Monthly Archives: April 2016

Improved IGEL’s UD9 all-in-one thin client is now a compact powerhouse with quad-core processor

IGEL Technology has upgraded its UD9 all-in-one thin client with a powerful Intel Celeron J1900 quad-core processor with a speed of up to 2.42 GHz for quick access to virtual desktop infrastructures (VDI) as well as multimedia and web applications. The 21.5 inch widescreen thin client will effortlessly meet modern demands for desktop computing Reading, UK. 13 April… Read More »

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Sustainable IT hasn’t really made a big breakthrough yet. Sure, big corporations have their ‘green’ mission statements but it’s all kind of obligatory.  Time to take a deeper look at sustainability.

Source: www.itraction.nl

Take a look at the financial numbers when you have 250 pc’s versus 250 smart terminals: 250 pc’s will cost you EUR 1320,- a month and EUR 15.840 a year. 250 smart terminals will cost you EUR 59,40 a month, and EUR 712,80 a year. That’s not only a huge difference in unnecessary wasted energy, it’s a huge difference in your wallet as well.

 

Next step is to calculate the amount of CO2 we can save by using smart terminals. The 50 pc’s consume 15.840 kWh on a yearly basis. The 50 smart terminals consume 712,8 kWh on a yearly basis. In CO2 units this is a 9346 kg footprint for the pc’s versus 421 kg for the smart terminals.

malerisch.net: Pwning a thin client in less than two minutes

RT @m3g9tr0n: Pwning a thin client in less than two minutes
https://t.co/Y9FK57uVy2

Source: blog.malerisch.net

Normally, HP ThinPro OS interface is configured in a kiosk mode, as the concept of a thin/zero client is based on using a thick client to connect to another resource. For this purpose, a standard user does not need to authenticate to the thin client per se and would just need to perform a connection – e.g. VMware Horizon View. The user will eventually authenticate through the connection.
 

The point of this blog post is to demonstrate that a malicious actor can compromise such thin clients in a trivial and quick way provided physical access, a standard prerequisite in an attack against a kiosk.

Thin client market gets even thinner, down seven per cent in a year

Blame the government, not Windows 10. And keep an eye on China

Source: www.theregister.co.uk

The firm thinks the dip is attributable to economic factors, rather than a loss of interest in thin clients or desktop virtualisation (VDI). Lower public sector spending, in particular, slowed demand for a product often associated with locking down desktops in ways deemed useful by organisations with unusual security requirements.