Thin Clients Overview

More than ever, head teachers, ICT Co-ordinators and School Network Managers are focused on increasing pupil access to IT , attaining best value from their ICT budget and providing a higher level of ICT within the curriculum, whilst reducing the cost of support activities, such as IT costs.

One method of achieving these apparently contradictory goals is through the use of thin clients.

The fundamental approach behind thin-client computing is simple. Instead of running all applications locally on PCs with all of the associated challenges and costs, applications run centrally and simply deliver screen updates and inputs to clients.