HP introduces thin, light, and powerful mobile thin client for business

HP announces the HP mt42, ta powerful quad-core mobile thin client ideal for business customers in the financial, healthcare, training, services and government sectors looking for a reliable and secure mobile-cloud access point that’s packed to perform and built for virtualized environments.

The new mt42 boasts a weight of just 3.41 pounds, is only 0.74 inches thin and provides up to 3.0 GHz AMD quad-core processing technology. The HP mt42 also offers 10 percent higher clock speedand an additional two cores of processing power than the previous generation.

“The business world is moving to the cloud more and more, creating a demand for mobile-cloud endpoints that allow users to stay productive and secure on the go,” said Jim Zafarana, vice president and general manager, Workstations and Thin Clients, HP. “The HP mt42 gives our customers that exact kind of power and flexibility, while allowing for streamlined deployments with our HP-exclusive management software.”

The HP mt42 will be available with Windows Embedded 7E (32-bit) and Windows 10 IoT Enterprise for Thin Clients. In addition to the HP mt42, HP plans for Windows 10 IoT availability on the HP t620, HP t620 PLUS and HP t520 Thin Clients. 

Thin client sales have risen over the past few years, as market needs like BYOD (Bring Your Own Device), security, and compatibility have driven demand for alternative computing options