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HP Compaq Thin Clients t5000 Series: Benefit Analysis Paper Wireless Connectivity & Options Superior Software Image BIOS on DISCRETE ROM PCI Expansion Module HP Compaq t5000 thin clients support wireless connectivity, allowing you to operate wherever your needs take you. Wireless options are especially great for areas where it isn't feasible to run wires for network access. Additional options, such as a SmartCard Reader, biometrics, and Disk-on-Key provide greater flexibility and share commonality with select desktops and notebooks, thereby helping to reduce inventory and management costs. HP Compaq t5000 thin clients also come with drivers preinstalled for most of our list of qualified peripherals, reducing your deployment effort. HP Compaq t5000 thin clients images come with several features not common to the industry: HP Compaq t5000 thin clients with the Windows XP embedded operating system use the same factory image, regardless of flash size. Similarly, all HP Compaq t5000 thin clients with CE.NET have a common factory image, dramatically reducing your IT administration efforts. HP has taken a very conservative approach in our image development process, leaving a more full-featured standard image for the customer. Examples of this are the use of an XP-style GUI to maintain a familiar look and feel and the inclusion of NetMeeting and Windows Messenger for real-time, collaborative workplaces. Screensaver with user password for increased workplace security. First Boot Agent: HP Compaq t5000 thin clients run through an agent that assigns each client a unique security identifier (SID) that identifies each operating system and user, which is crucial for adding your clients to a secure domain. Other manufacturers' clients have identical SIDs, requiring additional efforts to deploy. Flash image in multiple ways: PXE: HP Compaq t5000 thin clients fully compliant with Microsoft Wired for Management (WFM) USB: Disk on Key, ISO image on CD-ROM, diskette boot to support "ghosting" or FTP. HP Compaq t5000 thin clients are the only thin clients that can be reimaged easily in a remote deployment via a USB device. RIS: Remote Installation Service support Both the HP Compaq t5300 and t5500 thin clients have easy FTP image updates. With the BIOS on discrete ROM, the HP Compaq t5000 thin clients offer a unique advantage over the competition. Most thin clients have their BIOS in Flash memory. With the BIOS on discrete ROM, you can manipulate, modify or flash the image without risk of modifying or deleting the BIOS, leading to much higher reliability. HP now offers a PCI Expansion Module for the HP Compaq t5000 thin clients. The PCI Expansion Module offers expansion capabilities and a broader selection of options. The module allows users to incorporate additional peripherals for increased performance and flexibility. 15