If the thin client is so attractive, why haven't previous thin client devices been used to replace PC desktops?
Previous thin client solutions allow users to use a low-cost thin client device or the use of terminal emulation on their PC desktop to run applications in the data center. The display content generated from the application is automatically transferred to the thin client display device. However, because the de-encoding of the multi-media files (video and sound) is accomplished on the server-side, the un-encoded multi-media content cannot efficiently reach the thin client device through existing network bandwidth, even if fiber-optic cabling is used. For this reason, thin client solutions have not been able to provide 100% compatibility for general purpose PC desktop usage.
How much Total Cost of Ownership Savings can an organization expect to save over a 3 or 4 year period?
The total cost of ownership, or TCO, of a traditional PC desktop machine is not just the cost of the PC hardware and software, but also the cost of setting up the PC by installing management and protection software, maintaining the PC's hardware and software systems, providing help desk support, and other overhead costs, such as data backup. These service costs can run from $2,000 to $7,000 over a 3 or 4 year period for each PC used in business. The Virtual PC Center solution helps to reduce PC costs providing a lower total cost of ownership by at least 30% and usually much more over the same period of ownership.
Why virtualize the Windows session?
Once a low-cost thin client device can be used at the end-user
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