Sun Network-Based Desktop Computing System Connects High-Tech City in Holland15 February 2006
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW), today announced the Groningen District in Holland is using Sun technologies, including Sun Ray(TM) ultra-thin client technology, Sun Secure Global Desktop Software and the Solaris(TM) 10 Operating System (OS) in its innovative OneRegion Project. Through the OneRegion Project, organizations at the non-profit sector in the region of the three Northern Provinces of Holland will ultimately be connected securely to their Internet Exchange (http://www.GN-IX.net) via fiber, ADSL or highs peed wireless internet and retrieve their data using Sun Ray clients. With Sun Ray clients as the information desktop display and Sun Secure Global Desktop Software, all users are linked into a central data center where they can access a wide array of applications. The wide-ranging program includes government departments, schools, universities, hospitals, museums and libraries, job centers and seekers, as well as commercial companies and ultimately home users.
To attract new industry to the well-known university city, Groningen's Deputy Mayor Mr. Koen F. Schuiling had a vision for access to an open broadband network serving business and institutions first and its citizens thereafter. TCN, a large real estate company in Groningen, invested in a world class central data center, linking the Internet and the region through the Exchange via a fiber network to deliver controlled and secure access to information to all users. Sun thin clients provide security across the entire network no matter who is using it and the centralization of storage and applications gives administrators greater control over the user environment. As the OneRegion Project expands to link also users in commercial sectors, the area is attracting new high value companies and rapidly becoming the "high-tech" center for Holland.
"This is an extremely exciting project and delivers fully on our 'Everyone connected to the Network' vision," said Mr. Bix Jacobse, CEO of the Groningen Internet Exchange. "Our vision is aligned with Sun's own vision of The Network is the Computer (TM) and we boldly move into the future together."
"Growth in Network-based computing is being driven by security issues, malware and users' desire for simpler experience," said Alan Brenner, vice president of the Client Systems Group at Sun Microsystems. "Using Sun's Sun Ray Ultra Thin Client devices and Secure Gobal Desktop software means there is no local data that can be compromised -- companies can even outsource to different geographies but retain IP in home country. The Groningen project is an excellent example of how network-based computing can be leveraged for economic and social benefit."
Sun Ray ultra thin clients provide an interoperable desktop computing solution that reduces the maintenance, upgrade and operational costs associated with most "fat" PC client environments. Sun's Secure Global Desktop(TM) software provides an ideal way for the customers to make the transition from a traditional model to a thin client model. Clients can be regular PCs, thin clients, laptops, PDAs, and in the future, additional devices including cell phones and televisions. The Sun Ray client requires no administration at the desktop and a user's session is hosted and maintained on the server. Only one administrator is needed per 2,000 desktops, resulting in significant administrative savings. All Sun Ray clients have a built-in smart card reader. Smart cards can be used to enable "hot desking," the ability for a user to move from one Sun Ray client to another and gain access to the same session at exactly the same screen left behind.
Groningen has begun deploying the Sun Ray thin client technology to the first round of schools and government agencies with a commitment to investigate the deployment of 20,000 Sun Rays in the first three years. These deployments will be managed by Sun Microsystems' Advantage Partner cards Engineering (http://www.cardse.nl) with a target to grow to 30,000 within five years with a potential of 50-60,000 Sun Rays when all sectors adopt the thin client model.
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