NEC Debuts Laptop Without a Hard Disk

Iria · Dec 1, 2005, 03:11 AM

TOKYO--NEC has developed a laptop computer targeted at corporate users that doesn't include a hard-disk drive, the company said today.

The "PC Parafield" has been developed as a replacement for existing thin-client systems and combines both high data security with the ability to be used anywhere, says Hitoshi Onodera, a spokesman for the Tokyo company.

Conventional laptop computers can work anywhere but represent a potential security threat should they be lost or stolen. Thin-client systems get around this by working off a corporate server. However they require a network connection to work properly, and such a connection is not always available, says Onodera.

The NEC laptop aims to combine the strengths of both systems while avoiding the weaknesses, he says.
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Dec 1, 2005, 03:11 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	NEC Debuts Laptop Without a Hard Disk TOKYO--NEC has developed a laptop computer targeted at corporate users that doesn't include a hard-disk drive, the company said today. The "PC Parafield" has been developed as a replacement for existing thin-client systems and combines both high data security with the ability to be used anywhere, says Hitoshi Onodera, a spokesman for the Tokyo company. Conventional laptop computers can work anywhere but represent a potential security threat should they be lost or stolen. Thin-client systems get around this by working off a corporate server. However they require a network connection to work properly, and such a connection is not always available, says Onodera. The NEC laptop aims to combine the strengths of both systems while avoiding the weaknesses, he says. ____________ Read More / Source: Yahoo! News