Thin Client Computing

Benefits of thin client computing include a reduced cost of ownership and increased flexibility for both the user and the enterprise. However, ease of management and a lower cost of deployment aren't the big reasons experts expect the industry to double again this year and more than multiply six times over by 2003. What you should care about is the "total cost of ownership," which includes not only the up-front cost of the hardware, but also the much higher price of installing, supporting and updating your infrastructure over time. That is the real value of thin client computing.

And now with the Windows 2000 release, Microsoft built support for thin clients directly into the standard server versions of the software. The vote of confidence from Microsoft eases the concerns of IT managers, gives a much needed boost to the thin client computing model and has already resulted in increased attention from the corporate IT marketplace.