PPT Slide

Mainframe

Client/Server

Network

Central Dep/Adm

Proprietary

Poor UI

Limited # Users

Simple Upgrades

Dumb Client

Single Vendor

Remote Dep/Adm

Open Systems

Good UI

Limited # Users

Complex Upgrades

Fat Client

Multi-Vendor

Centralized Dep/Adm

Open Systems

Good UI

Unlimited # Users

Simple Upgrades

Thin Client

Multi-Vendor

K-12 Education

COMPUTING LANDSCAPE

COST

CHOICE SIMPLICITY