One of the older thin client vendors appears to be closing shop, The Register has learned. Network Computing Devices (NCD) will stop all operations by year end, according to a company memo. Calls to NCD's CEO and CFO were not returned, and a spokeswoman said the company has no comment at this time.
"NCD is currently in the process of ceasing operations," the company said in a memo to workers obtained by The Register. "The company will close operations on December 31, 2004."
Sun Microsystems' thin-client desktop strategy will get a boost with the release of a new version of its Sun Ray platform that will allow users to connect with a Sun Ray client over a broadband Internet connection.
Sun Ray Server Software 3.0 also will allow Sun Rays to be supported for the first time by Linux servers, and to run the JDS (Java Desktop System) graphical interface. ADVERTISEMENT
The broadband capability, which has been deployed within Sun during the past year as part of its internal "Sun Ray@Home" program, is at the center of the upcoming monthly Sun Ray service announced by Scott McNealy at last month's Solaris 10 launch event.
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Tarantella unveils Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) Client for Linux. The remote control client, which has begun shipping to thin client OEMs, is designed to provide Linux thin client terminal vendors with standard RDP-based access to Windows applications via Windows Server 2003 Terminal Services.
The OEM version of the Tarantella RDP conforms to RDP version 5.1, and ships with full 24-bit colour support to improve remote access usability.
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