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Linux-based thin-client launched

By Nkuli Mngcungusa
Johannesburg, 22 Mar 2005

UK group Netvoyager has introduced what it claims is the most powerful thin-client.

Featuring a 1GHz Intel class VIA Eden processor and a 17-inch LCD monitor, the Neterm LX-1040 is powered by a Linux core operating system.

The group says thin-client desktop appliances are an ideal alternative to PCs and eliminate viruses and the constant software updates associated with PCs.

The Neterm LX-1040 desktop does not store or execute programs locally or allow files to be downloaded, which Netvoyager says is a significant hidden saving when considering the cost of a virus epidemic in a typical office environment.

The integrated thin-client and LCD provides long-term processing power as well as reduced power consumption and increased space efficiency for space-limited environments, it says.

It provides support for several server protocol technologies including Citrix MetaFrame, Microsoft Terminal Server, Tarantella and X-Windows.

"The Neterm LX-1040 takes thin-client functionality and integration to the next level," says MD Jamil Aboulzelof. "As more companies, large and small, are turning to server-centric computing, we intend to continue to invest in new advancements in thin-client technology to address this growing market."

Applications will run on standard Windows and Unix/Linux servers and display on thin-client appliances across a network, operating as a normal computer.

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