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Server-based Thin Client Management and Configuration Software Thin Clients reduce total cost of ownership (TCO). By slashing system administration costs and reducing downtime. Managing a Thin Client environment to maximize cost savings successfully requires the right tools, and ACP has responded with ThinManager®. ThinManager® lets you configure, maintain, upgrade and replace Thin Client devices on your network quickly and efficiently. Its intuitive Windows Explorer-like interface provides an at-a-glance environment for management of connected ACP enabled Thin Clients. ThinManager® is also a client enabling technology, so each and every connected client device has the same great features.* When matched up against the competitors, ACP enabled clients can outperform Thin Clients in the same CPU class by more than 50%! * As hardware permits. | 
| What makes a Thin Client better than a PC? Quicker installs with less configuration No hard drive means no software to install on the client. Terminal Server environments allow a single install of each application for use by all connected clients. - Lower cost
- Limited client hardware requirements including lower cost CPU, no floppy or hard drives, and less memory.
- Less maintenance
- Increased MTBF results in less frequent replacement.
- Longer useful life
All application processing occurs at the Terminal Server. As application requirements increase, improvements to the server platform provide corresponding performance improvements at the clients. Where workstations live three years, Thin Clients live six. Who should use a thin client? - Anyone seeking a Lower Total Cost of Ownership over expensive Industrial or Desktop PCs.
- Anyone seeking to cut downtime and maintenance to a minimum.
- Anyone that needs enhanced security and reliability.
| Centralized and secure configuration & maintenance of ACP Enabled Thin Client Systems  What makes ACP's Thin Client technology better than others? ThinManager is designed for the industrial market, and adds server-side management features including auto-creation, replacement, feature grouping and modules for simpler configuration and greater functionality. ACP Enabled Thin Clients can be supported with little or no previous Thin Client experience. ThinManager Enabling requires no added client storage devices, thereby lowering the client cost. ThinManager also provides for realtime client firmware updates. Make improvements without making waves. Working with our Enabled manufacturers we now bring you over 40 completely different Thin Client hardware platforms, each with the same great ThinManager features. 
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| A PC-based system for integrating multiple networks to monitor and control security, HVAC, electrical distribution, fire detection, elevators, and related building, facility and shipboard management reporting functions. CitectFacilities enables managers to lower operating costs and improve tenant services by providing centralized control and monitoring of facilities by integrating climate, lighting and other systems in single or multi-site facilities. Open architecture, easy-to-use configuration tools and powerful features enable end users and independent system integrators to quickly develop and deploy solutions. A CitectFacilities system can provide facility maintenance management for any size building, complex or even a large integrated facility such as a ship. It centralizes operations even across wide area networks and ensures round-the-clock reliability and regulatory compliance. A library of specialized graphics makes creation of custom displays simple and shortens the development phase. |
| IntraVUET was developed to fill a gap between existing IT networking tools and what is needed to support Ethernet applications on the plant floor. It has been specifically developed with the goals of simplicity of use. The features and capabilities centered on the requirement to manage groups of distributed Ethernet nodes. The need for such a package is growing as more devices are being connected to Ethernet. Ethernet 10 years ago may have existed on the plant floor but usually connecting only PCs and, possibly, very large PLCs or CNCs. The drive to Ethernet, accelerated by ModbusTCP, EtherNet/IP, Foundation Fieldbus HSE, and PROFInet is dramatically increasing the number of connection points on the plant floor. IntraVUET , provides a powerful, yet easy to use, network and device visualization tool for the automation industry. - Easily pinpoint network connection problems?
- Capture and solve intermittent failures?
- See what is connected where and such IP and MAC address?
Intravue allow you to see" your whole network on a single screen via a standard browser from anywhere? IntraVUE dynamically discovers, using multiple TCP/IP mechanisms, all nodes that exist on an Ethernet network. A Database is created containing specific details from all managed switches and SNMP enabled devices. The Web browser can then access the IntraVue server to visualize the exact physical network topology and status of all connected devices. Key features: Ability to identify port-to-port connections Ability to detect when a device starts to fail Ability to have all the details about a device in a simple window Ability to visualize the entire network as an overview Ability to link devices to embedded information and external documents
Feature include:- Graphic Visualization
- Dynamic Discovery
- Real time Monitoring
- Documenting Systems
- Client Server Architecture
OEMs have also been surprisingly interested in IntraVUET . When we asked why, OEMs indicated that they are moving to Ethernet allowing them a neutral vendor architecture. They are interested in a tool that can:
1) Document the network configuration, as shipped to the End User
2) Allow remote monitoring
3) Provide a structure for documentation.
We have structured a limited node configuration 16 and 32 specifically for OEM applications. | 


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