HP to release 3 thin clients PCs

According to an Article in InfoWorld, HP will release next week a new family of thin client PCs. Out of the 3 models that they will release, 2 of them will be with an embedded Linux core (the L & X models, and the G model with MS Windows CE) and they'll include Netscape Navigator for browser-based access to Java programs as well as access to Windows applications. The X series also includes HP's ChaiVM embedded Java virtual machine, providing access to applications hosted on Unix and legacy servers. Oracle is also working on a thin client, so I think we will soon see some competition in the thin client area, where Linux will be getting much more attention, and more important - more Linux development. Who says competition is bad? :)

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[eric2hill]

I've just been doing some research on Microshaft Windows NT Terminal Server and Citrix MetaFrame. For a SMALL 5 user installation (capped at 5 users, no more) I'm looking at $3500 in software alone. That's ridiculous. Are there any capabilities within linux to reduce this cost to the small business user? VMWare? WINE? Help!


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