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To: Doug Klein who wrote (3591)	3/10/1998 12:40:00 PM
From: Mark Orsi	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 4453

Allstate Insurance to install 45,000 IBM Network Stations Desktop Decisions - Mary Hayes techweb.cmp.com

To: Doug Klein who wrote (3591)	3/11/1998 12:14:00 PM
From: Jim Henke	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 4453

From ThinStar Data Sheet ncd.com "Since they have moving parts..." Should read "Since they have no moving parts..." right?

To: Doug Klein who wrote (3591)	3/12/1998 5:35:00 PM
From: Mark Orsi	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 4453

Doug, Can you respond to "The NC's dirty little secret" ncworldmag.com "...NC vendors don't like to give out review units for the same reason they're not seeding the NC on a large scale: The server end is too difficult to set up. " The author goes on to explain that once a server is set up, then it is easy to deploy large numbers, but this seems like a difficult thing for NCD to address (once MSFT takes over), and a deterrent to transitioning to NCs. It seems that NCD just has to trust that Microsoft's HydraNT will provide this ease of use. Does NCD have any plans to further simplify this process? another article expressing similar concerns: VARBusiness Weighs In On Thin Clients techweb.cmp.com "...NCs are not your father's PCs. They are simple boxes with some local intelligence that require coddling and hand-holding from the server." - Mark