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Sun Ray 170 Ultra-Thin Client Education, Research Promo Set

Posted on: Tuesday, 12 April 2005, 03:01 CDT

Sun Microsystems Inc. is offering enhanced features for the Sun Ray Server Software 3 and the Sun Ray 170 ultra-thin client for education and research institutions.

According to Sun, interest in the Sun Ray ultra-thin client computing environment for the education and research market has been growing, and the user group (Sun Ray Users' Group at www. sun- rays.org) has grown to more than 500 members. The site, built by users, for users, is hosted on Sun technology at the Santa Clara, Calif. County Office of Education.

The Sun Ray Server Software now provides cross-platform support for both the Solaris and Linux operating systems, so customers seeking to expand their Linux environments onto the desktop will be able to use the Sun Ray ultra-thin client.

The software and client will support Sun Java Desktop System, release 2, Red Hat Advanced Server 3 (32-bit) and SuSe SLES 8 (32- bit).

The product also helps enables more-secure computing, adding a privacy mode function that encrypts traffic between the Sun Ray Server software and the Sun Ray ultra-thin client. This can block casual hacking attempts that use packet sniffing or snooping software to view sessions or pick out keystroke data for a replay attack.

Other enhancements include expanded peripheral support on the Solaris Operating System, Sun Ray ultra-thin client LAN deployment capability that helps customers mix client devices on the same network and improved performance capabilities that can reduce the minimum bandwidth requirement for a single client session by 50 percent.

Sun is now offering the Sun Server Software for $99 per 20-seat license or $2,400 per site license.

Sun Ray ultra-thin clients, $750 per system, provide education and research customers with an interoperable desktop computing solution that reduces the maintenance, upgrading and operational costs associated with most "fat" PC clients. The stateless nature of Sun Ray ultra-thin clients allows for complete session mobility, improves workflow and helps ensure the protection of data.

For more information, see www.sun. com.

Copyright Publications & Communications, Inc. Mar 2005

Source: Enterprise Networks & Servers

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