It can get to a point where not having an adequate phone system and
network computers can be draining."
Ellison primed delegates at the IT support services and customer relationship management conference in San Francisco yesterday to expect announcements about the
network computer "soon".
They can now use their
network computers, from IBM,
Network Computer Division, Somers, N.Y, to access both the company's server and mainframe.
There's a big difference between network computing and the
network computer, and you don't have to tie the two together.
Thus, having made inroads in the entertainment and retail industries,
network computer marketers are taking aim at health care.
Network computer terminals -- which have been advertised to sell for as little as $500 to $700 -- won't completely replace the typical $2,000 personal computer.
Will corporate America embrace the
network computer? The coming year may determine that.
"When we talk about a
network computer, a lot of people say, 'That's a dumb terminal.' These are not dumb terminals.
To protect stored data in case of power failure, the CIM system is backed up with battery packs at each M-CIM and at the
network computer (RS6000) level.