ICa

(Independent Computing Architecture) An input/output presentation protocol from Citrix that governs the keyboard, mouse and screen formatting between clients and servers in a thin client environment. Originally known as the "Intelligent Console Architecture," ICA is used in Citrix's thin client products (see Citrix XenApp and Citrix XenDesktop).

The First Windows Thin Client Computing

Using Citrix's WinFrame on Windows NT in the mid-1990s, ICA was the first protocol to provide thin client computing for Windows. Soon after, Microsoft came out with its Terminal Services, based largely on Citrix software, but using the RDP protocol. Initially one of ICA's advantages, there is numerous ICA client support, including Windows, DOS, Mac, Unix, Linux and Java. See thin client, WinFrame and Terminal Services.

ICA in Practice

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ICa card.

ICa (アイカ, Aika^?) is a rechargeable contactless smart card ticketing system for public transport in Kanazawa, Japan, introduced by Hokuriku Railroad (Hokutetsu), from December 1, 2004. The name is the portmanteau of IC and card, as well as ai (love), hoping the card will be loved by users. Just like JR East's Suica or JR West's ICOCA, the card uses RFID technology developed by Sony corporation known as FeliCa. There is a mascot fairy character called ICa-chan (アイカちゃん, Aika-chan^?).

Contents 1 Types of cards 2 Usable area 2.1 Bus lines 2.2 Railway lines 3 External links

Types of cards

• Normal cards
  • Prepaid card
  • Commuter pass
  • Junior card
  • Special discount card
• Memorial card

Usable area

Bus lines

Both prepaid cards and commuter passes are accepted. Basically, only local bus lines in/around Kanazawa accept the card.

• Hokuriku Railroad
• Hokutetsu Bus
• Hokutetsu Kanazawa Chūō Bus
• Kaga Hakusan Bus
• Kanazawa Flat Bus

Railway lines

Only commuter passes are accepted.

• Asanogawa Line
• Ishikawa Line

External links

• (Japanese) Official website by Hokuriku Railroad

v • d • e Smart cards in Japan Fare collections DESUCA (Kōchi) · Hareca (Okayama) · Hayakaken (Fukuoka, subway) · IC e-card (Matsuyama) · ICOCA (Osaka, JR) · ICa (Kanazawa) · IruCa (Takamatsu) · Kitaca (Sapporo, JR) · LuLuCa (Shizuoka) · Nagasaki Smart Card (Nagasaki) · NicePass (Hamamatsu) · nimoca (Fukuoka, Nishitetsu) · PASMO (Tokyo) · PASPY (Hiroshima) · passca (Toyama) · PiTaPa (Osaka) · RapiCa (Kagoshima) · SAPICA (Sapporo) · SUGOCA (Fukuoka, JR) · Suica (Tokyo, JR) · TOICA (Nagoya, JR) Electronic money Edy · nanaco · taspo · Waon Mobile payments Osaifu-Keitai · Mobile Suica

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