Systems Integration
Server Based Computing
At ENS we are
experts in server based computing. Server based
computing is a new industry "buzz"
word that may have some confused. Server based
computing is a model in which applications are
deployed, managed, support and executed 100% on a
server. It uses a multi-user operating system and a
method for distributing the presentation of an
application's interface to a client device.
With server-based computing, client devices can be
either "fat" or "thin." Thin
clients are Windows terminal devices that are
generally low cost units without hard drives, floppy
drives or CD-ROMs. Fat clients are full-featured PCs,
these may be modern units or outdated 386 or 486 class
machines. With a server based computing technology the
client device processing power is not critical,
because the processing of the application is taking
place totally on the server. Only "screen
shots" of the activity is transmitted to the
client device.
Client devices have instant access to
business-critical applications via the server -without
application rewrites or downloads. This means improved
efficiency when deploying business-critical
applications. In addition, server-based computing
works with your current computing infrastructure and
current computing standards.
Because server-based computing extends the life of
existing desktop equipment while providing superior
performance, it is becoming the most reliable way to
reduce the complexity and total costs associated with
network computing.
Remote Offices
Server-based computing also allows low bandwidth
connections to remote offices to provide full network
functionality. If you have remote offices that must
share data from a central location, or just want to
reduce the cost of implementing your Wide Area
Network, server-based computing is the answer.
Platform Independent
Server-based computing is platform independent. If you
have Macintosh or UNIX machines and you need to access
the resources and applications of a 32-bit Windows
networks, server-based computing is the answer.
Web-Based Computing
Server-based computing enables administrators to
launch and embed corporate Windows-based applications
into HTML pages without rewriting a single line of
code. This means your users can access Windows
applications from any web-browser.
Remote Computing
In today's changing work environment more employees
need to work outside of the office, whether at home,
hotels, customer locations, etc. This means that a
wide variety of network connections are being used to
access corporate applications. Unfortunately, the
lower the bandwidth, the lower the application
performance. Server based computing resolves this
problem because it keeps all application processing on
the server, meaning less traffic is sent across the
low-speed network. In addition, it is optimized for
low speed connection so users can get LAN-like
performance over analog or ISDN modems, WANs, wireless
LANs, and even the Internet.
Contact us via e-mail or call ENS Group today for a
free demonstration of the power capabilities of
server-based computing.