'True Recycler' Symbio Technologies Uses Old PC's as Diskless Thin Clients in New Linux-Based Systems.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NEW ROCHELLE New Rochelle (rōshĕl`), city (1990 pop. 67,625), Westchester co., SE N.Y., on Long Island Sound; settled by Huguenots 1688, inc. as a village 1858, as a city 1899. , N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 20, 2004 While some top PC firms have called for old PC's to be recycled environmentally, the founders of Symbio Technologies, an independent consulting and services firm which helps businesses leverage e-business software technology, says "Not so Fast!" "When I read how Dell(R) and Hewlett-Packard(R) wanted to assume more financial responsibility for recycling used computers," (see '2 PC Makers Favor Bigger Recycling Roles,' The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times, May 19, 2004), I couldn't believe it," said Roger Del Russo, co-founder and COO of Symbio Technologies. "I turned to my partner, Gideon Romm, and told him, 'they're taking away future diskless thin clients from our system, The Symbiont symbiont /sym·bi·ont/ (sim´bi-ont) (sim´be-ont) an organism living in a state of symbiosis. symbiont an organism or species living in a state of symbiosis. (TM), and other Linux(TM) systems. And then they sell new PC's that become old PC's. That's their idea of recycling.'" Del Russo said "Symbio can help businesses, schools, libraries, government agencies and other organizations get more for their technology dollar and increase their user/computer ratio by rejuvenating outdated PCs, bringing them back to life as diskless thin clients. Just remove the hard drive, CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). , and floppy disk drives and connect the reborn PC to a server loaded with our Symbiont Management Suite and you'll have a robust, new computer that runs as fast as your server," he said. "With the Symbiont solution, a stripped down old PC, even a Pentium(R) I, can be viable and valuable again. "The thin client is a classic 'less is more' approach with no moving parts Moving parts are the components of a device that undergo continuous or frequent motion, most commonly rotation. "Parts" only include the mechanical components which does not include fuel, or any other gas or liquid. to break and no embedded software to update or become corrupted," he said. "And thin clients use 90% less energy than the outdated PC's that spawned them, and, with server-based data and software, there's no virus threat on the desktop. "IT experts, such as the Gartner Group, estimate that thin client networks can save thousands in total cost of ownership (TCO (1) (Total Cost of Ownership) The cost of using a computer. It includes the cost of the hardware, software and upgrades as well as the cost of the inhouse staff and/or consultants that provide training and technical support. See ROI. )," Del Russo said. "While previous thin client networks could be difficult to configure and administer, we offer a GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. interface and drop-down menus to make it simple and easy. And Symbio is a 'true recycler' as we bring back old PC's as part of a powerful and cost-effective network." About Symbio Technologies Based in the New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. suburb of New Rochelle, Symbio Technologies (www.symbio-technologies.com) is an independent consulting and services firm which helps businesses leverage e-business software through the design and deployment of Linux-based thin client products and services. The Symbiont Management Suite is a trademark of Symbio Technologies. Other trademarks are properties of their respective owners. |
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