Product category: Microprocessors, Microcontrollers and DSPs
News Release from: National Semiconductor | Subject: Geode GX1
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 17 December 2002
Processor is cool solution for thin
client
National Semiconductor's Geode technology has been designed in to the ultra-small-footprint (186 x 67 x 168mm) Futro B100 thin client terminal from Fujitsu Siemens Computers.
National Semiconductor's Geode technology has been designed in to the ultra-small-footprint (186 x 67 x 168mm) Futro B100 thin client terminal from Fujitsu Siemens Computers The Futro B100 is powered by the Geode GX1 integrated processor and has been developed for terminal applications focused on Microsoft's Windows Terminal Server computing
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 26 Mar 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The Futro B100 thin client includes all the display network and peripheral interfaces required and has enough local memory and processing performance to host any multi-user NT or Windows 2000 terminal application.
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ICA (Independent Computer Architecture) and RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) protocols are used to minimise network loading and the compression needed to achieve this is powered by the same Geode GX1 processor.
"National leads the thin client technology market by providing an optimised Geode architecture which enables manufacturers to meet and exceed users' price/performance demands", said Roland Dorn, Marketing Manager of Information Appliance at National Semiconductor in Europe.
The 32bit x86 compatible Geode GX1 processor is the leading thin client processor for designers.
Furthermore the x86 compatibility allows us to support all major operating systems, such as WinCE, Windows XPe, and Linux".
Peter Eber, Executive Vice President Volume Products at Fujitsu Siemens Computers, said, "We have chosen the Geode technology for our next generation thin client platform because we believe this is the best choice to complete our solutions for Windows Terminal Server Computing.
The enterprise market demands IT infrastructure that is cost efficient, reliable, secure and easy to administer.
Here, we can build upon National's strong market and technology know how incorporated in this chip and system architecture".
In addition to the thin client functionality, the Geode x86 compatibility means that PC applications such as browsers can be run locally on the client independently of the terminal server.
The operating system of the Futro B100 is an optimised embedded Linux (eLux) which supports a variety of browsers, such as Netscape, Opera and Mozilla.
The Geode GX1 processor can be implemented in combination with National's CS5530A companion chip to provide a very low power and cost effective thin client solution.
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