What is a Thin Client (in general terms) ?

What is SoThin Thin Client?

• What is a Thin Client?
  
  
  • A computer or a computer program which depends heavily on some other computer (it's server) to fulfill its traditional computational roles.
    
    
    (More:  Terms and Definitions )
    

• Why do we use Thin Clients?
  
  (versus standalone computers...)
  
  
  
  • Cheaper to buy or replace
    
  • Lower Power-Consumption
  • Lower Total-Cost-of-Ownership (TCO)
  • More robust
  • Less likely to be stolen
  • Fewer Boot Images to maintain (as they are centralised on a server)

Benefits of using SoThin software

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   The SoThin Suite cuts the cost of owning a
              Microsoft Network by reducing the time IT
              Administrators spend on supporting Users, security
              threats such as viruses, worms and Trojans.

   SoThin secures local, network and removable
              drives whilst preventing Users from making
              unauthorized configuration changes or installing
              software adding an additional layer of security,
              preventing data theft or loss.

   SoThin also allows significant power management
              cost savings and hardware re-life cycles, reducing
              the cost of ownership and your carbon footprint.