Applica 2000 Offers New, Lowest-Cost Thin Client Multimedia Support for Windows 2000 Professional and Server.Business Editors/High Tech Writers SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 24, 2000 Applica Inc. today announced their latest product introduction, Applica 2000, a powerful new thin client that transforms a monitor, keyboard, mouse and speakers into a multimedia-capable, high-performance Windows 2000 desktop. The Applica solution is the first to provide real-time delivery of streaming audio A one-way audio transmission over a data network. It is widely used on the Web as well as company networks to play audio clips and Internet radio. Computers in home networks stream audio (mostly music) to digital media hubs connected to home theaters. and video to multiple clients simultaneously in a Windows 2000 cluster. Applica 2000 is the only product for Windows 2000 that provides "no lag time" support for users of multimedia-intensive applications and other digital content available through CDs, DVD's and the Internet, utilizing just a standard monitor, mouse, keyboard, and speakers for each station. It uses ultra-high bandwidth PCI bus PCI bus - Peripheral Component Interconnect speeds to provide real-time execution of multimedia applications, optimizing PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). data transmissions for best performance. Applica will also take advantage of Windows 2000 multiprocessing to manage simultaneous streaming audio and video data to larger clusters, providing smooth delivery at frame rates up to 60 frames a second on multiple desktops. Dawn DeBruyn, President of Applica Inc., commented, "Applica 2000 gives users of Windows 2000 a best-of-breed choice that combines high performance with low-cost and standard components. Applica clusters significantly decrease hardware and maintenance costs, and still provide high performance, multimedia-capable desktops." She described the product as targeted for use in educational classrooms and labs, corporate training centers and departmental clusters, and a wide range of other 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. implementations. Rick Corl, Director of Technology at Marysville Joint Unified School District A unified school district is a school district which includes both primary school (kindergarten through middle school or junior high) and high school (grades 9-12). In Illinois, these districts are called unit school districts. in Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern , said "Applica 2000 gives us a way to provide more desktops in each classroom at a very low cost, and at the same time reduces the number of PCs we have to support. We expect to implement several thousand units over the next year." The Applica 2000 package, consists of a plug-and-play graphics adapter See display adapter and graphics accelerator. graphics adapter - graphics adaptor and the Applica software. Five seats can be installed in less than five minutes. With the simple addition of a standard monitor, mouse, keyboard and speakers, a multimedia-capable 2000 desktop is automatically activated and ready to use, no configuration required. Applica 2000 is priced at $249 a seat, and is available for immediate shipment. System requirements To be used efficiently, all computer software needs certain hardware components or other software resources to be present on a computer system. These pre-requisites are known as (computer) system requirements and are often used as a guideline as opposed to an absolute rule. include a 300 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. or better Pentium class processor, a minimum of 128MB RAM and Windows 2000 Server or Professional. About Applica Inc. Applica Inc. is the international leader in development of innovative Web and PC sharing technology for Windows. The award-winning Applica zero client solutions are known for providing high performance and low cost computing, tapping the unused power of Pentium-class processors PCs with standard components - monitor, mice, keyboards, speakers - to support additional users who can surf the Web, run applications or enjoy entertainment, all at the same time. Applica Inc.-based products provide cost-effective computing for users worldwide, in homes, schools and businesses. Applica Inc. can be contacted at 800-487-2243, 650-873-6240; fax 650-873-6091; web www.applica.com. Editors: Applica 2000 pictures available upon request |
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