PCs Losing Ground to Network Computing.The personal computer isn't dead by a long shot, but its role as the primary platform for application development will soon be surpassed by network computing Storing and/or running applications in servers in a network. See cloud computing and network computer. or e-business, said Paul Boulay, program director of marketing in IBM's Network Computer Division, Somers, N.Y. Known as "thin clients," these are the types of devices that give access to more server-based applications. The idea is to get away from the high-maintenance deployment of software and Internet access See how to access the Internet. on every employee's desk. The major advantage to employers in embracing thin clients is financial: These devices can save businesses 80% in support staff costs and have a 25% to 35% lower cost of ownership as compared with personal computers, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Gartner Group. Boualy said IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) has four models of thin clients: the Series 300, the Series 1000 and two new ones rolled out in 1999-the Series 2800 in May and the Series 2200 in September. |
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