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News (7)

• Centrelink to upgrade IT fleet

  Centrelink is looking to refresh up to 40,000 desktop and notebook computers, and might dabble in thin client computing.

• Sun to demo 'green' thin clients to the G8

  Sun will showcase its thin client technology at the G8 conference this week in an attempt to highlight the environmental benefits of using more efficient PCs and utility computing strategies.

• Aust travel agency flies into thin air

  The retail travel agency business is not a smooth ride. Intense competition, thin margins and high exposure to global events often make the trip a turbulent one.

• Google unveils desktop search

  Google on Thursday unveiled its first-generation desktop application for searching through personal files and Web history stored locally on a PC, a move that could shake up the landscape of Internet search and raise privacy hackles.

• Thin client devices see growth: IDC

  Australia's thin client device market is expected to grow by 28 percent for 2004 relative to 2003, slowing from the 48 percent growth figure for 2003 over 2002, analysts International Data Corp say.

Features and Case Studies (5)

• When it comes to desktops, fat is the new thin

  With the rise in virtualisation technology, the role of the thin client has changed for the better. As virtualisation expands away from its initial home in the data centre, it's providing a completely new paradigm for the corporate desktop.

• IBM and Google team up on cluster computing

  IBM and Google on Monday released details of their academic cluster computing initiative that will provide datacentres for remote computer programming.

• How to make servers run faster

  If you're already running thin clients but your servers are bursting at the seams, take a look at these four server optimisation tools that can improve your user experience.

• Lean machines: making thin clients really cook

  ZDNet Australia shows you how to save money and keep staff happy with thin clients.

• Think 'thin' to lower bandwidth requirements

  Budget concerns, complicated infrastructure, and user frustration are all reasons to move away from a fat-client networking strategy. Here's a compelling argument for using thin clients.

Reviews (11)

• Thin, but no flakes: 4 thin-clients reviewed

  Last month we looked at thin-client terminals. This month RMIT examines the back end for thin-client setups.

• First Take: Flybook by Dialogue

  The Flybook glides into Australia boasting good looks and much hype as the '"smallest ultra portable tablet PC in the world". Read our Australian First Take.

• Six thin clients reviewed

  In the first instalment of a two-part review on thin clients, we look at thin-client terminals.

• New mobile phone is razor thin

  Motorola's new release weighs in at less than a 100 grams.

• Acer n30

  Acer tempts handheld users with the n30, a thin and light Pocket PC that doesn't break the bank.

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