No, im not im talking about both "fully fledged desktops" AND thin clients which are fully seamless remote X session desktop environments. (which are the same as having a local desktop as far as the user is concerned, as you turn it on straight into your desktop, no client app in sight) These connect to a centralized linux server via XDMCP, MX (or whatever) so for all intents and purpouses becomes a seamless desktop with mouse monitor and keyboard with a linux powered desktop environment.
Nothing to do with citrix.
Here is one site i found,(non linux-specific). I cant find the others as im not at the same PC. You will find no citrix mentioned anywhere. It gives a breakdown for each company and what they use it for. Several of them do specify actual desktops as well as thins (which in my book is "desktop" usage too).
Thin clients (both win & linux based) are slowly becomming the more attractive option for a lot of buisnesses as it is much more secure than having a local machine, uses much less power plus requires no desktop support whatsoever (unless the hardware fails).
If anything windows desktops in the corporate workplace are becomming more and more terminalized. At our company, with the exception of mabe office and internet explorer almost everything else are IntRaNet based apps using Oracle Flex or citrix etc. Which kinda makes them thin clients most of the time too.
Like it 0r not the "thin client" weather windows, sparc, unix or linux based are slowly becomming the new business 'desktop'.
Nothing to do with citrix.
Here is one site i found,(non linux-specific). I cant find the others as im not at the same PC. You will find no citrix mentioned anywhere. It gives a breakdown for each company and what they use it for. Several of them do specify actual desktops as well as thins (which in my book is "desktop" usage too).
Thin clients (both win & linux based) are slowly becomming the more attractive option for a lot of buisnesses as it is much more secure than having a local machine, uses much less power plus requires no desktop support whatsoever (unless the hardware fails).
If anything windows desktops in the corporate workplace are becomming more and more terminalized. At our company, with the exception of mabe office and internet explorer almost everything else are IntRaNet based apps using Oracle Flex or citrix etc. Which kinda makes them thin clients most of the time too.
Like it 0r not the "thin client" weather windows, sparc, unix or linux based are slowly becomming the new business 'desktop'.