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Cranberry SC20


» What is a Smart Client?


The Cranberry SC20 Smart Client is a powerful, energy-efficient and totally manageable device that offers business a viable alternative to the conventional desktop PC.
 
The Smart Client has been designed to offer a fusion of thin and fat client functionality. Thin Clients are used because they are, easy to configure, they are low maintenance and are seen as secure devices. However they are very limited in functionality, such as the installation of local applications and the peripheral devices that can be attached and that they can support. For example when there are requirements for the use of USB memory sticks, digital cameras, CD/DVD writers and mobile phone synchronisation thin clients typically cannot be used. This means that in most cases they do not fulfil all of the needs of the end user.
 
On the other hand PC’s offer flexibility in terms of applications that can be installed and peripherals that can be attached locally to the computer, but controlling who is permitted to perform these operations is difficult, because of this PCs are seen as open and can be much less secure.
 
With the Cranberry SC20 every aspect of control and administration of the device, peripheral support and application management can be controlled through a simple easy to use management interface making the SC20 both secure and Smart.
 
Cranberry Smart Clients can perform all the normal open business functions of a desktop PC – such as internet browsing, whilst at the same time delivering lock down security via the Enhanced Write Filter (EWF), resulting in protection from viruses and spyware. Whenever the Smart Client is shut down, no actual data remains, and when it is turned on the Cranberry Freshboot™ technology means it will always be restored clean and uncorrupted.
 
Evaluate the Cranberry SC20 and See how a smart client can benefit your business in terms of cost and power efficiency.
 
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Case Study: Bath & North East Somerset


When the revenues and benefits department wanted to expand their data management team, overcrowding in their city centre offices meant that they needed to look at alternative options.

By introducing a homeworking scheme, Bath & North East Somerset Council were not only able to expand their team, but also saw a 20% increase in their productivity. This was worth more than £3,500 a year per employee.

Cranberry smart clients are key to the project, giving the homeworkers access to sensitive data while they are protecting it from being copied, and ensuring that the Council retains 100% data protection.
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Case Study: The Independent Consultancy


Following a major server failure, Brian Hill at the Independent Consultancy called Cranberry for help.

“I wanted someone to take away the hassle of managing our IT system. Now we know the systems are safe and legal, and we don’t need any in-house IT expertise because it is all done by Cranberry.”

“The speed of their response to support calls is extremely good and they have often gone over and above their remit to help us.”

“A key benefit to the system is that we know our IT costs per person over the next 3 years, so spending is more predictable and cash is easier to manage.”
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Case Study: The Route Group PLC


When Mark Worrall joined The Route Group PLC as Managing Director, his plans for the business were hampered by their computer system.

“Like many small and growing companies, business development was encumbered by the cost of managing and maintaining an IT infrastructure we’d already outgrown” says Mark

Mark was impressed with the support he received. “I knew what I wanted, it just had to work, like a light switch or any other utility, it just needed to be always on, always available, no question, no quibble and that’s what I’ve got with Cranberry”.
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» SC20 UK Datasheet
» What is a Smart Client?
 
News Articles
» The Bath Chronicle
» IT Backbones
» PC World
» CRN
» Western Daily Press
» Personal Computer World
» IT Week
» IT Business Edge
» IT Week - Review
 
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» Check your PC's carbon footprint (external link)
 
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