Addonics Announces New Thin-Client Remote Terminal.FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 9, 1999-- ART 2000 Features Citrix's New MetaFrame 1.8 and WinFrame Thin Client Software, Plus Audio and Emulation/Protocols at No Extra Cost Addonics Communications Inc. will unveil today the ART 2000, a new line of Windows/DOS-based remote terminals that will incorporate Citrix's latest Independent Computing Architecture Independent Computing Architecture (ICA) is a proprietary protocol for an application server system, designed by Citrix Systems. The protocol lays down a specification for passing data between server and clients, but is not bound to any one platform. (ICA Ica (ē`kä), city (1993 pop. 108,724), capital of Ica dept., SW Peru, on the Pan-American Highway. It is a commercial center for the cotton, wool, and wine produced in the region. There are several summer resorts nearby. ) software, MetaFrame 1.8 and WinFrame. It is targeted at the corporate market as a high-performance, low-cost, ease-of-use enterprise solution. Addonics Communications, whose customers include Fortune 500 companies (such as Northrup Grumman, GTE GTE General Telephone & Electronics GTE Génie Thermique et Énergie (French) GTE Gas Turbine Engine GTE Global Tropospheric Experiment GTE Geothermal Energy GTE Gas Turbine Efficiency plc (Sweden & USA) , VanStar/Inacom ) will also announce that it will include audio, (SoundBlaster Pro), network management software, popular emulation and protocols, at no extra cost. Other features include a very thin DOS client, quiet operation 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. , and all software updates are stored in upgradable flash memory. Pricing is expected to be $499. Also available are 12" to 15" TFT LCD (Thin Film Transistor LCD) See LCD. monitors from $499 and up. The ART 2000 allows customers to access applications running on multi-user Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. servers, as well as connect to mainframes, minicomputers and the Internet. It provides a cost-effective, reliable solution for the deployment of Windows-based and Intranet applications in a centrally managed environment. The company's products are typically used with Microsoft's Windows NT and Citrix's MetaFrame software. The combination of Citrix server-based computing Refers to applications that run in a server. Also known as "thin client computing," it may refer to a browser-based environment that uses a Web browser as the client with all applications running on a Web server on the Internet or in an intranet on the LAN. products and the Addonics series of Web-based terminals allow administrators to centrally configure both hardware and software, which means that enterprise customers can realize a greater ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). due to drastically reduced IT costs and a longer hardware life. The ART 2000 is ideal for a variety of industries and applications. With its two serial and one parallel ports, the terminal can support smart card readers and light pens in the healthcare industry. It can also support, process and control peripherals, barcode readers and audible alarms on the manufacturing shop floor, and credit card readers and local printers in the banking and transportation industries. MetaFrame 1.8, a new product from Citrix, includes features such as Business Recovery, which offers a user-friendly experience, thereby increasing productivity and reducing employee downtime. Other new features, such as Installation Management Services and Resource Management Services, offer powerful management tools for efficient network administration across an extended enterprise. SpeedScreen 2 significantly increases network performance.MetaFrame 1.8 also adds an important element to the ART 2000's audio capabilities. Standard features for the ART 2000 include two serial ports, one parallel port, and PS/2 ports for keyboard and mouse. It comes with a 10-Base-T Ethernet interface and up to 1024 X 768 resolution, the The ART 2000 also offers dial-up modem support for ICA, password protection during terminal set up and a variety of terminal emulation Using software in a desktop machine to make it perform like a hardware terminal. The emulated terminal is typically in the VT100-500 family, designed originally by Digital Equipment. support. In addition, the ART 2000 works with the "soon-to-be released" Addonics Web-based remote management software to automatically manage and update the terminal's operating software via the Internet and Intranet. Addonics Communications has the flexibility to custom design their Windows-based terminal A specialized terminal or slimmed-down PC used as a client to Windows Terminal Server. See Windows terminal. to customer specifications with a very short turn-around time. Virtually any type of industry or application may integrate the ART 2000 into its environment. Key to ACI's Window-based Terminals is the ART remote management software. This Windows NT server-based software provides for management features such as flash memory updates, TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. configuration and modifying terminal configuration settings. The management tool uses a web-browser interface and enables IT administrators to easily upgrade the core OS, ICA and optional ART software products, which reside in flash. Addonics Communications, Inc. is located at 48434 Milmont Drive, Fremont, California, 94538. Telephone: 510-438-5230; FAX: 510-438-5285. |
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