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- So what's a smart display?
- Basically it's a graphics terminal whose entire operations are controlled from the server. Bootp, now DHCP, was originally developed to allow diskless devices to boot an OS from a network server. Thus Sun's ELC diskless workstation, circa 1988, ran a full SunOS implementation locally, but loaded it from a central...
- Tags: NCD, Sun Microsystems Inc., server, Explora Pro, Smart Display
- Blog posts 2005-09-23
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- Nanorobot for Brain Aneurysm
- The idea of nanorobots floating throughout our arteries to fight diseases and deliver drugs is migrating from science fiction to medical fact, at least in virtual 3D simulations. Nanorobotics pioneer Adriano Cavalcanti and his colleagues report progress with their nanorobot control design NCD software which helps them simulate the behavior...
- Tags: Gradient, Vessel, Manufacturing, Nanotechnology, Team Management, Emerging Technologies, Management, Chris Jablonski
- Blog posts 2009-03-25
- Relay Timer 2.1 (Windows)
- Relay Timer is a powerful tool for NCD ProXR relay controller boards. It supports up to 16 relay boards. Each board has 16 relays. Each relay can be programmed separately and turned on/off manually. The status of all relays can be shown. It can control the relays with very precise...
- Tags: Board, Microsoft Windows, Relay, Serial Port Tool, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law
- Software downloads 2009-03-20
- Quick Timer High 2.0 (Windows)
- Quick Timer High is useful software for relay boards of NCD ProXR. Quick setting and high resolution makes it easy to use for light control, science project, laboratory experimenter and home automation. It supports 16-relay channels. Each channel has a control panel separately. Relays can be turned on/off manually and...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Serial Port, Serial Port Tool
- Software downloads 2009-01-15
- Relay Timer Lite 2.0 (Windows)
- Relay Timer Lite is a lite edition of Relay Timer v1.0. It's a useful tool for NCD ProXR relay controller boards. It supports 1 relay board with 8 relays. Each relay can be programmed separately and turned on/off manually. The status of all relays can be shown and operated at...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Relay, Serial Port Tool, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law
- Software downloads 2008-11-06
- ComputerWeekly - Thin Client Computing Smartens Up
- Thin client computing has been around for many years - predating the PC, if one includes standard green screen terminals. However, the real push with thin client devices was during the late 1990s, when the likes of NCD, Wyse and IGEL pushed their devices as being the antidote to the...
- Tags: Thin Client Computing, Thin Client, Thin Clients, Hardware
- White papers 2008-09-02
- Quick Timer PPC 1.0 (Mobile)
- Quick Timer PPC is an application for Pocket PC to control NCD ProXR relay boards. High resolution timer and quick setting make it easy to use for light control science project, laboratory experimenter, and home automation. It supports 8-relay channels. Each channel has a control panel separately. Relays can be...
- Tags: Mobile, Serial Port, Serial Port Tool, Pocket PC, Handhelds, Hardware
- Software downloads 2008-08-26
- Learning from Walmart
- Learning from WalmartLower cost, much more flexibility- no help desk needed- lets you put sysadmins into user groups, reporting to user managers- eliminates most security and processing failure risks- gives you OS independent access to software - eliminates user impact and costs of evergreen policiesHow would SUN Ray help?ntSmart displays?"put...
- Tags: Keyboards, Operating systems, Sun Ray, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., IT Development, Smart Display, Microsoft Corp., Murph
- Discussion threads 2008-07-28
- Costing Sun Ray vs Wintel
- Costing Sun Ray vs WintelSo, you like Sun Ray, Yes? KiddingSeriously, interesting article--Sun Ray is looking better and better!There are so many good reasons to consider using Thin Client. Sun Ray just reinforces that.A few questionsWhy did you so much oversize the client. why use E7200 core duo ? why...
- Tags: Servers, server, VMware Inc., Sun Ray, Costing Sun Ray, Sun Microsystems Inc., Wintel
- Discussion threads 2008-07-02
- Nanorobots to improve health care
- Using nanorobots to deliver drugs and fight diseases is not a new idea check here or there. Of course, nanorobots floating inside our bodies to improve our health are still years away. However, an international team of American and Australian researchers is developing a nanorobot hardware architecture for medical defense...
- Tags: Software, 3D, Protein, Biomedical, Health Care, Hardware Architecture, Healthcare, Nanotechnology, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-05-19
- Questioning IT
- Questioning ITThick vs Thin.The essence of what you're saying here is that thin client is better than thick client. You don't exactly use those terms and you throw in a bit of anti-Microsoft rhetoric, but focusing on the underlying principals as you correctly recommend, this is a thick vs thin...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Thin clients, Servers, Sun Microsystems Inc., software, thin client, security
- Discussion threads 2008-05-02
- Questioning IT
- Questioning ITLose the rhetoric = better articleYou started out strong, but you lose everyone when you slide into what appears to be a vendetta against CIPS. What does "their Windows only website and addiction to hiding important email in floods of junk" have to do with business continuity? ...
- Tags: Data centers, Storage, disaster recovery, Questioning IT, IBM SVC, information technology
- Discussion threads 2008-04-18
- The future of the Internet (1)
- The future of the Internet (1)Re: Health risks of wirelessThe UK seems to be the first place where these concerns about wireless radiation came to light. It began with cell phones, and more recently the concern has expanded to wi-fi. There are already places where cell phones are banned. I...
- Tags: Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, cell phone, phone, radiation, wireless, Internet, video
- Discussion threads 2008-02-07
- Comm Operator NCD Edition 2 (Windows)
- Comm Operator NCD Edition is a simplified edition of Comm Operator It is a custom-made edition for relay controller boards of National Control Devices NCD. Comm Operator NCD Edition us a powerful utility for controller boards of National Control Devices. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com. ...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Serial Port, Edition, Serial Port Tool, Comm Operator NCD Edition
- Software downloads 2008-01-16
- The demonstration project challenge
- The big difference between a Sun Ray and a thin client is that the software on the Sun Ray does not interact with the application - meaning that someone with unrestricted physical access to the device can destroy its functionality, but not affect application integrity. ...
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Ray, Microsoft Windows, Thin Clients, Software Development, Tools & Techniques, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Software/Web Development, Management, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2007-12-13
- The missing demonstration project (1)
- The missing demonstration project (1)Where is everybody? you guys wanna talk weather, or what?Very strange here in Lethbridge: -19 Celsius here yesterday afternoon, went to plus 5.6 by about 9PM, back to minus 14.7 right now.A blowby chinook?Yes, I have seen it over and over. Do you want to oversee...
- Tags: Operating systems, Linux, Servers, OPEN SOURCE, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Unix, Debian, Sun Ray
- Discussion threads 2007-12-04
- A call from a former colleague
- A call from a former colleagueAh yes, the late 80'sIt was just me - and a ComputerVision "low boy" server in a cubicle. The heat it put out was overwhelming - but I took it in stride. I was basically told - there is the computer, make it work. In...
- Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Operating systems, Desktops, information technology, emulator, Internet Service Provider, Unix, server, PC
- Discussion threads 2007-09-18
- Sharpening that personal productivity axe
- As many of you will remember we had an extensive discussion here last week about my belief that externally imposed work processes ultimately lead to standardised ways of thinking about those work processes. Kind of a Nixonian thing: grab them by their work processes, and pretty soon their hearts and...
- Tags: What users care about, Unanswered questions, Enterprise Policy, Apple
- Blog posts 2007-07-19
- Trying to clarify the Sun Ray difference
- Frequent contributor Erik Engbrecht had this to say last week in response to my comment that the Sun Ray does no processing and isn't, therefore, a client-server client: thin, fat, or otherwise: Smart, Thick, Thin, DisplayIt's all word games. Depending on how you define...
- Tags: Sun, Security, Linux, Hardware, Government, Deploying Sun Rays, Enterprise Policy
- Blog posts 2007-07-17
- Futures and alternatives
- The Sun Ray's big strength: server based everything, is also its biggest weakness. For example, home use of Sun Rays works beautifully for most business applications because the bandwidth and server computing loads for those are relatively minor. What happens, however, when the consumer wants to watch a movie is...
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Smart Display, Sun Ray
- Blog posts 2006-08-04
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