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The term "Thin Client" has its origins in a new generation of Windows terminals that replaced the more traditional passive character-mode terminals. They feature a dedicated operating system (such as Windows CE, CE.NET) and can be connected to Windows 2000, 2003, NT 4.0 TSE or Citrix Metaframe servers using protocols like Microsoft's RDP or Citrix's ICA.
The Thin Client technology the growing requirements of companies, who above all need reliable and secure technologies providing rapid returns on investment. This business-oriented architecture lets companies run all types of management, ASP, Internet, point-of-sale and industrial applications, to mention but a few ...
The underlying philosophy of the Thin Client technology stems from a simple idea:
Compared with PCs that are at times difficult to administer, memory-hungry, demanding in the number of peripheral devices and locally installed applications, not to mention security, upgrading and maintenance issues, the Thin Client technology workstation only has to perform display, network management and user interface tasks. All the applications reside on a central server, and access to them is straightforward, economical, secure and efficient.
with thin client technology, users benefit from their customary
working environment: business and office applications, messaging,
Internet and mainframe access (AS400, 3270, Unix).
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