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Thin-Client Solutions for K-12 Schools

Overview This white paper examines the barriers to affordable technology for schools and reviews thin-client technology as one solution to the problem. The idea behind thin-client computing is simple: centralize computing power, storage, applications, and data on servers (powerful computers) and provide users with an inexpensive client device that is easy to install with all maintenance and updates handled from the server.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	National Semiconductor	File Format	PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5
Date Published	January 2001	Downloads	12
Format	White Papers
Topics	Learning Management Systems, Application Servers, Thin Clients

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Comment & Analysis

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Blades cool Lloyds TSB trading floor

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FS embraces blades - beyond the server room

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Whitehall IT to be carbon neutral by 2020

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Public Sector
Tags:
government,
co2,
green

Live Webcast: Telecoms 2.0 - Where is telecoms heading?

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Publisher:
ZDNet UK

Telecom 2.0: Mind over matter

ntl:Telewest Business believes that the role of the telco is evolving. Gone are the days when it was enough to simply focus on circuits and minutes, customers now need a far higher degree of interaction and look for suppliers who will talk business solutions with them.

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ntl:Telewest Business

IBM Information Server Change Data Capture

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Publisher:
IBM

An examination of server consolidation: the trends that can drive efficiencies and help businesses gain a competitive edge

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Publisher:
IBM

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