News release from Applica in California (http://www.applica.com/)on new product. Basically a board which provides multi-mouse/display and utilizes single computer for multiple users and processes. It also supports touchscreen. This is yet another iteration of a thin-client though it is not one we'd normally recommend.
Press Release Contact Information:
Bill Berdux
Applica, Inc.
Vice President
3111 Winona Avenue, Suite 101
Burbank, CA
USA 91504
Voice: 818-565-0011
E-Mail: [email protected]
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Applica, Inc. offers expanded capabilities for Zero Client and Thin Client networking.
Applica, Inc. now offers its original "Applica U2" multi-user Zero Client application with its upgraded "Applica Server" Thin Client application.
/24-7PressRelease/ - BURBANK, CA, August 21, 2007 - Similar to the popular Citrix "thin client" networking application, Applica is a low-cost, easy to install alternative for small businesses, schools and homes.
With Applica U2 Zero Client, the user installs the multi-user software on a Windows XP or Vista computer and either installs the Applica multi-function circuit board or an off-the-shelf video card to allow a second user to simultaneously and independently share the computer including its software and data files on a fully functional workstation with a monitor, keyboard and mouse.
With Applica Server, the user uses a standard switch, router or hub, connected to the "Host PC" to connect multiple thin clients to the network. The Host PC can be a Windows 95, 98, ME or XP PC or a NT Server 4.0 or Windows 2000 Server. Applica supports all standard thin clients including Devon IT, Hewlett Packard, Neoware, Sun Microsystems and Wyse models, among others. Applica's thin client has enhanced video capability for use with wide-screen HDTVs and Video Signage solutions. The thin-client workstations launch programs that are installed on the Host PC where the Applica software is installed, as they would with Citrix.
"Applica was designed to be quick and easy to install and simple to administer," explained Bill Berdux, Applica's chief marketing officer. "It is an alternative to the complex, costly networking alternatives that are on the market," added Berdux. The user relies on the PC's operating system and third party security software that they are already using so, setup and administration is very simple and requires no training or costly support.
"Applica allows small businesses that cannot afford the expense of costly, complicated networks to enjoy the same functionality as larger enterprise networks, without the need for extensive technical support and costly equipment," commented Berdux, adding that, "We are expanding the market for multi-user software applications such as ACT!, GoldMine, QuickBooks, Juris, AbacusLaw, ADS, ClinicPro, Dentrix and hundreds of other practice management programs by making it affordable for small businesses to take advantage of them," Berdux further explained.
About Applica, Inc.:
Applica, Inc., a Los Angeles based company with global sales and distribution, develops innovative software and hardware products that utilize the multi-user capabilities of Linux and Windows operating systems. Applica enables multiple users to simultaneously and independently share software applications, media files and web browsers to get more out of their HDTVs, DVD players, stereo systems, digital cameras, iPods, Internet services and much more. Applica supports Linux, Windows 95, 98, XP, Vista, NT Server 4.0 and 2000. Applica and Applica U2 are trademarks of Applica, Inc.
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