Symbio Technologies Wonders if 'What's in a Name' was About Stateless Computing
Symbio Technologies Wonders if 'What's in a Name' was About Stateless Computing
Was Shakespeare Talking 'Clouds and Thin Clients' More than 400 Years Ago?
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., Dec 02, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
Information Technology and classic Shakespeare don't usually go
together, but the co-founders of Symbio Technologies ( www.symbio-technologies.com),
an award-winning innovator in "green" stateless computing, can't help
but wonder if the Bard was trying to describe the 21st
Century evolution in IT when he asked, "What's in a name?" more than 400
years ago.
Romeo and Juliet aside," said Roger Del Russo, the company's COO, "I
think Shakespeare might be the 'original Bill' to talk about IT."
"You may be right," said CEO and co-founder Gideon Romm. "Might have
been back in Stratford-upon-Avon and not Redmond-upon-Seattle where the
'gates' opened for real innovation today!"
Symbio has created an entirely stateless and ultra-secure thin client
technology, certified and accredited for use in the U.S. Department of
Energy's classified networks. Its Symbiont Certified(TM) thin clients
contain no non-volatile memory, no operating systems, no applications,
no file systems, no network addresses and no moving parts, do not
require management, use up to 95% less electricity than PCs, and work
with all servers. Symbio's solution also includes the Symbiont Boot
Appliance(TM), which boots up to 250 desktop units at a time, directing
them to the appropriate application server/servers, and the new Symbiont
Boot Stick(TM), a USB pen drive that boots any USB-bootable device, even
outdated PCs and laptops.
But what to call the overall technology Symbio offers? Is it Cloud
Computing, Network Computing, Server-Centric Computing, Centralized
Computing, Thin OS Computing, Utility Computing, or even Ubiquitous
Computing? And are the desktop devices in this green and secure
technology to be known as Thin Clients, Ultra Thin Clients, Diskless
Thin Clients, Network Terminals, Diskless Network Terminals, Zero
Clients, Nodes, Diskless Nodes, Stateless Nodes, or even Laptops?
Symbio's Del Russo and Romm "feel the frustration of so many names, such
confusion, when really what we have done is simplify and secure the
entire enterprise computing process.
Perhaps they should heed the great American composer George M. Cohan -
who lived not far from their offices in New Rochelle -- who said, "I
don't care what you say about me, as long as you say something about me,
and as long as you spell my name right."
But then again, what's in a name?
About Symbio Technologies
Symbio Technologies is a leading developer and marketer of
security-centric "stateless" computing which reduces the complexity and
cost of deploying and maintaining networks. Symbio's products are
available worldwide through a network of distributors, value-added
resellers and integrators in Australia, Canada, Chile, Egypt, Mexico,
Pakistan, South Africa, and the U.K., as well as throughout the U.S.
All trademarks are properties of their respective owners
SOURCE: Symbio Technologies
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