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 ...

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Having full-blown computers linked to a central server delivering applications to office workers is so last century. More and more businesses are choosing to deploy thin-client or virtual desktop ...

General Dynamics Itronix has released four new thin-client computers, including two notebook models, aimed at enterprises that are virtualizing their user computing platforms. General Dynamics Itronix ...

Computers are a vital business tool in the modern world, whether that business is a sole proprietor working from home or a billion-dollar corporation. Computers vary widely in their appearance, power ...

NComputing is launching a new, cheaper version of its low-cost thin-client computers today, computers that it’s targeting at developing nations. The company’s sold a million units of its X300 desktop ...

Arista has partnered with ACP to create the enabled thin-client HMI Express, which includes both screenless, brick–sized, mountable clients and industrial-panel thin-client computers with 6.4-, 8.4-, ...

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 ...

With more than 1.2 million thin-client computers sold in developing countries, NComputing has a big hit on its hands as it delivers low-cost computing to those who can’t afford or don’t need ...

Amazon Web Services Inc. today debuted the Amazon WorkSpaces Thin Client, a compact computer that workers can use to access cloud-based virtual desktops. A virtual desktop is a workstation hosted in a ...

The Army intends to streamline information technology at its bases by using thin-client systems, which do not require a computer at every worker’s desk. Gary Winkler, director of the Army’s Governance ...