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Managed Application Delivery - Is Thin Client the Best Answer? (podcast)

whitepaper Are you considering thin clients and wondering if they are right for you? Thin clients and server-based computing are only one option available today. Download this Intel Webcast in podcast format! Learn how new models of application delivery are...

Tags: thin clients, centralized, models, virtualization

[14 May 2008]

Sun Microsystems Case Study: West Bay Semiconductor Inc.

whitepaper West Bay engineers found the Sun Ray ultra-thin client delivered equivalent performance to their desktops, specifically their Ultra 60 workstation. Based in Vancouver, BC, Canada, West Bay Semiconductor is focused on making the high-density optical...

Tags: workstations, optical, sun microsystems, networking

[11 Apr 2008]

Thin Client Solves Weighty Student Record Problem in California

whitepaper Sierra Systems proposed an innovative thin client architecture. Java applets, servlets and Java Server Pages provided Client functions. California School Information Services (CSIS) was created with a mandate to help local education agencies (LEAs...

Tags: thin clients, client, education, reporting

[10 Apr 2008]

Improving Web Browsing on Wireless PDAs Using Thin-Client Computing

whitepaper An alternative approach is handheld thin-client computing, in which the web browser and associated application logic run on a server, which then sends simple screen updates to the PDA for display. This paper presents the first experimental study to...

Tags: mobile - wireless communications, client, pdas, browsing

[10 Apr 2008]

Web Browsing Performance of Wireless Thin-Client Computing

whitepaper An alternative approach is wireless thin-client computing, in which the web browser runs on a remote thin server with a more reliable wired connection to the Internet. A mobile client then maintains a connection to the thin server to receive...

Tags: application servers, client, clients, connection

[10 Apr 2008]

Saving - In Data Transmission as Well: WebWasher Reduces the Data Burden on Sparkasse Rugen’s Thin-Client Network

whitepaper The Sparkasse savings bank in Rugen has opted for a thin-client solution for its regional network in order to make optimal use of its existing 64KB data lines for planned expansions. To avoid the constant retransmission of graphic image content...

Tags: thin clients, clients, terminal, terminal server

[10 Apr 2008]

A Graphical User Interface Toolkit Approach to Thin-Client Computing

whitepaper Implementers of network-centric applications typically rely on the limited capabilities of HTML, employing proprietary "plug ins" or transmitting the binary image of an entire application that will be executed on the client.

Tags: thin clients, client, image, develop

[10 Apr 2008]

Thin Clients: Selecting the Right Desktop Strategy for Your Organization

whitepaper While cost has been the major factor touted by many thin client proponents, these machines can also improve security, manageability, and simplicity. Thin clients can offer significant advantages when properly deployed.

Tags: thin clients, clients, practices, client

[10 Apr 2008]

Thin Clients: A Cost-Effective Way to Improve Security

whitepaper In contrast with a typical PC that may download applications via a client/server environment, thin clients are fully dependent on servers: all data and applications are stored on servers. Enterprise thin clients can offer organizations an...

Tags: thin clients, clients, achieve, client

[10 Apr 2008]

The Thin Guide to Windows 2000

whitepaper Using the multi-user capabilities of Terminal Services, a feature in Windows 2000 Server family of products (Server, Advanced Server, and Datacenter), organizations can deliver the benefits of the Windows 2000 Professional desktop client software...

Tags: application servers, windows nt, upgrade, desktop

[10 Apr 2008]

Thin Client Solution for Pan-European Company With Offices in London and Italy

whitepaper Morse first investigated and gained an understanding into the customer's operational requirements for deploying Citrix and Windows Terminal Server technology, including potential costs and migration strategies.

Tags: thin clients, terminal, citrix, terminal server

[04 Apr 2008]

Sun Case Study: Ligare Book Printer

whitepaper Ligare Book Printer required a cost-effective secure remote access solution that provided cross-platform support and centralized administration for Oracle e-business applications via a thin-client network.

Tags: book, manufacturing, printer, sun ray

[03 Apr 2008]

NetApp Is a "Perfect Fit" for National's Showcase Thin-Client Architecture

whitepaper As an advocate for thin-client computing, National Semiconductor was determined to deploy a successful thin-client implementation. The company had put in place virtually all the critical elements of a thin-client architecture, but there were...

Tags: thin clients, file, client, network appliance

[02 Apr 2008]

Thin clients the route to skinny emissions?

News Thin clients have already reduced global CO2 emissions by 166,521 tonnes over the last four years - the equivalent of 504 return flights from London to New York -according to research produced by the Fraunhofer Institute in Germany for thin-client...

Tags: pc, thin client, co2

[28 Mar 2008]

Back to the Future: Virtualization Pushes Thin Client Computing Into the Enterprise Mainstream

whitepaper Finally, emerging technologies, such as virtualization, are enabling thin clients to move into the mainstream and businesses to reap the broad range of benefits which are associated with the thin client and server-based computing model.

Tags: virtualization

[27 Mar 2008]

Citrix Systems Case Study: Energy Resources of Australia Limited

whitepaper MetaFrame gave the ability to centrally deploy and manage applications across several locations, and to roll out thin client devices, important benefits in our rugged mining operations environment. Energy Resources of Australia Limited (ERA) is the...

Tags: thin clients, edition, location, windows nt

[08 Mar 2008]

Virtual PC-Type Thin Client System

whitepaper NEC has developed VirtualPCCenter, a thin client system with a completely new concept that virtualizes integrates entire personal computer environments on servers, and also developed the US100, a dedicated terminal for the system.

Tags: desktop systems - pcs

[29 Feb 2008]

Speed Complex Application Deployments and Upgrades, While Reducing Costs

whitepaper Alamance Regional Medical Center, wanted to manage 75 applications for 2,200 PC and thin client users, while accelerating deployments and upgrades and reducing costs. Alamance Regional Medical Center, which serves central North Carolina, was named...

Tags: virtualization

[29 Feb 2008]

Best Practice Recommendations for the Use of Hardware and Operating System Virtualization in the Creation of New Virtualization Solutions

whitepaper Many organizations today are interested in deploying a machine virtualization solution and are looking for a primer on the basic technology options that are available and their relative benefits and limitations.

Tags: infrastructure management

[29 Feb 2008]

Get Rich or Get Thin: The Secure Client

whitepaper Jeff Moriarty, CISSP Security Program Manager, presents Intel's solution to prevent Information Risk and Security

Tags: processors

[15 Feb 2008]

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