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Kanter J. P.

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Cover
Cover
Understanding Thin-ClientServer Computing
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter One: The Thin-ClientServer Computing Model
What Is Thin-ClientServer Computing?
How Does Thin-ClientServer Computing Work?
What Do You Need to Do, and Where Do You Need to Do It?
User Scenarios
Mobile Task-Based User
Office Task-Based User
Knowledge Workers
Power Users with Creative and Analytic Task Needs
Addressing the Issues: Management and Scalability, Access, Performance, Security, and Total Cost of Ownership
Management and Scalability
Access
Performance
Security
Total Cost of Ownership
In Conclusion
Chapter Two: Comparing Computer Architectures
Network Operating Systems and Application Servers
UNIX
Novell NetWare
Microsoft Windows NT Server
Citrix WinFrame
Distributed Computing Architectures
ClientServer Paradigms
Web-Based Paradigms
What s What on the Nets
Thin-Client Computing
Java: Download-and-Run on Any Device
Citrix Independent Computing Architecture Client
New Technologies: Competition or Continuum?
Visions of Network Computing by Sun, Netscape, and Oracle
Multiuser Versions of Windows NT, ActiveX, and Windows on the Internet
In Conclusion
Chapter Three: Key Components of WinFrame and Windows NT Server
System Foundations for a Multiuser Environment
Configuring and Managing User and Group Accounts
Creating Profiles
The Components of Thin-ClientServer Architecture
The Operating System and MultiWin
The ICA Thin Client and ICA Services
How the Components Work Together
ICA Protocol and Transport Driver Layers
ICA Extensibility
Connecting an ICA Client to a WinFrame Session
Accessing a WinFrame Server Through LANs and WANs
Accessing WinFrame Remotely
Running Applications Using the Thin-ClientServer Model
ClientServer Applications
Remote Applications and Productivity Applications
In Conclusion
Chapter Four: Form Follows Function: A Computing Continuum
Thin-ClientServer Hardware: Form Follows Function
Windows-Based Terminals
Where to Find Information About Windows-Based Terminals
Personal Computers
Where to Find Current PC Specifications
NetPCs
Network Computers
Where to Find Information About Network Computers
Handheld Computers
Getting the Most Out of Yesterday s Computers
Other Solutions
In Conclusion
Chapter Five: Setting Up Your Thin-ClientServer Computing Environment
Licensing Considerations
Microsoft Licensing
Citrix WinFrame Licensing and Activation
Special Multiuser Environment Application Considerations
Citrix WinFrame License Pooling
Configuring and Publishing Applications
Installing Applications on a WinFrame Server
Publishing Applications on WinFrame
Network Integration
WinFrame Network Integration Tools

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