SIMS is an authorized partner of Wyse thin client computers. These computers are small devices without hard drives or fans that connect to standard monitors and input devices. These devices are just smart enough to connect to a Windows Terminal Services server and then appear to be a standard Windows desktop. Since all the processing is done at the server, these thin clients do not need to have the processing power of a standard PC, they just provide the interface to the server which is commonly in the back room. This design is considerd a Server-Centric Computing environment.

By switching to thin clients, each staff member can have their own desktop with their applications on it, but they can access their desktop from any thin client on your network, or a PC at home if you allow remote access.

Some of The key advantages of going to a Server-Centric environment are:

• No hard drive or fans means power consumption is lower.
• No hard drive or fans mean noise levels are reduced.
• No floppy or CD drive eliminates risk of games and other inappropriate content from being copied to the workstations.
• Because security is controlled centrally on the terminal server, installation of applications can be limited.
• The small form-factor of the thin-client devices increases desk space, mounting brackets are available to mount the device to the back of monitors or under desks.
• Since files, can't be saved to the device, they are always stored in a central location on the terminal server or network meaning that backups are able to more readily back up all important files for your business.
• Access to your desktop and files regardless of which workstation you are at. Even access your desktop remotely if your firewall is configured to allow it.
• All the benefits of remote access software like PCAnywhere and Radmin, without having to install the software and exclude it from Internet Security applications.
• No reason to upgrade workstations on a regular basis. Since the thin client only needs to be powerful enough to initiate the connection, they don't need to be constantly upgraded.

Contact SIMS for more information on Server-Centric Computing and how Wyse thin clients can change how your business does business.