Thin client computing and converged voice

August 27, 2008 By BobGourley

Companies, real companies that focus on business success, buy solutions, not point products. One of the most significant solutions I have seen in years is coming from a partnership between two great IT firms, Sun Microsystems and Mitel. The video below has Sun founder and Chairman Scott McNealy and Mitel Chairman Terry Matthews place this solution in context. The solution described saves in costs but more importantly delivers incredible computing power to the user, where ever the user is, and it does that with far more security.

Scott hits on how important this technology can improve the security situation for government users and I think he gets it exactly right. Thin client changes the security net assessment, as I’ve blogged about before (see: Computer Security: a change to the net assessment ).

As you watch the demo in the video, a couple things will jump right out at you, like how seamless an integrated desktop to mobile back to desktop voice and data and computing power solution can be. Another important point for government users is that the pioneering work that was done in helping articulate requirements for devices like the Sun Ray has resulted in a much better product that corporate america is now running with. That should keep the innovation going in the Sun Ray product line, which will result in more capabilities in the future.

So, please check this out:

More later.