thin client

A stripped-down version of Windows designed by Microsoft for thin clients is now available publicly for customers to download and evaluate.

Deployed correctly, Citrix XenApp can deliver on the remote desktop promise

There may be a lot to like about thin-client hardware like Wyse Technology Inc.'s Xenith for Citrix, which is due next month. But, so far, this thin technology isn't shoving desktops off corporate desks.

In Pasco County, Fla., thin clients have been a fixture in the user environment for a decade. IT initially bought into the thin-client computing model as it addressed security and management challenges arising out of the desktop PC movement. It was not then nor is it now blinded by the thin-client concept, and has never deployed thin clients universally. Users get the best device for their needs, be that a PC, laptop or, in some cases, a Panasonic Toughbook, says Kristine Johnson, a technical architect who has been with the County for 15 years. In this interview with contributing writer Beth Schultz, Johnson reflects on …

Milwaukee County hopes to move to software as a service (SaaS) applications and personnel outsourcing to reduce costs in the wake of significant budget cuts.

HP Wednesday announced a new mobile thin client, and software enhancements to improve the security and manageability of its desktop-based thin clients.

Dell will add 10 new models to its line of Optiplex desktops, including a thin client computer based on Intel's Atom processor. The company will also expand the availability of its Flexible Computing and Managed Desktop services.