Here are some Frequently Asked Questions about Thin Client

Q:    What is Thin Client?

A: Thin Client is a new technology that enables businesses to reduce capital equipment expenditures, to reduce support costs, upgrade and reuse their current technology infrastructure, and most of all can significantly reduce the problem of technology obsolescence with PC desktops.

Q: What is Thin Client technically?

A: Technically speaking thin client is a hybrid approach that marries the benefits of yesterday's terminals with today's PCs. It makes the desktop a Windows Terminal so applications, data and control resides on powerful servers while the graphics, colors, keyboard, sounds etc. are handled by the desktop.

Q: Who can use Thin Client?

A: Anyone with 10 or more networked PCs.

Q: What kind of desktop hardware is required?

A: Using MS Windows NT Terminal Server it is possible to provide a Windows NT workstation environment on existing desktops that are Mac, Unix (X windows), Windows 3.11, Windows 95 and Windows 98. Additionally there is a new class of desktop device called a thin client terminal that can be used instead of a PC.

Q: How does this benefit the user?

A: Everybody benefits from being able to use the same applications. All desktops look and feel the same.

Q: What about performance?

A: If the system is configured properly users perceive little or no difference from running a state of the art networked PC.

Q: What about Cost?

A: Thin client can typically save a business up to 50% over the cost of replacing existing desktops, as long as their current desktop machines can be upgraded to Thin Client desktops.