Hey All,
Just been reading Wyse's white paper on the benefits of Desktop virtualisation & it inspired some thoughts:
a) True energy savings, cost saving & environmental benefits should be within the building envelope, power & carbon. In a thin client environment the Wyse terminal box may consume 5-15 Watts but the data-centre or server farm at the other end of the LAN consumes much more. Data-centre models are vague but appear to omit, or unallocate, the massive C02 output &
Hi All,
We’ve been throwing the idea around in the office of using an instant messenger service, possibly Microsoft Office Communications server. Instant messaging (IM) is a collection of technologies that create the possibility of real-time text-based communication between two or more participants over the internet or some form of internal network/intranet. The benefits would be;
• Allows for "instant" communications. This can save time and money as you can resolve questions or problems i
Hi all,
I thought it'd be useful to clarify some of the misinformation being published.
SoftXpand is a software solution which is very different in its operation to other products which may appear on the surface to be similar.
It does not alter or manipulate the XP Pro OS that controls the single hardware device.
I do not wish to repeat what has previously been written, which explains in detail why only 1 copy of XP Pro OEM is required. (http://www.edugeek.net/forums/hardware/35205-s
The guys who attended the eco-schools show had a great time. Most of the schools brought along students who were playing with some pretty cool SoftXpand set ups who would come accross then go and get their teachers. But the feeling from the team was that, schools and eco, equals recycling and pond building. Narrow I know, but it was just their feeling.
So for those guys n gals buying workstations in their hundreds or building their own mini data centres with thin client networks remember this
