It was an administrative nightmare that was experienced by the Pennsylvania library with traditional desktop computing. The Electronic Information Network (EIN) is a collaborative project of the Allegheny County Library Association, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, and the Commission on the Future of Libraries in Allegheny County. Their mission is to use advanced technology to supply information access to public libraries, schools, and museums throughout the region in Pennsylvania. EIN began considering thin-clients as a way to ease their support burden and lower overall costs. Sun offered EIN an opportunity to participate in a pilot project with a new thin-client called the Sun Ray 1 enterprise appliance. The Sun Ray 1 enterprise appliance provides a total cost of ownership that should prove far lower than conventional PC desktops.
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