecture management, Business applications, Leadership, Personal Computers, Servers, NEC Corp., Security, Mobile, India
Thin client computing comes of age
News Users say it's easier to manage and more secure.
Tags: Thin clients
Do thin clients make sense in your corporate security strategy?
Techguide When it comes to reliability and security, few people will argue that personal computing is at its peak. And it really doesn't matter what operating system or application software a PC runs; there will always be software flaws with the potential to cause problems.
Microsoft ships embedded version of SP2
News Microsoft said Wednesday that it is now ready with an embedded version of Windows XP Service Pack 2.
Tags: Windows XP
Wyse wants to put thin clients in the home
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Sun's second shot at thin clients
News In its second attempt at persuading companies to abandon their PCs, Sun Microsystems is taking a more accommodating approach.
Thin again
Insight Thin clients appear to be making a comeback, and one major reason this time is the potential of reducing desktop viruses.
HP Compaq t5720 Thin Client
Reviews The AMD-based t5720 is a welcome addition to HP Compaq's family of thin clients, but documentation needs to be improved.
Compaq beefs up thin-client offerings
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