IBM has updated web site with several new NC clients in
"Who's using the Network Station"
internet.ibm.com
American Eagle: "While the initial shipment of 20 Network Stations is devoted to piloting the new training program, the company is considering purchasing more than 1500 IBM Network Stations. Many of
these will be replacing and upgrading the capabilities of outdated 3270-type terminals at airport counters. "
Kidz Online: "While some early critics, such as Microsoft's Bill Gates, have charged that network computers are a return to centralized mainframes and slow, dumb terminals with fixed functions, users have discovered otherwise. Wes, a computer wiz who is (not surprisingly) now on track to become a network engineer, and his 52-year-old father, Phil, have found that the Network Stations perform as fast as pentiums. "
Shambaugh: "Saving time and money are also key reasons why Shambaugh elected in 1996 to begin replacing terminals at its headquarters with IBM Network Station computers. Taking advantage of the Network Station's ability to access multiple servers simultaneously, the company was able to provide users with access to their primary AS/400 applications as well as to PC-based spreadsheet or word processing applications. "The Network Station makes people's jobs easier, without the cost or maintenance of a PC," Dunn says. "And if I see a way to save money and improve productivity, I have to do it." "
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