Steve Lalla, VP and General Manager, Cloud Client-Computing, Dell “Organizations today have an increased need for mobility and collaboration, and need to provide secure access to apps and data for their employees wherever they are, whether that’s at a desktop or on an exploration worksite. The customers we work with are on the cutting edge of their industry, and we are pushing the technology envelope to provide them with the graphics-intensive, workstation-class experiences they require – anywhere. That wasn’t even technologically possible a couple of years ago.”
HP has announced a Windows-based application that will make HP Thin Client Windows Embedded user experience easier than before, HP Easy Shell. With an interface that is easy for administrators and end users, HP Thin Client users can control, customize, and protect their Windows Embedded user experience.
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HP has announced HP Easy Shell, a Windows-based application that allows HP Thin Client users to control, customize, and protect their Windows Embedded user experience with intuitive and easy to deploy settings. Designed with simplicity in mind for both end users and admins, HP Easy Shell is the go-to solution for businesses looking to customize their user experiences for Cloud, VDI, single and multi-purpose app environments.
HP Easy Shell provides a more focused user experience without device domain connection requirements or complicated group admin policies. From denying and limiting access to apps and browsers, to fine-tuning the home display and control panels – nearly every security need can be 100% tailored.
Key features of HP Easy Shell:
Define user access to websites, single and multi-purpose apps
Customize user access to browsers, task manager, and control panels
Deploy rapidly across small or mass thin client environments
Make your HP Thin Client Windows Embedded user experience easier than ever. Customize the intuitive interface and level of protection to fit your exact needs. Get targeted control at no cost, and make the most of your cloud, VDI, and kiosk environments.
Define user access to websites, single and multi-purpose apps
Customize user access to browsers, task manager, and control panels
Deploy rapidly across small or mass thin client environments
Thinclient – Google’s partnership with Swiss watchmaker Tag Heuer is telling, since the premium brand — founded in 1860 — indicates its decision to align the Google brand with luxury. Tag Heuer was the first company to debut a watch with a chronograph, which measures time with extreme accuracy, down to the hundredths of a second.
Tag Heuer also became the first Swiss watchmaker in space in 1962; 53 years later, it’s the first Swiss watchmaker to partner with GOOG.
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With its new top model IGEL UD6 the German market leader will be exhibiting as high performance computing with thin clients can be implemented today. Likewise höchstklassig IGEL presented in terms of the growth figures and underpins its leading role through a worldwide sales increase of 28% on the international thin client market.
Bremen / Hanover March 16, 2015 – For the German market leader IGEL thin client excellence are the focus of this year’s presentation at CeBIT 2015 (March 16 to 20). First and foremost is the IGEL UD6 with quad-core processor, as it is also possible jobs with high demands on graphics and video performance as CAD, simulation software or video conferencing provide on thin clients. Also live to see for the first time on the big stage: the powerful multimedia Ass UD5 in a new design and improved hardware structure. Of the capacity of all novelties, visitors in Hall 2, Stand A44 can convince where IGEL will be on the Virtualization, Security and Storage Forum with three jobs as a guest. How are asked IGEL solutions on the market, the latest figures from International Data Corporation (IDC): How could IGEL last year its sales worldwide increase to around 276,000 units, thus achieving an increase of 25%. In addition, around 60,000 licenses sold the Universal Desktop Converter 2 (Udc2), with the IGEL thin clients in the field of software is the global leader and drives the market as an innovative motivator.
“IGEL hardware and software solutions are always based on the user’s needs and market requirements. Therefore, we are looking forward to presenting the latest developments customers and partners at CeBIT and discuss in person the latest trends and issues, “commented Dr. Frank Lampe, Marketing Director at IGEL Technology. “As one of the few major players in the thin client market, which is in Hanover on site, we would like to give all interested visitors the opportunity to learn first-hand about our solutions in detail.”
IGEL @ CeBIT
16 to 20 March 2015
Hall 2, Stand A44
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ehr geehrte Damen und Herren,
für den deutschen Thin Client-Marktführer IGEL stehen Höchstleistungen im Zentrum des diesjährigen Messeauftritts zurCeBIT 2015 (16. – 20. März). Allen voran zeigt der IGEL UD6 mit Quad-Core-Prozessor, wie sich auch Arbeitsplätze mit hohen Ansprüchen an Grafik- und Videoleistung wie CAD, Simulationssoftware oder Video-Conferencing über Thin Clients bereitstellen lassen. Von der Leistungsfähigkeit aller Neuheiten können sich die Besucher in Halle 2, Stand A44 überzeugen, wo IGEL auf dem Virtualisation, Security & Storage Forum zu Gast sein wird.
Wie gefragt IGEL-Lösungen auf dem Markt sind, zeigen die neuesten Zahlen der International Data Corporation (IDC): So konnte IGEL im vergangenen Jahr seinen Absatz weltweit auf rund 276.000 Geräte steigern und damit ein Plus von 25% erzielen. Hinzu kommen rund 60.000 verkaufte Lizenzen des Universal Desktop Converters 2 (UDC2), mit dem IGEL im Bereich der Software Thin Clients Weltmarktführer ist und den Markt als innovativer Impulsgeber antreibt.
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The energy efficiency and sustainability have arrived in the middle class. However, the IT infrastructure can still make much greener. In addition to the virtualization and energy-saving thin and zero clients are on the rise. Bremen March 10, 2015 – The Green IT has developed from a former hype for the Group’s corporate practice – even in the middle class. The local level and how it goes now, revealing a supported IGEL Technology Techconsult survey of 200 companies with 10 to 999 employees. The
The energy efficiency and sustainability have arrived in the middle class. However, the IT infrastructure can still make much greener. In addition to the virtualization and energy-saving thin and zero clients are on the rise.
Bremen March 10, 2015 – The Green IT has developed from a former hype for the Group’s corporate practice – even in the middle class. The local level and how it goes now, revealing a supported IGEL Technology Techconsult survey of 200 companies with 10 to 999 employees. The study found regarding the IT infrastructure that 51% of the companies surveyed locate the largest savings in the IT workplace. The popular Green IT initiative in this field is virtualization with 74 percent. Also on the rise are thin and zero clients. The slender access devices according to the survey 28 percent of SMEs surveyed in use.
That the demand for the slim devices in the SME sector continues, the study also shows: Around one third of the surveyed companies still use the no thin or zero clients, retain them for an alternative to the previously used conventional PCs. This statement implies that long thin clients are not just an issue for large corporations, but also win in SMEs steady influence.
The most important contribution to improving the environmental performance in terms of IT infrastructure provides, according to the companies surveyed virtualization with its consolidated action. Virtual environments of any kind, whether servers, desktop, or storage not only save electricity costs, they also make a great contribution in terms of the sustainable use of resources. Thus, it is not surprising that already use three out of four of the companies surveyed in the study virtual environments within their IT infrastructure. In addition to a large amount of server virtualization in the area of desktop virtualization with 35% still plenty of room for improvement above. The same applies to the use of thin and zero clients (28%) currently prädesdiniert due to their energy-saving operation without fans and hard drives for use in virtualized environments.
Broad portfolio makes the move to thin clients
The growing interest in thin clients met the German market leader IGEL with a wide range of hardware and software solutions that enable IT jobs interpret not only energy efficient, but also much easier to roll out and let manage. For data and applications only need to be centrally maintained and administered on the server. Thus, the high maintenance of software attributable to the individual desktop workstations. In addition, the included IGEL products IGEL Universal Management Suite (UMS) allows standardized remote administration of all settings and firmware components.
And even in the event that the nationwide transition to hardware thin clients can not be realized ad hoc, IGEL thin client software with the Universal Desktop Converter 2 (Udc2) an attractive and cost-effective alternative. The software is installed as the operating system on PCs or notebooks and makes the hardware used a powerful, universal thin client. So all PC-based devices can be standardized, including management and support. The desktop administration costs are reduced drastically and also from Green IT point of view, precisely this alternative because additional electrical is avoided and the life cycle of the client hardware is extended. The time schedule for hardware investments IT budgets can thus be saved or used otherwise.
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Umfrage im Mittelstand: Thin Clients treiben Green IT weiter voran
Die Themen Energieeffizienz und Nachhaltigkeit sind im Mittelstand angekommen. Doch die IT-Infrastruktur lässt sich noch deutlich grüner gestalten. Neben der Virtualisierung sind auch energiesparende Thin und Zero Clients auf dem Vormarsch.
Bremen 10. März 2015 – Das Thema Green IT hat sich vom einstigen Hype zur gelebten Unternehmenspraxis entwickelt – auch im Mittelstand. Den dortigen Stand und wie es nun weitergeht, enthüllt eine von IGEL Technology unterstützte Techconsult-Umfrage unter 200 Unternehmen mit 10 bis 999 Mitarbeitern. Dabei ergab die Studie in Bezug auf die IT-Infrastruktur, dass 51%der befragten Unternehmen das größte Einsparpotential am IT-Arbeitsplatz verorten. Die beliebteste Green IT-Maßnahme in diesem Bereich ist mit 74 Prozent die Virtualisierung. Ebenfalls auf dem Vormarsch sind Thin und Zero Clients. Die schlanken Zugriffsgeräte sind laut Umfrage bei 28 Prozent der befragten Mittelständler im Einsatz.
Dass die Nachfrage nach den schlanken Endgeräten im Mittelstand anhält, zeigt die Studie ebenfalls: Rund ein Drittel der befragten Unternehmen, die noch keine Thin oder Zero Clients nutzen, halten diese für eine Alternative zu den bisher eingesetzten herkömmlichen PCs. Diese Aussage impliziert, dass Thin Clients längst nicht nur ein Thema für Großunternehmen sind, sondern auch in KMU stetig an Einfluss gewinnen.
Den wichtigsten Beitrag zur Verbesserung der Ökobilanz in Bezug auf die IT-Infrastruktur leistet nach Aussage der befragten Unternehmen die Virtualisierung mit ihrer konsolidierenden Wirkung. Virtuelle Umgebungen jeglicher Art, ob Server, Desktop oder Storage sparen nicht nur Stromkosten, sie leisten auch einen großen Beitrag hinsichtlich des nachhaltigen Ressourceneinsatzes. Somit ist es nicht verwunderlich, dass drei von vier der im Rahmen der Studie befragten Unternehmen bereits virtuelle Umgebungen im Rahmen ihrer IT-Infrastruktur einsetzen. Neben einem großen Anteil von Server-Virtualisierung ist im Bereich der Desktop-Virtualisierung mit 35% noch reichlich Luft nach oben. Gleiches gilt für die Nutzung von Thin und Zero Clients (28%), die gerade durch ihren energiesparenden Betrieb ohne Lüfter und Festplatten für den Einsatz in virtualisierten Umgebungen prädesdiniert sind.
Breites Portfolio vereinfacht den Umstieg auf Thin Clients
Dem steigenden Interesse an Thin Clients begegnet der deutsche Marktführer IGEL mit einem umfassenden Angebot an Hardware- und Softwarelösungen, mit denen sich die IT-Arbeitsplätze nicht nur energiesparender auslegen, sondern auch wesentlich einfacher ausrollen und managen lassen. Denn Daten und Applikationen müssen nur noch zentral auf dem Server vorgehalten und administriert werden. Dadurch entfällt die aufwendige Wartung von Software auf den einzelnen Desktop-Arbeitsplätzen. Zusätzlich gestattet die im Lieferumfang aller IGEL Produkte enthaltene IGEL Universal Management Suite (UMS) eine standardisierte Fernadministration sämtlicher Einstellungen und Firmware-Komponenten.
Und auch für den Fall, dass der flächendeckende Umstieg auf Hardware Thin Clients sich nicht ad hoc realisieren lässt, bietet IGEL mit dem Software Thin Client Universal Desktop Converter 2 (UDC2) eine attraktive und kostengünstige Alternative. Die Software wird als Betriebssystem auf PCs oder Notebooks installiert und macht aus der verwendeten Hardware einen leistungsfähigen, universell einsetzbaren Thin Client. So lassen sich alle PC-basierten Endgeräte inklusive Management und Support standardisieren. Der Desktop Administrationsaufwand reduziert sich drastisch und auch aus Green IT-Gesichtspunkten rechnet sich diese Alternative, denn zusätzlicher Elektroschrott wird vermieden und der Lebenszyklus der Client-Hardware verlängert sich. Das für Hardware-Investitionen eingeplante IT-Budget kann somit gespart oder anderweitig verwendet werden.
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Reading UK. 9 March 2015 – IGEL has updated the firmware of its Linux thin client operating system with the latest software clients for Citrix XenApp / XenDesktop, VMware Horizon and Microsoft R
IGEL’s customer focus and quality German engineering is the reason businesses continue to choose us,” said Simon Richards, IGEL’s UK & Ireland Managing Director. “For thin clients to keep pace with the latest developments in the data center, they need up-to-date software clients and protocol standards. The earlier the firmware becomes obsolete, the more often the hardware has to be replaced. These long-term firmware updates are yet another example of our commitment to provide customers with continued access to the best desktop technology available.”
The update for the IGEL Linux v4 operating system (Version 4.14.100) features the Citrix Receiver (Versions 12 and 13). Citrix Receiver 13.1.2 offers support for Citrix XenApp / XenDesktop 7.5 including Citrix StoreFront. The update also offers a range of new options such as straightforward and secure user authentication via smartcard and pass-through.
Additional management features Various other client updates are included such as Version 3.2 of the VMware Horizon Client, IGEL’s own RDP Client including RemoteFX 8 for accessing Microsoft RemoteApp and Microsoft Remote Desktop. To make administration even easier, IGEL has also integrated a range of practical extra functions, for example the IGEL Quick Navigator that speeds up configuration procedures by referring directly to necessary and possible set-up settings.
“Customers buying IGEL thin clients back in 2009 would never have imagined the functionality that would become available with features such as Citrix Storefront and RemoteFX 8 and yet with these firmware updates, customers using these older IGEL thin clients can still take advantage of these features,” explained Simon.
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The current state of affairs won’t be sustainable for much longer, Bush believes. As independent physicians continue to shift towards hospital employment and the enterprise segment grows, the need for seamless acute care integration will become unavoidable. Bush describes it as being “hustled” into the acute care space.
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Bremen March 3, 2015 – Following the successful premiere in 2014 IGEL puts his retail roadshow scratch. To allow even more interested customers to participate, is IGEL & Friends this year even fourteen German cities from north to south as a guest. From 24 March to 06 May, visitors can expect at each of the sites a varied program of live demonstrations, technology updates and progress reports. IGEL also accompany the list of well-known technology and solution partners on the tour has grown again. To introduce Microsoft, Citrix, Nvidia Imprivata, CANCOM and AppSense selected application examples for the implementation of efficient IT solutions.
Bremen 3. März 2015 – Nach der erfolgreichen Premiere 2014 legt IGEL seine Endkunden-Roadshow neu auf. Um noch mehr interessierten Kunden die Teilnahme zu ermöglichen, ist IGEL & Friends in diesem Jahr sogar in vierzehn deutschen Städten von Nord bis Süd zu Gast. Vom 24. März bis zum 06. Mai erwartet die Besucher an jedem der Standorte ein abwechslungsreiches Programm aus Live-Demos, Technologie-Updates und Erfahrungsberichten. Auch die Liste an namhaften Technologie- und Lösungspartnern die IGEL auf der Tour begleiten, ist erneut gewachsen. So präsentieren Microsoft, Citrix, Nvidia Imprivata, CANCOM und AppSense ausgewählte Anwendungsbeispiele für die Umsetzung effizienter IT-Lösungen. Das so gewonnene Know-How verschafft den Besuchern die einmalige Gelegenheit, das gesammelte Wissen erfolgreich für ihre eigenen Unternehmen einzusetzen. IGEL & Friends richtet sich branchenübergreifend an IT-Verantwortliche, IT-Planer und Interessenten im Bereich Arbeitsplatz-IT. Pro Standort werden 30-40 Teilnehmer erwartet, die Roadshow ist für alle Teilnehmer kostenlos.
„Das positive Feedback der Besucher aus dem letzten Jahr hat uns gezeigt, dass das Konzept einer Partner-Roadshow sehr gut angenommen wird. Deshalb wollen wir dieses Jahr noch mehr Kunden die Möglichkeit geben, sicher aus erster Hand über innovative IT-Lösungen zu informieren. Wir freuen uns besonders, dass wir in diesem Jahr mit noch mehr renommierten Partnern unterwegs sind und somit praxisnahe Eindrücke vermitteln können, wie effiziente Unternehmens-IT heute aussehen kann und wie wir zur Umsetzung beitragen können“, kommentiert Dr. Frank Lampe, Marketing Director bei IGEL Technology.
Der IGEL & Friends Tourplan im Detail:
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Datum
Ort
Dienstag
24.03.
München
Mittwoch
25.03.
Stuttgart
Donnerstag
26.03.
Bad Homburg
Dienstag
14.04.
Hamburg
Mittwoch
15.04.
Bremen
Donnerstag
16.04.
Dortmund
Dienstag
21.04.
Ulm
Mittwoch
22.04.
Heidelberg
Donnerstag
23.04.
Bonn
Dienstag
28.04.
Dresden
Mittwoch
29.04.
Leipzig
Donnerstag
30.04.
Berlin
Dienstag
05.05.
Hannover
Mittwoch
06.05.
Düsseldorf
Vorläufige Agenda (kann von Standort zu Standort leicht variieren):
08:30 bis 08:50 Uhr – Registrierung
08:50 bis 09:00 Uhr – Begrüßung durch IGEL Technology
09:00 bis 09:45 Uhr – Cancom
09:45 bis 10:15 Uhr – AppSense
10:15 bis 10:45 Uhr – Pause + Ausstellung*
10:45 bis 11:30 Uhr – Citrix
11:30 bis 12:00 Uhr – IGEL Technology
12:00 bis 13:00 Uhr – Pause + Ausstellung* + Mittagessen
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Includes Voice, Text, Data
