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Client
Thin
Client, Server Based Computing, Network Computing
Network
Computing
The
term network
computing denotes computers working together over a network,
as opposed to independently operating computing. It later came
to have a specific technical meaning, denoting a graphical form
of remote computing. It retains its more general meaning, however,
in commercial IT circles.
As
computer
networking protocols became part of increasing numbers of
commercial systems in the 1980's, the term "network
computing" became increasing redundant. By the late 1980's,
companies such as Sun Microsystems had marketing campaigns that
announced "the network is the computer".
By
this time, stand-alone workstations & personal computers had
come to dominate the computing landscape. They were inter-connected,
but they were increasing decentralized, unlike time-sharing systems.
As machines became more commodified, they began to fail more often.
The notion emerged of centralized time-sharing, over a very wide
area network, as a way of retaining one's "computing identity".
Larry
Ellison of Oracle Corporation and Scott McNealy of Sun Microsystems
began to talk of a "dream of network
computing", where thin clients were replaceable, but
personal information & computing activity was retained on
central computers. The technology for this already existed at
the time, in text based computing in the form of remote-login,
and in the GUI form of the X11 windowing system, which allowed
a workstation to act as a thin client to a remote machine. But
Oracle & Sun were targeting corporations that had become very
PC dependent.
With
the advent of the World Wide Web, any server became a centralized
data repository, and any browser could turn a computer into a
thin
client. Web services, for example Webmail services such as
Hotmail, reduced the personal information kept on a client
machine, and allowed people more mobility and personal information
security.
In
a sense, web browsers and web services made network
computing for the masses. But it wasn't a full computing experience,
of the sort normally provided by Personal computers, and of the
kind which network
computing had promised. In 1999, an AT&T/Olivetti laboratory
released screen mirroring software that worked in a web browser,
and they dubbed this Virtual network
computing (VNC), to distinguish it from commercial network
computing requiring special thin
client hardware. Within months of VNC's release, network
computing for the masses finally became available as a web
service: a small start-up called Workspot provided VNC connection
to Linux-based desktops.
Thin
Computing
Thin
computing delivers the access your people need, at a much
lower cost than traditional methods, all without compromising
your security or manageability. Thin
Computing makes it easier for IT to manage systems and improve
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Thin
Client
Thin
client hardware device which depends primarily on the central
server for processing activities.
Server
Based Computing
Server
based computing [SBC] model is where applications are deployed,
managed, supported and executed from central
server farms. Screen, keyboard and mouse information is exchanged
between the client
and the server
farms. No applications actually reside and execute on the desktop
client-server
based computing delivers instant access to business-critical
applications and data at this central point
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| Applica
U2Lite
Applica
U2Lite locally supports an additional station attached
to the Host PC with USB Keyboard and USB Mouse support.
Independent audio can be added with the Applica USB Sound
Adapter. Applica
U2Lite is the least expensive solution for local station
support such as kiosks and home use. |
ApplicaDS
ApplicaDS
is combination of hardware and software that allows many
users to use one Windows PC simultaneously and independently!
All users have their own Windows desktop and can work completely
independent - with no perceptible performance degradation. |
Applica
UGroup
Applica
UGroup allows the addition of 4 extra remote users to
the primary user's computer by connecting an additional
set of standard keyboard, mouse and monitor as well as other
devices using USB technology. |
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