Microsoft Preps Thin Client For XP
Microsoft is developing a thin-client version of the Windows XP platform targeting large organizations and businesses.
Source: Internet NewsCode-named Eiger, the software will allow businesses to run Windows applications on a bare-bones PC with the bulk of the business logic performed at the server.
According to Steve Bink at blog site Bink.nu, the client will need to only meet the barest of requirements by today's standards: a monitor supporting 800x600 graphics, a Pentium-class processor, 64MB of RAM, a 500MB hard drive and a network interface card.
The Bink.nu entry also mentioned the existence of a second thin-client application, with the code name Monch, that features everything found in Eiger with added support for mobile devices, wireless networking and VPN support.
Thin clients, from an administrator's point of view, are a boon to the business in many ways. The applications are housed within one server, making application and security updates dramatically easier. And the company doesn't have to update the hardware as often to satisfy the increased CPU needs of newer software applications.
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