Desktop virtualization-separating a PC desktop environment from a physical machine using a client-server set-up-will ramp up U.S. Defense Department computing efficiencies and cut costs significantly.

Old computer systems were very easy to understand. You would simply enter data into your workstation and it would be fed to the mainframe computer. Called a master/slave system, the mainframe master ...

The evolution of software architecture is contributing to increasing energy consumption.

NComputing is unveiling today a computer which costs just $200 but acts like a full-fledged Windows PC for the enterprise. The L300 — the latest in a series of models — is a little box that connects ...

His sale of his company's storied personal computer division may be the strongest indication that Sam Palmisano believes the PC's status as a business computing tool is in decline. But if there were ...

As the Windows client environment has become richer and more powerful over the years, it has become more difficult to manage. Even on a stable and reliable version of Windows--meaning Windows 2000 or ...

(1) Running a program in a user's machine. Contrast with processing in a server. (2) Using a computer like a terminal with limited application processing. See thin client. (3) Users at computers ...

The Wall Street Journal had a story yesterday called Businesses Take Another Look at Virtual Desktops*. Being that it’s the Wall Street Journal, the article focuses on the news and financial aspects ...

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, ...

Today NComputing – the leading Desktop Virtualization Company – announces the launch of two new products, vSpace Server 8.3 and the L350 thin client, adding to its already comprehensive solution-set ...