| Library turns to Linux thin clients, saves money |
Jun. 03, 2004
SearchEnterprise Linux.com's Amy Kucharik explores how a Norwich, Connecticut public library shaved thousands off its IT budget by migrating to Linux thin-clients. Using the desktops, the library allows patrons to safely surf the web. Systems integrator, Open-PC added just four thin clients to the library's inventory, as the public facility adopted Linux to "recycle" their existing PCs into thin devices, replacing their hard drives with bootable ROM drives.
Networked thin clients running Linux are becoming a trend in organizations worldwide. A recent study by IDC, sponsored by Red Hat, forecast a growing role for embedded and other thin client systems on the corporate desktop. The study found that companies such as call centers employing "transactional workers" with fairly limited computing needs were best-positioned to take advantage of the thin-client model.
Read more details about the library's full implementation here.
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