Information appliances can typically be configured as thin clients, web kiosks, multimedia information stations, cash registers, firewalls, routers, security devices and more. In addition to running local applications, information appliances can connect to your network and run applications from servers. An information appliance is more than just a computer with pre-installed software. It's simpler, easier, and designed with the Internet in mind. You can easily manage hundreds or thousands of information appliances located anywhere on your network.
Reliability is another benefit of an information appliance.
Because it typically doesn't have a hard drive, fan, or other moving parts it costs less, is virtually silent, and there's almost nothing to go wrong. This means very high reliability, with uptimes measured in months and years, not days or weeks like general-purpose PCs. ZD Inc. All rights reserved. ZD Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.