Abstract
The one environment that should define simplicity, the desktop, has become increasingly complex and expensive -- until now. Sun has designed a solution that changes the way we look at desktop computing. This session provides an overview of an alternative desktop to Windows that is based on open standards. This alternative desktop is comprised of GNOME 2.0 Sun ONE desktop solution Sun Ray , an intuitive, modern, and accessible desktop, that integrates the full-featured, yet affordable StarOffice suite along with a wide range of useful productivity applications such as browser, mail, calendar, utilities, and accessories. The Sun ONE Desktop can be deployed on traditional desktops using Sun's Linux operating system or on a thin client such as . With the Sun Ray thin client, enterprises benefit from a secure,stateless, reliable desktop that is centrally administered and provides access to applications running on various platforms. The provides enterprises choice, flexibility, and control along with the following key advantages: - Interoperability and compatibility through open standards - Easy to use and intuitive desktop - Easy administration and deployment - Development platform for creating high performance, distributed applications - Lower total cost of ownership |
