KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., June 24, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Neoware Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:NWRE), the leading supplier of award-winning software, services, and solutions for the server-based Appliance Computing market, today announced that the Ninth Judicial Circuit, servicing Orange and Osceola Counties in Florida, has deployed Neoware ThinSTAR thin client appliances throughout its organization.
The Circuit looked to thin client appliances after providing attorneys the ability to perform legal research using PCs with remote access. It was taking nearly 20 minutes for these remote users to get the information they needed, promoting the Circuit to look for a better solution. DSM, a reseller located in Central Florida, was contacted for help in finding a solution that would make this remote access easier and more productive. In response, DSM demonstrated the high-speed connectivity of thin client appliances, complementing the server-based technologies already in place. Additional benefits above the remote access capability were subsequently determined resulting in the installation of thin client appliances throughout the Circuit.
ThinSTAR thin clients were ultimately selected based on their performance, functionality, and flexibility. Implementing ThinSTARs, coupled with a server-based application delivery model, cut the time users had experienced doing research with PCs to less than a minute. The success of this project and the additional benefits associated with the Circuit's requirements for low bandwidth, minimal support, and cost savings prompted the Circuit to replace PCs with thin client appliances in other areas. Today, ThinSTARs are installed throughout the Circuit offices and courtrooms.
Communicating with support staff, retrieving references to cases, and making checks on juror criminal backgrounds are just some of the uses for the thin clients within the courtroom. The speed and ease of accessing this information, coupled with the streaming video capability of the ThinSTAR thin client appliances, significantly increase the Circuit's overall user productivity.
The Circuit is supported by a small MIS staff. Accordingly, the ease of manageability associated with server-based computing and thin clients provide an ideal solution. Running Citrix(r) MetaFrame(tm) XP 1.8, the use of five servers, a few remaining PCs, and thin clients managed by remote management software, the Circuit's network requires minimal maintenance and support. Furthermore, through DSM's consulting work, the Circuit's server-based system allows investigators to access the network from in their cars using a wireless network.
In addition to the ongoing advantages of increased user productivity and cost savings associated with reduced support requirements, the Circuit also benefited from up front savings in excess of $100,000 using ThinSTARs instead of PCs, demonstrating that thin client appliances and server-based computing are the best solution for the Circuit.
"I have found that the use of thin client technologies has provided many benefits in various operational areas," stated David Kohler, Director of MIS for the Ninth Judicial Circuit. "These include operational maintenance where only one person facilitates over 300 users, a very high rate of uptime, and a perfect match for use in a wireless environment. We chose the ThinSTAR units due to their superior ability for audio/video applications and the excellent support we have received."
About Neoware
Neoware provides software, services, and solutions to enable Appliance Computing, an Internet-based computing architecture targeted at business customers that is designed to be simpler and easier than traditional PC-based computing. Neoware's software and management tools power and manage a new generation of smart computing appliances that utilize the benefits of open, industry-standard technologies to create new alternatives to personal computers used in business and a wide variety of proprietary business devices. Neoware's products are designed to run local applications for specific vertical markets, plus allow access across a network to multi-user Windows servers, Linux servers, mainframes, minicomputers, and the Internet. Computing appliances that run and are managed by Neoware's software offer the cost benefits of industry-standard hardware and software, easier installation, and have lower up-front and administrative costs than proprietary or PC-based alternatives. More information about Neoware can be found on the Web at www.neoware.com or via email at info@neoware.com. Neoware is based in King of Prussia, Pa.
About DSM
DSM is a technology consulting firm that provides clients with an industry-leading range of integrated technology solutions including systems integration, information security, network management and business continuity services that help to empower their business networks and IT strategies. DSM's certified engineers, strategic consultants and experienced project managers work with clients to deliver technology solutions tailored to meet their unique business needs. DSM has a broad base of technology knowledge, comprehensive technical expertise and extensive experience in a variety of industry environments including government, educational and commercial. DSM is based in Lakeland, Fla. and has been developing client solutions since 1986. More information about DSM can be accessed at www.dsm.net.
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