Microsoft is working on two thin client versions of Windows XP to offer a lower-cost operating system alternative for users of server-centric computing, people familiar with the company’s plans said.

Major hardware vendors like Dell, HP, and Lenovo have commoditized thin-client hardware and under-invested in their proprietary operating systems, opening the market to third-party software platforms.

Windows Thin PC, with the help of RemoteFX, provides a secure and easily-manageable environment that's capable of running rich web apps and 3D games. Best of all, though: it's free to Microsoft SA ...

Hewlett-Packard (HP) on Tuesday took the wraps off new thin-client devices designed to help IT managers provide basic computing power for low-end users with greater control over those systems.

With an eye toward the U.S. and U.K., IGEL Technology will show off a new line of Windows XP-based thin clients this week at the Cebit conference in Hanover, Germany. IGEL, based in Bremen, Germany, ...

As part of the partnership, Sun said it will bundle Sun Secure Global Desktop Software--obtained via its acquisition of Tarantella--on Wyse's S- and V-class Windows CE and Windows XPe terminals and ...

The vendor is developing the Windows XP-based thin clients, code-named Eiger and Monch, to make it easier for system builders and partners to deploy pre-packaged thin-client solutions instead of ...

Thin-client hardware has standardized on x86 architecture, but software varies significantly among vendors -- major manufacturers like Dell and HP increasingly rely on third-party operating systems ...