Old computer systems were very easy to understand. You would simply enter data into your workstation and it would be fed to the mainframe computer. Called a master/slave system, the mainframe master ...

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Application sharing between a client, middleware and enterprise server Application sharing between a client, application server and enterprise database server.

What is a client-server environment? Numerous applications run in a client-server architecture. This means that client computers (computers forming part of the network) contact a server that provides ...

Backing up client computers in Windows Server Essentials is a key step in safeguarding valuable data and maintaining smooth operations. Administrators can easily configure automated backups, monitor ...

The rise of client-server applications and data warehousing is producing a tidal wave of data. This is resulting in massive amounts of critical information floating around companies, out of the IT ...

A 'terminal' hooked to a server sounds so last century, but HP chief technologist Tom Flynn says today's thin clients offer an attractive alternative Thin client computing might seem like a relic of ...

Expanding the application of thin clients in new computing environments, HP introduced new thin computing solutions to provide simpler computing experiences for business and education, as well as ...

When William Hill became director of IT at the city of Dayton, Ohio, in 1988, one of the first major projects he tackled was to rein in the total cost of ownership of desktop clients. At the time, ...

Recently, an industry commentator suggested that client/server, as it has existed over the past two decades, may be in its twilight stage. Is this truly the case? Most enterprises rely on ...