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Is Dell's 'Project Ophelia' the Future of Computing? By Barry Levine January 16, 2013 11:22AM     The Dell Wyse Project Ophelia "points toward a future where the big computing box disappears," said analyst Roger Kay. While Dell's Project Ophelia technology "may be a little early" for market acceptance, Kay said Dell's kind of thin-client computing could be useful for "task workers, although not for power workers."   Related Topics Dell Wyse Project Ophelia Cloud Citrix Microsoft VMware Thin Client Top Tech News Latest News Recharge Your Phone in 20 Seconds? Ready for Xbox: The Next Generation China Hackers Resume U.S. Attacks Samsung Dangles $800,000 App Carrot Yahoo Vows 'Not To Screw Up' Tumblr (Page 2 of 2) Dependent on the Cloud Dell said the Project Ophelia device will be available in the first half of this year. Some news reports indicate the price will be less than $100. Roger Kay, an analyst with Endpoint Technologies Associates, said Project Ophelia "points toward a future where the big computing box disappears." At least for the near future, he said, this kind of small-device computing is "dependent on the cloud" for its storage and access to applications. Kay suggested that, while this technology "may be a little early" for market acceptance, this kind of client computing could be useful for "task workers, although not for power workers." He noted that many companies understand the computing needs of their users lie in tiers of required capabilities, and this kind of device might work well for the lower tiers. Earlier this month, Canonical released its new Ubuntu OS for smartphones, which enabled such a smartphone to similarly act as small-device thin client, as well as an Ubuntu-based PC , when docked with an available monitor, keyboard and mouse. As a cloud-based computing device, Project Ophelia also echoes the intention of Google's cloud-based Chromebook notebooks. < Previous Page  |  1  |  2   Tell Us What You Think Comment: Name: Roger Jennings: Posted: 2013-02-08 @ 1:40pm PT Re: At least for the near future, he said, this kind of small-device computing is "dependent on the cloud" for its storage and access to applications. You can plug a USB memory stick or disk drive into the USB port. There's no need for cloud storage unless you prefer it. Also Visit: iPad Info Center Billions of Bytes Mobile Device Now Apple Info Center TopTechWire.com

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