Thin Client Technology provides the ability for the enterprise to simplify access to many applications via a browser through their web portal software enabling organizations to integrate and publish interactive applications into any standard Web browser. Supporting these solutions are Thin Client Management Services, an array of technologies that improve application administration, installation and security. These services allow for the secure deployment of server-based applications over the Internet through a virtual private network (VPN) solution in a variety of computing scenarios.

This approach may provide many benefits, including:

• Thin clients are low cost, approximately 1/3 to 1/2 the price of traditional desktop computers
• Thin clients are secure; there is no removable media, and network administrators control user access
• Data backup is centralized in the data center


• Upgrades to applications are done centrally


• Management and maintenance costs are lower, driving total cost of ownership (TCO) down