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The Performance of Remote Display Mechanisms for Thin-Client Computing

Overview In the last two decades, the centralized computing model of mainframe computing has shifted to the more distributed model of desktop computing. But as these personal desktop computers become ubiquitous in today's large corporate and academic organizations, the total cost of owning and maintaining them can become unmanageable. In response to this challenge, there is a growing movement to return to a more centralized and easier-to-manage computing strategy. The thin-client computing model is the embodiment of that movement.

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Publisher	USENIX Association	File Format	PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5
Date Published	June 2002	Downloads	9
Format	White Papers
Topics	Application Servers, Thin Clients, ROI - TCO

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