LinuxDevices: Linux Thin Clients Gain Bandwidth-Sparing Technology

[ Thanks to Ben Sanders for this link. ]

"A company selling Linux thin clients since 1994 has added a new X compression technology to its latest firmware revision. SmartFlex says NX technology from NoMachine reduces the per-client bandwidth usage of its Netion SmartClients, enabling use on low-bandwidth networks, and greater scalability.

"SmartFlex's Netion line of SmartClients includes several hardware configurations sourced from third-party manufacturers. The clients run SmartFlex's Netion thin client firmware, which is based on an embedded Linux operating system..."

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