Thin Clients: A Simple, Low-Cost Solution

Thin clients are a simpler and easier way to deliver the productivity and application flexibility of a PC without the PC downsides of high service costs, low reliability, and short product life. They are a highly-simplified alternative to the typical network PC – no hard drive, floppy drive, or software – but unlike dumb terminals, thin clients can attach to Windows hosts, Unix hosts or legacy systems, and have the look, feel, and flexibility of a PC.

Remote Application Execution

Thin client/server-based computing is a technology that allows users to remotely execute applications using a wide range of devices over virtually any type of network connection. Applications run entirely on the server. Administrators do not have to install applications on each desktop computer. Instead, the application is installed once on the server, and the clients automatically have access to the software through the thin client.

Thin Client Benefits That Count

Thin clients have low bandwidth requirements because only keystrokes, mouse clicks, and screen updates are transmitted. Because thin clients are designed with no moving parts that can break down or lose data, they deliver greater data security and virus resistance and have significantly increased reliability compared to a PC. They are quieter, easier to deploy, and simpler to manage remotely, which greatly reduces maintenance, management, and upgrade costs in comparison to a PC.

The Best of Both Worlds

According to Wyse Technology, "the move to add thin-client/server solutions to enterprise networks is an evolution, not a revolution. Many people will continue to need the flexibility, expandability, and power of a PC, but many do not. And adding thin clients can provide the enterprise with the best of both the mainframe / terminals and the networked-PC worlds. Thin-client solutions can simplify IT management, save the enterprise money*, and provide users with the computing solutions that are most appropriate for their jobs."

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*Thin clients are the least expensive to buy, costing less than either network computers or NetPCs, and the least expensive to maintain, costing an estimated $1,258 annually, 57 percent less than the lowest estimate for maintaining a PC, according to the Gartner Group.

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