NCD To License NCD ThinPATH Thin Client Software To Embedded Systems Vendors; Enables Enhanced Connectivity to Windows NT Terminal Servers.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 15, 1999--Network Computing Devices, Inc., (Nasdaq:NCDI NCDI Northern Centre for Digital Imaging (West Yorkshire, UK) ), in conjunction with the announcement of its NCD NCD - Network Computing Devices ThinPATH software family stated that the company is making its new load balancing The fine tuning of a computer system, network or disk subsystem in order to more evenly distribute the data and/or processing across available resources. For example, in clustering, load balancing might distribute the incoming transactions evenly to all servers, or it might redirect them and desktop peripherals client software available for license by all manufacturers of thin client platforms. This will enable vendors of terminals and hand-held devices to provide enhanced connectivity to applications running on Microsoft's 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. Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition and future Windows 2000 Server. Vendors can now license the client portions of the NCD ThinPATH Load Balancing and NCD ThinPATH Plus software royalty-free. NCD is already delivering versions of the client software that work on Windows CE (Windows Consumer Electronics) Microsoft's version of Windows for handheld devices and embedded systems that use x86, ARM, MIPS and SHx CPUs. Windows CE .NET superseded Windows CE 3.0. , Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT. An evaluation copy of the software for Windows PCs and NCD ThinSTARs can be downloaded from the company's web site -- www.ncd.com/thinpath. With the NCD thin client software, vendors' platforms will be able to take advantage of the enhanced manageability and application compatibility offered by NCD's enhancement software for multi-user Windows NT servers. The NCD ThinPATH Load Balancing package enables hundreds or thousands of clients to automatically connect to groups of servers, with each client session assigned to the least loaded server. The NCD ThinPATH Plus package makes it possible for Windows NT applications to seamlessly connect to and use peripherals, printers, speakers, and microphones attached to a client device. "Customers as well as systems providers have asked us to make our NCD ThinPATH Load Balancing and NCD ThinPATH Plus client software available on a variety of platforms," said Bob Gilbertson, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of NCD. "Our new licensing program will enable them to provide enhanced enterprise desktop management and peripheral flexibility to fit various vertical industry applications (such as retail, healthcare, and finance) regardless of the desktop platform they choose." The server portions of the NCD ThinPATH software are sold separately by NCD's world-wide network of distributors and resellers. About NCD Founded in 1988, Network Computing Devices (company) Network Computing Devices - (NCD) Producer of X terminals, PC-Xware and Z-Mail. http://ncd.com/. , Inc., is the leading provider of thin client hardware and software that delivers simultaneous, high-performance, easy-to-manage, simple access to any application from thin client, UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). and PC desktops. NCD's products include the NCD ThinSTAR Windows-based Terminals and NCD Business Network Computer family of thin clients; NCD ThinPATH software to extend the functionality reach of NCD ThinSTAR Windows-based Terminals and for implementing thin client computing See thin client. to a variety of enterprise desktops; NCD WinCenter multi-user Windows NT-based server software and NCD PC-Xware software that delivers PC access to UNIX. Over 1 million NCD thin clients are installed with over 3 billion hours of operation. The company can be reached on the Internet at: www.ncd.com Note to Editors: Network Computing Devices, WinCenter and PC-Xware are registered trademarks of Network Computing Devices, Inc. ThinSTAR, ThinPATH and Explora, are trademarks of Network Computing Devices, Inc. Other trademarks are the acknowledged property of their respective holders. |
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