From nontechnical managers to IS professionals, everyone responsible for deploying desktop environments is looking for ways to get high performance and reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO). This book shows you how you can do both. UNDERSTANDING THIN-CLIENT/SERVER COMPUTING provides thorough coverage of the thin-client/server technology developed by Citrix Systems for Microsoft® Windows® and Microsoft Windows NT®. This proven technology enables the latest 32-bit applications to run on new or old PCs, Apple® Macintosh® computers, Windows-based terminals, NetPCs, or network computers from a server. You’ll learn how this approach simplifies software updates, configuration, training, and maintenance. You’ll also get an invaluable overview of such crucial issues as:
The thin-client/server computing model
Ways of deploying applications
An architectural overview of the Citrix Independent Computing Architecture (ICA) Services and the relationship of WinFrame to Microsoft Windows NT Server
What hardware you can use
Planning the thin-client/server environment
Thin-client/server computing on the Web
In addition, an entire chapter is devoted to case studies that show how different types of organizations put together cost-effective solutions and achieved results that exceeded their own expectations.
