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Network Computing

The term network computing denotes computers working together over a network, as opposed to independently operating computing. It later came to have a specific technical meaning, denoting a graphical form of remote computing. It retains its more general meaning, however, in commercial IT circles.

As computer networking protocols became part of increasing numbers of commercial systems in the 1980's, the term "network computing" became increasing redundant. By the late 1980's, companies such as Sun Microsystems had marketing campaigns that announced "the network is the computer".

By this time, stand-alone workstations & personal computers had come to dominate the computing landscape. They were inter-connected, but they were increasing decentralized, unlike time-sharing systems. As machines became more commodified, they began to fail more often. The notion emerged of centralized time-sharing, over a very wide area network, as a way of retaining one's "computing identity".

Larry Ellison of Oracle Corporation and Scott McNealy of Sun Microsystems began to talk of a "dream of network computing", where thin clients were replaceable, but personal information & computing activity was retained on central computers. The technology for this already existed at the time, in text based computing in the form of remote-login, and in the GUI form of the X11 windowing system, which allowed a workstation to act as a thin client to a remote machine. But Oracle & Sun were targeting corporations that had become very PC dependent.

With the advent of the World Wide Web, any server became a centralized data repository, and any browser could turn a computer into a thin client. Web services, for example Webmail services such as Hotmail, reduced the personal information kept on a client machine, and allowed people more mobility and personal information security.

In a sense, web browsers and web services made network computing for the masses. But it wasn't a full computing experience, of the sort normally provided by Personal computers, and of the kind which network computing had promised. In 1999, an AT&T/Olivetti laboratory released screen mirroring software that worked in a web browser, and they dubbed this Virtual network computing (VNC), to distinguish it from commercial network computing requiring special thin client hardware. Within months of VNC's release, network computing for the masses finally became available as a web service: a small start-up called Workspot provided VNC connection to Linux-based desktops.

ApplicaServer ApplicaServer technology allows multiple remote thin clients to access a single PC running Windows XP or Windows Server 2003. Each thin client can access the server and all of its software concurrently and independently.

Thin Computing

Thin computing delivers the access your people need, at a much lower cost than traditional methods, all without compromising your security or manageability. Thin Computing makes it easier for IT to manage systems and improve the reliability and security of information, we offer them all Contact us!!!

Thin Client

Thin client hardware device which depends primarily on the central server for processing activities.

Applica ThinWorks ThinWorks is a thin client hardware device that depends primarily on the central server for processing activities. Applica offers the best thin client solution on the market. ThinWorks is the only thin client that is capable of running full screen video at high resolutions.

Server Based Computing

Server based computing [SBC] model is where applications are deployed, managed, supported and executed from central server farms. Screen, keyboard and mouse information is exchanged between the client and the server farms. No applications actually reside and execute on the desktop client-server based computing delivers instant access to business-critical applications and data at this central point

Applica U2Lite Applica U2Lite locally supports an additional station attached to the Host PC with USB Keyboard and USB Mouse support. Independent audio can be added with the Applica USB Sound Adapter. Applica U2Lite is the least expensive solution for local station support such as kiosks and home use.	ApplicaDS ApplicaDS is combination of hardware and software that allows many users to use one Windows PC simultaneously and independently! All users have their own Windows desktop and can work completely independent - with no perceptible performance degradation.	Applica UGroup Applica UGroup allows the addition of 4 extra remote users to the primary user's computer by connecting an additional set of standard keyboard, mouse and monitor as well as other devices using USB technology.