India is in the midst of an IT revolution. Computers are automating retail and transport, and enabling e-commerce. Governments have embraced e-governance for increased efficiency and transparency.

The Problem

Numerous excellent applications are being developed for business automation. However, these projects are unable to scale due to one major problem – client side issues. Hardware failures, software crashes, virus attacks, patch management, user training and tele-support – these are issues that confound CIOs even before the 1000 client mark is reached!

PC hardware and software fails to deliver the reliability that business demands. Neither have thin clients been very successful in India – the network reliability they require is simply not achievable in the current scenario.

Modern applications require access to a vast array of peripherals such as biometric and bar code scanners, thermal printer, etc. Developers require access to these in a uniform and device independent manner. So far, this has only been a pipe dream, both on the Windows and Linux platform.

The Solution -  Business Application Delivery

At Thinvent, we have successfully provided the solution to exactly these problems, to an illustrious list of demanding customers. We provide a robust client side software and hardware solution, that enables customers to deliver applications to the far reaches of their enterprise.

Server side web and terminal applications are well supported. In addition, we support client side binaries developed on platforms such as C, C++, .NET and VB. We also support the client side execution of web based applications, by bundling the J2EE stack and SQL databases with our client devices. This enables our customers to continue running applications on their clients when network connectivity is lost. When connectivity is restored, our system synchronises the client database with the central database. We thus provide the ability to deliver centralised business applications over an unreliable network

Our devices provide Indian language support to applications. We also provide APIs and SDKs for server or client side access of client side peripherals, in a device independent manner. We provide complete OS customisation and application development support, reducing time to market for our customers.

A Complete Managed Client

The client side OS image has a graphical and user friendly interface. It comes bundled with the secure and fast Mozilla Firefox browser, office applications, and commonly used utilities. Remote management and monitoring is a standard feature of all our products. The user interface can be customised and localised to suit the needs of different projects.

This is a fast, stable, secure and field proven product, designed for use in geographically dispersed yet demanding applications.

Downloads Downloads

  • Datasheet of Thinvent’s Micro 5 Hardware for urban applications.
  • Datasheet of Thinvent’s Managed Client Hardware for rural applications.

Links Projects

  • Crew Management System – we provide managed client firmware with automatic network and printer failure detection, remote monitoring, centralised management, etc.
  • Unified Ticketing Client – we provide firmware for unreserved and reserved passenger ticketing terminals.
  • DSCBL – we provide firmware for Delhi State Cooperative Bank’s thin clients.