What is a thin client? A thin client, or lean client, is a type of computer that relies entirely on its network connection to accomplish tasks. A typical laptop or desktop PC—otherwise known as a ...

Few IT duties are as universal as the care and feeding of the corporate desktop. While other aspects of IT get easier thanks to new technologies like server virtualization, there’s still no magic pill ...

In many server applications, the most critical performance factors are drive and LAN I/O because in many situations the server quite simply serves files and this usually has minimal CPU overhead. A ...

I could not agree more with Chris Dawson that, given the choice between cobbling together parts from a bunch of lame PCs and buying new thin clients, that buying new thin clients is the proper choice ...

Technology moves at a lightning-fast pace. A brand new desktop computer has an average lifespan of two to five years, after which both its hardware and its software have become obsolete. For ...

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.

A few weeks ago, MacEnterprise hosted a webcast concerning AquaConnect Terminal Server. ACTS enables a Mac OS X server to deliver the Mac OS desktop to just about any device with a network connection ...

[Roberto] recently discovered a clever way to gain root access to an HP t520 thin client computer. These computers run HP’s ThinPro operating system. The OS is based on Linux and is basically just a ...