Crystal Ball Sunday #1: Corporate Conversion to Linux
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| Virtualization will also play a large role in this cost-lowering shift.
| VMware, VirtualBox, Xen, KVM, Qemu, and other solutions will lose their niche
| status to become standard, mainstream staples in server rooms and data
| centers alike. Linux is the clear choice as a virtual host Operating System—
| regardless of guest Operating System—due to its stability and low operating
| cost.
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| Linux-based thin client and terminal server computing will also be thrust
| into a new era of interest. Traditional desktop and laptop computers hosting
| their own ever-bloating, high-maintenance Operating Systems will fall to the
| more agile remote boot or minimal Operating System desktop and laptop
| computers that can leverage older and even outdated hardware. Most, if not
| all, computing and application storage and management will be done on a
| remote server system.
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http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry2375.html
Recent:
Linux Thin Client: Considering the Network
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| Much information already exists concerning methods for deploying networks and
| hardware using thinclients. However, in this excerpt from David Richard's
| book, we shall try to clarify those essential differences between using a
| network with personal computers and thin clients. Certain network designs
| prove to be very stable and provide the best possible solution.
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http://www.reallylinux.com/docs/thinclientnetwork.shtml
Power-sipping thin client runs Linux
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| VXL Instruments has introduced an "entry-level" thin client device that runs
| Linux. The Itona TC 2331-LI operates fanlessly, uses a 1GHz Via C7 processor,
| supports touchscreen monitors with up to 1680 x 1050 resolution, and uses
| only 11 watts of power, says VXL.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2651844721.html
Related:
GNU/Linux thin-clients
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| I've been looking for a good GNU/Linux thin-client for my employer,
| a school district in the US. We have scores of aging desktops
| (primarily Intel PII 350 MHz and PIII 800 MHz systems) and looking
| more into the mobile arena for most computing needs.
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http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/blogs/gnu_linux_thin-clients
HP unveils thin clients fat enough to run native apps
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| The only difference is in the operating system and the price: the HP Compaq
| t5375 with Debian Linux 4.0 costs £302, excluding VAT, while the Windows XP
| Embedded-based t5370 costs £432, excluding VAT.
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http://news.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/0,1000000091,39292381,00.htm
Is Linux Worth the Effort?
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| I've spent the better part of the past 2 weeks banging away on 2 LTSP servers
| for our school district. I find myself lamenting to those around me, and
| being an otherwise cranky guy as well. This morning it dawned on me that
| people probably think I'm having such a hard time because I'm using Linux
| instead of the "norm" -- but that's just not the case.
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| Tomorrow morning, about 1200 people are going to log into thin clients strewn
| around the school district here in northern Michigan. I am using K12LTSP as
| my distribution, because the support is incredible, and it's designed for
| schools. The problem for me, however, is that Linux is so darn powerful, my
| users are overwhelmed by it.
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| [...]
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| Is it all worth it? Oh, heck yeah. Instead of managing 250 workstations, I'll
| be managing 2. I like that kind of math. There are still a couple hundred
| Macintosh computers, and handfuls of Windows PCs -- but I'd like not to think
| about those for a bit, and bask in my thin client glory.
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http://www.linuxjournal.com/node/1005992
New thin client series runs Linux
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| Acropolis updated its Linux-based thin-client OS earlier this month.
| Its NLX (New LinuX) 5 OS is based on Debian, and is available on an
| IDE flash plug-in module suitable for turning old PCs into modern
| thin clients.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2016451866.html
World's lowest cost Linux thin client?
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| Bangkok-based Norhtec has unveiled a sub-$85 mini-PC claimed to be the most
| affordable Linux thin client system to date. The "ultra-low-power"
| MicroClient JrSX is based on a 300MHz x86-compatible SoC (system-on-chip) and
| includes both CompactFlash and 2.5-inch hard drive storage options, along
| with 10/100Mbps Ethernet networking.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS5563564014.html
CLI Announces a $199 Thin Client
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| Yesterday, Computer Lab International (CLI), a leading provider of
| thin client and text terminal products, announced a promotional
| offer that lowers the pricing barrier to entry on CLI thin clients.
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| [...]
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| Product features include:
| - Cost-effective, easy-to-use, and highly reliable, stable,
| and secure Mandrake Linux operating system
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http://opensourceblog.itproportal.com/?p=245
Athena Thin Clients Introduces New Open Source Embedded Linux Using Debian
2.6
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| Athena development engineers are the first to build a Linux Thin
| Client based on Debian kernel 2.6. This new Linux version carries
| the name NLX 5 where NLX stands for New LinuX.
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http://www.cgidir.com/news/press/070228AthenaThinClients.html
Low-cost thin client runs Linux
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| The fanless DIT6040A runs Devon's Linux-based "Devon Terminal
| Operatiing System" (DeTOS) on a 400MHz Via Eden processor.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2234730114.html
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