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DEFINITION: The Net PC (also referred to as the Network PC) is an industry specification for a low-cost personal computer designed for businesses and their network applications. A Net PC, which is a design for what is also sometimes known as a thin client, is intended to be centrally managed and to lack a diskette drive, CD-ROM drive, or hardware expansion slots. It is designed to support specific business tasks  … 
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The Importance of Network Time Synchronization
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WHITE PAPER: This paper explains why accurate network time -- and therefore precise network time synchronization -- is critically important for network management. Read on to learn more about the importance of network time synchronization.
Posted: 20 Oct 2009 | Published: 20 Oct 2009


Presentation Transcript: Virtualization - Growing Your Success in the Data Center to the Desktop
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WHITE PAPER: Desktop and server virtualization are not the same. This podcast, featuring virtual desktop experts, Brian Madden and Zeus Kerravala, explains how some methods and tools that work for servers disrupt desktops. Discover how to plan a successful virtual desktop project by addressing customization needs of users and meet your organization's goals.
Posted: 15 Sep 2009 | Published: 15 Sep 2009

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NETWORK COMPUTERS DEFINITION (continued): …  and applications. Typical uses for Net PCs would be online transaction processing (OLTP) applications, retail point-of-sale, and banking services.Among companies that sell or plan to sell Net PCs are Acer, Compaq, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, NEC, and Unisys. Other companies including IBM plan to accomodate their existing personal computer line to compete. Net PCs are expected to cost $1,000 or less and offer Pentium microprocessor, 16 to 32 megabytes of random access memory, and at least 1.2 gigabyte hard drives. At its inception, the Net PC was forecast to achieve about 15% of total desktop PC … 
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