In the technology world, a thin client doesn’t allude to a client who’s been sweating on the treadmill. Rather, it refers to a system where the computer — the client — is configured with only the ...

When Dayton, Ohio, began preparing for the year 2000 date rollover, the city's continued use of old mainframe systems with monochrome terminals turned out to be a blessing.Because the city had never ...

Like an air-traffic controller suddenly noticing a new blip on his screen, IDC Research is now tracking significant growth in thin-client purchases — more than 20 percent annually over the last ...

If your business already manages server resources and you’re looking for a simpler endpoint device solution, you may want to consider thin client technology. Thin clients are more flexible, easier to ...

When William Hill became director of IT at the city of Dayton, Ohio, in 1988, one of the first major projects he tackled was to rein in the total cost of ownership of desktop clients. At the time, ...

Wylie Wong is a freelance journalist who specializes in business, technology and sports. He is a regular contributor to the CDW family of technology magazines. Colleges deploy thin clients to save ...

Recently, I was at Dell’s Impressive Cloud Client Reviewers’ Day in the new Silicon Valley offices. There was a bit of talk about thin-client solutions. Right now, only two companies can truly go ...

Verizon Wireless is hip deep in a project to replace thousands of call center PCs with Sun Microsystems’ thin client terminals. And the carrier is already counting up the savings. With about 5,000 Sun ...

The vendor is developing the Windows XP-based thin clients, code-named Eiger and Monch, to make it easier for system builders and partners to deploy pre-packaged thin-client solutions instead of ...

eSpeaks' Corey Noles talks with Rob Israch, President of Tipalti, about what it means to lead with Global-First Finance and how companies can build scalable, compliant operations in an increasingly ...

Paul Wohlleben, a former federal CIO, consults in the federal sector. E-mail him at [email protected], or visit his blog at www.businessofinfotech.blogspot.com. Like most projects that affect ...