Only a few years ago, you had a choice of just laptops or desktops for your employees. And while the limited selection made it relatively easy to choose the best computing for your company, there were undoubtedly some concessions or compromises that you had to make. Perhaps you conceded to demand and spent more than your budget would comfortably allow. Or perhaps the concession was to your accounting department, and your employees ended up with lesser expensive—and less powerful—computers.
Today, you don't have to make any of those tough choices; you can have it all, with thin clients. With the many choices you have available to you, you can hone in on precisely what you want, and satisfy both your accountants, users, and your IT department.
Why thin clients and why HP?
Thin clients will address your business needs for a more simple, secure and easily managed computing infrastructure. HP offers you more choices in thin clients. According to IDC, HP (including Neoware) led the industry in thin client unit shipments with more than 34 percent market share worldwide in the third quarter of 2007.
Desktop and mobile thin clients are solid-state devices that connect over a network to a centralized server where all processing and storage takes place, providing reduced maintenance costs, minimal application updates, as well as higher levels of security and energy efficiency.
Start with the operating system
Your IT department loves the simplicity of Linux, and your accounting department loves the lower cost of the operating system. HP has several options of thin clients:
- The new HP Compaq t5735 thin client, which runs on Debian Linux 4.0. The Debian Linux platform enables you to install hundreds of open source applications from the web.
- HP Compaq t5725 Thin Client, which runs on Debian Linux 3.10
- HP Neoware e140 Thin Client, which runs on NeoLinux
- HP Neoware e90 Thin Client, which also runs on NeoLinux
- HP Neoware c50 Thin Client, which also runs on NeoLinux
What kind of performance do your users need?
With AMD Sempron processor and ATI graphics, the new HP Compaq t5735 offers all the processing power your users will need for a great server-based computing experience, whether they're running general office applications or your specific line of business software on a terminal server. The HP Compaq t5725 also uses an AMD processor, or choose the Neoware thin clients, which run on Via Eden.
How much will your budget allow for?
The thin clients range in price from the HP Compaq t5735 Thin Client starting at a U.S. list price of $450 and on down to a preconfigured HP Neoware c50 Thin Client at a mere $249.
What about features?
The Compaq t5735 includes an unprecedented combination of desktop-like features, high-end graphics, the HP Secure USB Compartment and HP Quick Release support for business environments requiring a combination of simplicity, flexibility, power and enhanced security.
In addition to centralized data storage for greater protection of business information and data integrity, the new t5735 provides controlled user access and support two-factor user authentication.
As well, every HP thin client also includes a full license of Altiris Deployment Solution and a free download of HP Client Automation Software to provide you with your choice of an enterprise-level management solution for large deployments.