Will SunRay Do A JavaStation?
News Welcome to Sun Microsystems' vision for thin-client computing, Version 2.0. The company will announce on Wednesday a completely new architecture that places all administration, performance and application burdens on Solaris servers.
[September 8, 1999, 11:11]
UK Firm To Unveil Wall-socket PC
Talkback I can't see this adding any more value than a SunRay, which is cheaper, and as it can't take a Java Card, you won't get the session portability that the SunRay offers. The wall-socket size is just a gimmick, and will make swapping out a pain.
[June 1, 2006, 17:05]
Issues That Have Not Been Explored
Talkback They used Sun Solaris on Sun's Sunray thin clients in the libraries. Birmingham City Council didn't migrate 'back' to Windows XP, because they were never on Windows XP in the first place. The publishing of the independent market research report...
[November 17, 2006, 15:36]
Sun Pushes Environmental Benefits Of Thin Clients
News Speaking at the company's quarterly update event in Washington DC on Tuesday, Sun chief executive Scott McNealy said that thin clients - devices such as its SunRay - represent a more environmentally friendly approach to computing than the...
[May 4, 2005, 15:45]
Practical Laptops?
Talkback Thin client is not new, and neither is this approach for thin client 'laptops' (e.g.look at the Tadpole 'SunRay in a laptop' proposition) I am delighted to see the thin client market awareness growing so rapidly & am hopeful this signifies a...
[June 6, 2007, 19:18]
Anorexic Clients
Talkback Adopting technologies such as Sun's SunRay or HP's t5135 means we can negate issues around both of the above .and deliver whichever operating environment(s) the end users require. It is true that a lightweight OS (such as heavily slimmed down linux...
[March 8, 2007, 23:22]
Sun Sets Out Expanded Linux Range
News Linux versions of its SunRay desktop computers -- stripped down machines that store most data on servers -- are also under development. Sun Microsystems plans to expand its Linux software portfolio substantially during the coming year, including a...
[January 21, 2004, 9:15]
Solaris To Enlist Military Security
News The company claims that the Navy is a keen user of its SunRay thin client technology because the light-weight terminals -- which do not have the heavy fans or other weighty components associated with PCs -- take up less room on ships.
[September 18, 2003, 11:30]
Birmingham Begins Major Open Source Pilot
News We already have a people's network using SunRay terminals, so staff and customers are used to using StarOffice. Birmingham City Council has started a giant trial of open source software on desktops and servers, intended to determine whether open...
[May 16, 2005, 17:55]
Tech Leaders Lobby Prime Minister Over Sustainable IT
News Sun claims that on average one of its SunRay thin clients requires just 15 watts of power versus 300 watts for the average PC. Senior management from two of the IT industry's leading companies are involved in discussions with the UK Prime Minister...
[June 8, 2005, 15:55]
