Thin Client RFPs – Dell 3000 The Ohio Public Employees Retirement System is seeking proposals for the purchase of 220 Dell Optiplex 3000 thin clients for a hardware refresh project. The exact specifications of these thin client models can be found in section D.2 – Requirements. January 11 deadline thin client Dell-OptiPlex-3000-Thin-Clients-RFP Other RFPs Here is a look… Read More: Dell Thin Clients for Ohio Public Employees »
Quite a bit of news in the thin client world this month. Comcast Customers Face a Huge Holiday Data Breach TheStreet – Sarah Jean Callahan First a price hike, then Comcast customers got an unwanted present for the holidays (how to know if you are impacted). Comcast (CMCSA) – Get Free … This 45 year-old Unix tool is… Read More: Thin Client News Wrap December 2022 »
IGEL Ends Production of IGEL-branded Hardware, Partners with Leading Device Manufacturers to Expand Global Software Reach IGEL teams with HP, Lenovo, and LG to deliver its managed endpoint operating system, enabling partners and customer to derive more value from their investments in Microsoft, Citrix, and VMware VDI, DaaS and SaaS solutions UK, Reading. November 17, 2022 – IGEL today announced it… Read More: HP, Lenovo and LG Gain New IGEL Thinclients »
Thin Client Computing from LG It’s a business for LG (what isn’t…). Here are the featured products 27” FHD All-in-One Thin Client with IGEL® OS, Quad-core Intel® Celeron J4105 Processor, USB Type-C™ Thin Client Box with Intel Quad-core Processor, IGEL® OS, & USB Type-C™ 24” FHD IPS TAA Compliant All-in-One Thin Client with Quad-core Processor, IGEL® OS, Built-in… Read More: LG Thin Client Options »
Assisting Google About Thin Client Computing Welcome to Thinclient.org Thin Client Computing Sponsors Thin Client Sponsors – PROVISIO software lockdown BYOD – Expect Device Freedom VMware enlists more than 1000 social media evangelists | #vmworld – SiliconANGLE (blog) Platform as a Service (PaaS) Market worth $6.94 Billion by 2018 3 Reasons VMware, Inc.’s Shares Could Fall BYOD… Read More: Orphan Posts Find It »
Chrome Flex OS Review – August 21, 2022 Video below from Hackaday In Brief — To us, Google Flex seems to be an answer for corporate environments trying desperately to milk their old Celerons, i3s and i5s for one last cycle. Upgrading to Windows 11 isn’t free but it does come with the usual domain management that most… Read More: Chrome Flex OS Review – The Negatives »
Thin Client News this month From our Flipboard channel. Wall Street says Oracle’s big layoffs and billion-dollar cost-cutting binge could be the key to finally becoming a power player in cloud and healthcare To some Wall Street analysts, Oracle is becoming a rare turnaround story in the cloud era. The database giant, once a premier provider of software… Read More: Thin Client News August 20 »
OS-Neutral Payment Devices The next generation payment devices really don’t care what OS you are running. You could be running Flex, Linux, Android or Windows for that matter. You do need an Ethernet or Bluetooth connection though. Cloud payment systems have come a long way from Avalara and website e-commerce. Now cloud-based payment unifies mobile pay devices which… Read More: OS Neutral Payment Devices – Cloud-based POS devices »
From EV-Charging-Stations.org EV Charging Infrastructure – Will It Be Ready? July 2022 By Mike Harris, ELATEC Inc. The California Air Resources Board recently announced a new goal of tripling electric vehicle (EV) sales over the next four years, reaching 35 percent of all new vehicle sales in the state by 2026. An executive order is already in place… Read More: EV Charging Infrastructure – Will It Be Ready? »
Linux Digital Signage OS and Media Player Pretty interesting option by LinuxTop ($189 Euro) for complete media player and OS for digital signage or kiosks. -Memory:1 GB RAM & 16 GB internal flash -Quad Core 900Mhz (ARM) -OS Linutop OS XS preinstalled -Size 9x6x2,4 cm (3.6×2.4×1 in) Weight: 92g (3oz) -Power: 4W (100-240 AC adapter) Use: Digital signage player (video hd,PDF,… Read More: Linux Digital Signage and Linux Kiosks »
Thin Client News June 22, 2022 We monitor and quick blog thin client and cloud related recommended news on Flip.it — here is sampling of latest 18 hours ago Google’s Naveen Viswanatha On The Evolving Business For Chrome-Run Digital Signage And Kiosks sixteen-nine.net – Dave Haynes The prevailing impression of Google and digital signage is that the tech… Read More: Thin Client News Recommended – June 22 »
Google Chrome OS Product Lead Interview Dave Haynes of Sixteen-Nine had Naveen Viswanatha of Google on a recent podcast to talk about Google Kiosks and Digital Signage. Here is the website and podcast link. (Screenfeed was sponsor). Editors Note: Kiosk partners closest is MeldCX and they use kiosks from American Kiosks. They are at Hitec next week in… Read More: Chrome OS – Google Kiosks & Digital Signage Lead Interview… »
10ZiG Technology Adds New UK & Ireland Distributor for Their Thin Client and Zero Client Solutions for VDI, DaaS and SaaS LEICESTER, UK – 10ZiG Technology are pleased to announce that they have entered into a distribution agreement with UX Distribution (UXD). With immediate effect, UXD are an active 10ZiG Accredited Distributor for their full range of Thin Client… Read More: 10ZiG Thin Client and Zero Client Solutions in UK and… »
Raspberry Thin Client News Nice post from Sixteen-Nine on Industrial Raspberry PI– interesting too that the upcoming unit will come with 2.7″ touchscreen for unit status. First of its kind. Excerpt The folks at OnLogic have evidently looked at the volume of Raspberry Pi boards going to industrial and commercial applications and determined it’s a viable market, making… Read More: Raspberry Thin Client News — Industrial Raspberry PI Released –… »
Chrome OS Flex Available for PCs and Macs Writeup on sixteen-nine.net An interesting development in reducing implementation costs for companies and extend digital signage endpoints into education and more. Excerpt Google has kinda sorta a little got back into the digital signage and interactive display business – having announced an evolution of the Chrome operating system that can now… Read More: Convert PC to Thin Client – Get early access to… »
AV-Over-IP Digital Signage First noted on Sixteen:Nine — The solution is as much or more about things like big displays for control rooms and ops centers, but more conventional workplace digital signage would be another type of endpoint. Editors Note: Generally, AV-over-IP is the long version of PoE. Big deal in thinclient world. Advantages are: Cat5 already in place, much greater… Read More: PoE Signage or AV-over-IP as some call it »
A leading provider in endpoints and management software for VDI and Cloud, 10ZiG recently enhanced its exclusive NOS™ line of Zero Clients for yet another Microsoft solution. 10ZiG Technology’s NOS-M Zero Client Series has been powered to support capabilities for Microsoft Windows 365 Cloud PC across several endpoint devices. LEICESTER, UK – In case you don’t know 10ZiG, we… Read More: 10ZiG NOS™ Zero Client Series with Microsoft Windows 365 Cloud… »
Raspberry Pi 4 Thin Client Raspberry Pi was very nice and sent us one of their Raspberry Pi 400 Personal Computer Kits. Featuring a quad-core 64-bit processor, 4GB of RAM, wireless networking, dual-display output, and 4K video playback, as well as a 40-pin GPIO header, Raspberry Pi 400 is a powerful, easy-to-use computer built into a neat and… Read More: Raspberry Pi 400 as Thin Client – Test Review »
Raspberry Pi Thin Client News One of the developers for Raspberry Pi, Linucleus, sent us this from Amazon. ALL-IN-ONE RASPBERRY PI MONITOR — EVICIV 10.1″ touchscreen monitor with durable& hard -wearing case to protect improves its appearance while keeping the board neatly tucked away behind it. It comes with Pi3 Side Panel and Pi4 Side Panel to meet… Read More: Raspberry Pi 10.1 Inch Touchscreen Display – Recommended Pi »
Ransomware is a modern cost factor and that means recovering from. For this hotel chain converting to Chromebooks solved that logistical nightmare– From 9to5Google — In Brief Hotel chain laptops victimized by ransomware attack 2000 laptops is problematic Instead the Lenovo ThinkPads were converted with CloudReady final count now stands at 3,500 machines, while the company opted to… Read More: Hotel chain converts Windows PCs to Chrome OS »
Acer Chromebook As selected by Android Police Highlights 3.5″ 2256×1504 display with a 3:2 aspect ratio NOT the older 16:9 or 16:10 display $530 for the i5 configuration Excerpt Over the last two years, Chromebooks have dominated laptop sales around the world. As a low-cost way to access the internet — and the perfect device for remote learning or… Read More: Chromebook of the Year 2021 »
HP Chromebooks So much for CES 2022 but HP is targeting its share in Chromebook world. See quick snapshot of some Chromebook RFPs from SLED market after excerpt. Link on ChromeUnboxed Excerpt As CES 2022 approaches, so does the beginning of the year and the requisite hopes for new Chromebook hardware. So many great things are coming in… Read More: 12th Gen Alder Lake Chromebooks by HP »
Linux Developer for Kiosks – Raspberry PI developer for Kiosks Simple, clean, transparent, efficient, fast, robust. They are terms that define us. We don’t need a super responsive super mega cool website. We are not spaceX, we work for the results and it is our clients who recommend us to other clients. Our clients and their projects are… Read More: Linux Developer for Kiosks – Raspberry PI developer for Kiosks »
Big RFP from State of California. PC Goods Desktops, Laptops, and Monitors Event ID 0000020273 Includes 43 different schedules and docs. If you have questions we can help with then email craig@catareno.com Scope The Scope of this RFP includes PC Goods as defined in Section 3.1.1, Proposed Products, including core configurations, monitors (if applicable), options/upgrades, and value-added services… Read More: California RFP 2021 “PC Goods” »
Android Cloud Solutions by Esper Esper exists because developers and engineers need a smart platform for Android DevOps innovation. Digital transformation is accelerating the adoption of intelligent edge devices across industries and each new use case requires better software automation. We deliver operational excellence and a stable, flexible infrastructure to help you quickly deploy your application experiences at… Read More: Esper – Android Cloud Solutions »
From Channel Futures Sep 27 — When adopting or adjusting virtual desktop solutions and services, many managed service providers seek advice on what brands, and types of clients, to invest in to accompany deployments. And given the evolution of desktop-as-a-service (DaaS) and the recent general availability of Windows 365, a new set of criteria have emerged when it comes to selecting… Read More: Azure Thin Client Considerations for Virtual Desktop »
UK, Reading. September 15, 2021 – IGEL, provider of the next gen edge OS for cloud workspaces, announces today that Severn Trent has implemented IGEL OS to manage and secure an estate of 6,000 desktop devices spread over 110 locations, support the business with its cloud migration strategy and adoption of Microsoft Office 365. Severn Trent is a FTSE100 company… Read More: Severn Trent Selects IGEL OS secure end-user computing solution »
From ZDNet July 2021 A little bigger than the Raspberry Pi, but a lot more powerful (and expensive!) Most of the time, the Raspberry Pi is enough, but there are times when you need a lot more power. By Adrian Kingsley-Hughes for Hardware 2.0 | July 20, 2021 — 11:13 GMT (04:13 PDT) | Topic: Hardware The Raspberry Pi has created a whole ecosystem of… Read More: Pico-ITX Thin Client – Very Small Thin Clients (which are… »
From FierceHealth Jul-2021 Amazon rolls out AWS For Health cloud services for healthcare, genomics and biopharma Amazon’s cloud division has rolled out AWS for Health, a set of services and partner solutions for healthcare, genomics and biopharma. Amazon says the portfolio of solutions will help to accelerate innovation from “benchtop to bedside” as the tech giant pushes further… Read More: Cloud Computing For Health — AWS for Health Rolls Out… »
Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust invests £5m to upgrade IT infrastructure, refreshing its EUC estate using IGEL …The use of IGEL OS results in the Trust saving £500k not buying new desktops… UK, Reading. July 20, 2021 – IGEL, provider of the next gen edge OS for cloud workspaces, announces today that Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust has updated its… Read More: Cloud Computing Healthcare – Hospital Implement IGEL OS and UD3… »
