The debate over thin clients-fat clients could soon be over. Business Gateway Connect, the applications delivery service arm of Internet Solutions (IS), now offers its full range of products to virtually any thin client device.
"We are aware of a need for a thin client solution in both our installed customer base and the market - especially in the franchise arena," says Alison Vorster, general manager for Business Gateway at IS. "Customers want the full house of productivity and in-house developed applications delivered to their branches in the simplest possible way. They also want to ensure that the data is securely stored, backed up and delivered with lowest risk. A thin client environment perfectly meets that requirement."
Vorster says her team is seeing a need for these low maintenance, tamper-proof and reliable systems in areas such as banking, forecourts and retailing environments. She comments that thin client solutions provide enterprise-level accessibility, reliability and security to every size of customer - from the SME to corporate.
"It`s not always a question of cost," she says. "Thin clients have no moving parts and thus require very little maintenance. Combined with our Business Gateway application delivery solution, just about everything can be remotely and centrally administered from one system admin point. The ROI and TCO benefits are virtually immediate."
The Business Gateway Connect Thin Client solution is available immediately, uses any thin client device with a browser installed. Productivity tools such as MS Office, e-mail and any other application can be delivered over the network.
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Internet Solutions (IS) has transformed its business model and become the only full network service provider in the country.
The business was founded on the principle of developing a robust infrastructure in order for corporates to conduct e-business. Over the past decade IS has established itself as a leader in this space, attracting over 80% of SA`s top businesses as clients.
During its 10-year life span IS has evolved and grown its service offerings. Today, the company is the leading hosting service provider and security service provider in SA, as well as having significant market share in the virtual private network (VPN) and application service provider (ASP) space.
Internet Solutions has earned an impressive collection of accolades, including eight First National Bank "Most Admired" awards, Financial Mail Best Company to Work For and a place in the Top Unlisted Company Awards.
The company partners with major players such as Cisco, Microsoft, Oracle BT and AT&T and in 2002 was certified as a Cisco Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP), the first and only company outside of the US to be awarded this accolade.
For more, visit www.is.co.za.
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