Chip PC
Encyclopedia
Chip PC Technologies is a developer and manufacturer of thin client
solutions for server-based computing
; where in a network architecture applications are deployed, managed and can be fully executed on the server.
In 2005 Elbit Systems
acquired 20% of the company.
The company grew rapidly and established partnerships with Dell
, which distributes its products, and Microsoft
. In June 2007, it raised NIS 26 million in stocks, bonds, and warrants in an IPO on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
.
In November 2007, the company won Europe's largest Thin client
tender thus far, to supply 20,000 Thin client PC's
and management software to RZF, the tax authority of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
in Germany.
organizations, recently winning 1st place in an independent Thin-Clients Evaluation among 26 thin clients from 9 vendors worldwide. Among Chip PC customers are top organizations from various verticals, such as Healthcare (JLL-Sweden), Finance (Friesland Bank
- Netherlands), Defense (Israeli Navy), Government (US Police), and Education (HES Business School-Netherlands).
Although the company's main target markets are enterprises and large organizations, it modifies and customizes models to fit other markets; such as the Networked home, SOHO
(Small-Office-Home-Office), Point of sale
and others.
Thin client
A thin client is a computer or a computer program which depends heavily on some other computer to fulfill its traditional computational roles. This stands in contrast to the traditional fat client, a computer designed to take on these roles by itself...
solutions for server-based computing
Server (computing)
In the context of client-server architecture, a server is a computer program running to serve the requests of other programs, the "clients". Thus, the "server" performs some computational task on behalf of "clients"...
; where in a network architecture applications are deployed, managed and can be fully executed on the server.
History
Chip PC was founded in 2000 by Aviv Soffer and Ora Meir Soffer and raised its first round of financing from R.H. Technologies Ltd. , an electronics contract manufacturing group.In 2005 Elbit Systems
Elbit Systems
Elbit Systems Ltd. is one of the world's largest defense electronics manufacturers and integrators. Established in 1967, and based in Haifa, Israel, Elbit employs 11,000 people worldwide....
acquired 20% of the company.
The company grew rapidly and established partnerships with Dell
Dell
Dell, Inc. is an American multinational information technology corporation based in 1 Dell Way, Round Rock, Texas, United States, that develops, sells and supports computers and related products and services. Bearing the name of its founder, Michael Dell, the company is one of the largest...
, which distributes its products, and Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
. In June 2007, it raised NIS 26 million in stocks, bonds, and warrants in an IPO on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange in Tel Aviv is Israel's only stock exchange.The TASE is the only public market for trading securities in Israel. It plays a major role in the Israeli economy....
.
In November 2007, the company won Europe's largest Thin client
Thin client
A thin client is a computer or a computer program which depends heavily on some other computer to fulfill its traditional computational roles. This stands in contrast to the traditional fat client, a computer designed to take on these roles by itself...
tender thus far, to supply 20,000 Thin client PC's
Personal computer
A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...
and management software to RZF, the tax authority of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...
in Germany.
Overview
Chip PC supplies thin clients to Multinational & Public sectorPublic sector
The public sector, sometimes referred to as the state sector, is a part of the state that deals with either the production, delivery and allocation of goods and services by and for the government or its citizens, whether national, regional or local/municipal.Examples of public sector activity range...
organizations, recently winning 1st place in an independent Thin-Clients Evaluation among 26 thin clients from 9 vendors worldwide. Among Chip PC customers are top organizations from various verticals, such as Healthcare (JLL-Sweden), Finance (Friesland Bank
Friesland Bank
Friesland Bank is a Dutch retail bank specifically focusing on the northern provinces of the Netherlands: Friesland, Groningen, Drenthe, Overijssel and Noord-Holland.- History :...
- Netherlands), Defense (Israeli Navy), Government (US Police), and Education (HES Business School-Netherlands).
Although the company's main target markets are enterprises and large organizations, it modifies and customizes models to fit other markets; such as the Networked home, SOHO
Soho
Soho is an area of the City of Westminster and part of the West End of London. Long established as an entertainment district, for much of the 20th century Soho had a reputation for sex shops as well as night life and film industry. Since the early 1980s, the area has undergone considerable...
(Small-Office-Home-Office), Point of sale
Point of sale
Point of sale or checkout is the location where a transaction occurs...
and others.