A third category of Network Computers is called "Windows Terminals".
Will management reap all the benefits thin client distributed Network Computers have to offer?
The promise of lower costs and fewer headaches at the desktop are stimulating an interest in
network computers among health care information managers who are looking for an affordable alternative to personal computers.
With Larry Ellison, its charismatic chairman and CEO as chief spokesman, Oracle introduced and pushed the concept of an inexpensive
network computer. It was also the driving force behind the NC Reference Profile I guidelines which cemented the support of the major players and encouraged smaller firms to join the fray.
Asset Tracker for Networks 1.3 is designed to manage software and hardware components installed on
network computers.
It said that the company will initially concentrate on the design of digital audio products,
network computers and digital cameras, but will later expand into the design of radio telecom products.
This works best when creating stand-alone desktop machines; this doesn't address the needs of a school for compatible
network computers.
The order is thought to be IBM's largest sale of
network computers in Europe.
The flaws prevented a switch's computer from properly handling the congestion that resulted when messages had to be sent to other telephone
network computers to circumvent such problems as a failed circuit board or an overloaded switch, at the same time that the
network computers to circumvent such problems as a failed circuit board or an overloaded switch, at the same time that the network had to process a large volume of telephone calls.
Network Displays makes Windows-based terminals and
network computers, as well as other thin client computing systems and software.
The product is designed for set-top boxes, kiosks, handheld data entry devices, smart phones,
network computers, point-of-sale systems and so forth.