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To: Matt who wrote (1630)	7/22/1998 9:31:00 PM
From: Ibexx	Respond to of 3424

Matt, Welcome to the SAPHY thread and thanks for your informative post. Ibexx

To: Matt who wrote (1630)	7/22/1998 9:52:00 PM
From: DownSouth	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 3424

Thanks for the info on thin client. It is fair to say that a big part of Oracle's application strategy is to capture the growing part of the market that wants/requires thin client support. In the segment of the market (Fortune 1000) that is adapting ERP first, the economics of thin client are very compelling. ORCL solved the problem by changing their own development tools and providing an application server as "middleware" between the HTM protocol (stateless) and the client/server protocol (stateful). Its kinda like MSFT writing the APIs they need for an Office suite as they write the suite, kinda. It will be interesting to watch.

To: Matt who wrote (1630)	7/23/1998 8:28:00 PM
From: mauser96	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 3424

I have no personal experience in thin client computing, but according to a recent article in LAN Times Plus, thin client computing is one of the "great unfulfilled promises of our time" The problem is that they depend on Java coding that doesn't exist, and considering the difficulty in finding Java expertise, isn't likely to exist anytime soon. An alternate possibility accomplishing most of the same ends is Citrix Systems new Metaframe.It's a client/server systems that can use very stripped down inexpensive client computers running a variety of operating systems. Metaframe operates programs at the server and the only thing passed between the client and the server are mouse clicks , key strokes and screen updates, so it doesn't need much bandwidth or a fast or expensive client computer to run programs fast.The product is getting rave reviews. It's nice to have some of your money in a German stock on a day like today, but the German market will probably fall in sympathy.