Use ThinManager to Shadow PCs

June 22, 2010September 15, 2014 Tom Jordan

The other day I spoke with a company that wanted to monitor and control 400 PCs scattered around their plant. Believe it or not, this is actually a job for ThinManager!

All that is needed is a ThinManager license and a copy of WinTMC for each PC. In this case a single ThinManager Enterprise Server license would be the correct choice. You would not even need a Terminal Server. Because WinTMC also runs as a service, the administrator could use easily shadow and control each PC without even having the PC logged in. [...]

Thin Clients and Virtualization Part II – Deploying Windows XP

June 14, 2010September 15, 2014 Tom Jordan

Use VMWare to display XP Desktops out to Thin Clients without even using a Windows Terminal Server!

ACP Expands ThinManager Distributor Channel

June 10, 2010September 15, 2014 Kevin West

AutomaTech, Control Dynamics, Industrial Network Systems and McNaughton-McKay now offering ThinManager and ThinManager Ready Thin Clients

Alpharetta, Georgia, June 10, 2010 – Automation Control Products is proud to announce the recent signing of new partners to its nationwide distributor sales channel. These companies’ commitment to their customers and their understanding of rapidly changing technology make each one of them a great fit with ACP’s ThinManager and its focus on building the most robust industrial software platform for the modern plant floor.

In addition to selling ACP’s Thin Client management software ThinManager, each of these distributors will also be selling ThinManager Ready hardware from ACP’s existing hardware partners. [...]

Thin Clients and Virtualization

June 8, 2010September 15, 2014 Tom Jordan

Thin Clients and PC Virtualization are both having a pretty good run in 2010. This quick post gives a little background on each.

Even Small Companies benefit from Thin Clients

June 4, 2010September 15, 2014 Tom Jordan

Industrial users have long realized the benefits of replacing PCs on the plant floor with Thin Clients even on a small scale. A large number of ACP's customers who are using ThinManager with industrial Thin Clients are actually running five or fewer terminals.

Thin Client Introductory Article

June 2, 2010September 15, 2014 Tom Jordan

“Being one of the cases where environmental responsibility actually adds to business profitability, thin client computing is likely to be a prevailing trend for many years to come.” So concludes author Bruce Tyson in his article, “The History of Thin Clients” found on brighthub.com. Since some readers are just learning about Thin Client technology I like to include the occasional introductory post. You can read the rest the story by clicking on the link below.

The History of Thin Clients