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BOSTON, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Personal computers are going “virtual” as software makers tap the Internet to enable workers to sign on to work wherever they are.

Forget about storing secure data in a smart PC at a specific location. With “virtual PC” software, an employee can use a dumbed-down computer anywhere to log on to the brainpower of a central server, where all essential files are stored.

That way, sensitive information isn’t lost even if the equipment is stolen. In the event of a disaster, virtual PCs can be quickly restored from a backup data center.

Cheaper machines can replace the latest, souped-up desktop PCs or laptops to do the same work. And if a machine fails, help-desk workers can fix it by remotely deleting the virtual PC and installing a new one.

“Right mouse click. Provision. Done,” said Tom Gibaud, manager of information technology at the Rochester General Hospital in New York State. No need to wait for a techie.

The hospital has virtualized 150 of its 3,000 PCs since January, using software from VMware Inc, the leader of the server virtualization market. It is getting ready to roll out another 100 so-called thin or lean clients — machines which depend primarily on the central server for processing activities — to doctors’ offices in the surrounding area.

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Fuente: [reuters]

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