HOW THIN CLIENTS WORK
Thin Client systems shift the load of processing, storage, management and security back to the server. Terminals, which resemble compact PCs, are installed on desks - these need no mechanical components like drives or fans. Users interact with the system in the normal way through keyboard and mouse, but your central server handles all processing and file manipulation.
The technology has matured to the point where configuration, installation and ongoing management are relatively routine. The power of servers and the bandwidth available over networks have also reached levels where response times are comparable with applications running on standard desktop PCs.
Thin Client Overview
Unlike old-fashioned dumb-terminal systems, today's fast Thin Client Terminals offer all the user-friendly screens, multiple
application windows, Internet browsing and communications advantages of a standard desktop PC.
The practical difference between Thin Client and Server-Client systems lies in the initial cost of equipping and supporting the desktops, together with hugely enhanced control and management functions that Thin Client offers to the MIS manager.
By centralising application and storage you can allow your users as much or as little flexibility as their jobs require. Time wasted on software faults, user errors, illegitimate activity and mechanical failure are all drastically reduced. Elonex Terminals need have no moving parts at all, increasing working life over years - especially as operating system and application upgrades will no longer require hardware upgrades on a regular basis.
The Elonex Difference
Elonex Thin Client Solutions are in everyday use in Central and Local Government, Defence, NGO's, Education, Health, Finance, Industrial
and Retail sectors. Call Elonex for a no-risk discussion or to arrange for an Elonex Consultant to visit your site.
Our consultants can discuss all your plans, including alternatives to Thin Client systems, to provide you with a better service and return on your investment.