Understanding Thin Client/Server Computing (Strategic Technology Series)

ISBN: 1572317442
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 1997
Pages: 158

Authors: Joel P Kanter

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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
Security
WinFrame Security
Accessing Thin-ClientServer Sessions
Starting WinFrame Sessions
Automating Access to Thin-ClientServer Sessions
Troubleshooting: Finding the Server
In Conclusion
Chapter Six: Planning Your Thin-ClientServer Environment
A Typical Planning and Deployment Scenario
Analysis
Evaluation
Capacity Planning
System Deployment
System Maintenance
Reallocating Budgeting Priorities
Network Access and Bandwidth
Hardware and Software
Human Resources
Hardware and Software Requirements
Hardware Requirements
Software Requirements
Sizing Requirements
In Conclusion
Chapter Seven: Thin-ClientServer Computing on the Web
Overview of WinFrame Web Computing
The Server Side: WinFrame for Web Computing Support
Configuring User Privileges: Anonymous vs. Explicit Users
Configuring Your Web Server and Setting Up Web Pages for WinFrame Web Computing
Setting Up System Security
The Client Side: The ICA Web Client
Internet Browsers Supported by the WinFrame Client for Web Computing
Installing the WinFrame Client for Web Computing
Running an Internet Browser on a Thin-ClientServer System
In Conclusion
Chapter Eight: Case Studies
Accounting and Financial Reporting
LaSalle Partners
Omnes
Honeywell Europe S.A.
Pyramid Breweries, Inc.
Sales Automation
Standard Forms
Health Care Services
Anne E. Biedel Associates
Clarion Health
Mecon
Thin-ClientServer on the Web
Claimsnet.com
Human Resources Management Applications
Pro Staff
ReloAction
Communications and Remote Computing
Bell Mobility
Vodac
Legal Services
Orange County Public Defender s Office
The Public and Nonprofit Sectors
Florida Water Services
Bandwidth Usage
Goodwill Industries of Southern Arizona
Tulsa City-County Library
Education
Idaho State University
In Conclusion
Chapter Nine: The Future of Thin-ClientServer Computing
Changes to the Thin-ClientServer Landscape
The Future of Thin-ClientServer Computing
Solutions That Affect Access for Families and That Empower Organizations and Small Businesses
Where Will the Technology Go from Here?
In Conclusion
Appendix
The Thin-ClientServer Community
Application Providers
Connectivity Providers
Platform Providers
ICA Licensees
About This Electronic Book
About Microsoft Press