In addition, Citrix, the maker of the technology that makes thin-client computing work, is working with several of the big five accountancies to develop certification criteria for ASPs. Weaning, Flexing If certification will help speed the ASP plow in Asia, so, too, will better phones. The region's spotty communications network is the biggest hurdle to server-centric computing. Although they've been bad at their diagnostics, their ability and our ability to regroup and maintain our platforms has been fine. Several hundred employees use the network, which is grounded in Citrix and Sun Microsystems technology, with Windows NT on the desktop.
Applications range from risk management and accounting systems to business information feeds.
They don't have a technologist sitting 50 feet away in the event that they kick out a plug or get a bad macro in Excel. Most CFOs would welcome such a development. They don't really see the cost coming through in any meaningful way. But with thin-client computing, users get a sense that time spent on the company PC isn't free. At that point, your expense base starts to flex with the needs of the business.