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To: nihil who wrote (19539)	9/10/1999 1:07:00 PM
From: Michael F. Donadio	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

For an indepth look and analysis of the Sun Ray and Hot Desktop architecture here is a whitepaper by the Aberdeen Group: (Well worth reading) wwwwswest2.sun.com Sun Ray Hot Desk Architecture: A New Appliance Model Ushers In the Services-Driven Network Executive Summary The new Sun RayTM Hot Desk architecture may very well mark the beginning of a new wave of computing. Composed of the Sun Ray 1 enterprise appliance, Hot Desk technology, and the Sun Ray enterprise server software, it is poised to redefine the distributed computing model of the networked fat-client PC executing enterprise Web-based applications. Although network computing always requires computers, applications, and data, Sun has cleverly found a way to repartition the system - to redefine what goes on and where. By removing all computation and state from the desktop, Sun has succeeded in creating a truly zero administration client, thereby eliminating one of the costliest elements of IT management. Unlike previous attempts to rein in these costs, which have resulted in a reduction of user functionality and performance, the Sun approach actually enhances the end-user experience. Sun Ray Hot Desk architecture is a logical piece of Sun's "dot.com" strategy of replacing application and platform-centric computing with a model more akin to the way we are used to using the telephone - a services model. Combined with Sun's recent announcement that it would open the Microsoft Office-compatible Star-Office office automation suite to service providers as part of the StarPortal initiative, Sun Ray begins to look like it may have a dramatic effect on the way computing is done. It is clear that Sun is attempting to move more and more application functionality from the desktop to the Internet and the services provider - and that office automation applications are no more immune from this phenomenon than are messaging, workgroup, or enterprise business applications. Even before the portal applications are ready, however (estimated for early 2000), Sun Ray Hot Desk architecture takes the first steps by moving all computing, applications, and data from the desktop to the workgroup server. Though the underlying technology has broader applicability, this initial product from Sun is focused on a targeted set of initial markets. Within these markets the Sun Ray Hot Desk architecture makes most sense where PCs are overkill, managing and administering fat clients is prohibitively expensive, and/or the application base is moving toward Web-centric architectures. Early customer interest in this product is showing that it is well suited for customer management and call centers, education, government, and financial services. ....>> *****continues All the best, Michael