But according to Reality Research and Consulting, a leading IT market research and analysis firm, thin clients today are reemerging stronger than ever, with a significant and growing number of computer resellers providing thin client solutions to customers in a wide range of industries.
Reality cites a number of reasons for the revitalization of the thin-client market.
Another factor, according to Dean Mayo, a research analyst at Reality, is the increasingly robust Terminal Server capabilities in Windows 2000 Server. The Reality thin-client survey points to several challenges, as well. Results were based on 450 completed responses via the Internet. Vendors who market technology products and services can use ROAR to measure specific brand perceptions and customer satisfaction attributes. The company provides strategic market intelligence and advice to manufacturers and resellers of IT products and services.