West Virginia University College of Law

WVU TODAY
July 14, 2009

Thin clients will create significant energy, maintenance savings

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University College of Law Library staff are working toward technology solutions that will help the school save money and reflect a commitment to sustainability.

Forty-five virtual desktop devices called thin clients were recently installed on 28 monitors in the George R. Farmer, Jr. Law Library and 17 monitors in the Leo Carlin Computer Lab. The new computer technology will help the school cut down on energy consumption and costs while also providing additional benefits, staff said.

“The thin client consists of a small, metal box that is connected to a remote server across the school’s network and contains a processor, memory and video card like a regular desktop computer, but has no operating system, no drivers, no software, and no moving parts,” said Keith Walton, manager of network services at the WVU College of Law. more…