ViewSonic Launches New 28-inch LED Monitor with Integrated VDI Client Endpoint Mount |

ViewSonic Corp., a leading global provider of visual solution products, introduces the VG2847Smh 28-inch Full HD monitor. 

Source: www.sys-con.com

Nice screen for endpoint 

With its SuperClear Pro MVA panel and 1080p (1920×1080) resolution, the ViewSonic VG2847Smh delivers a crisp viewing experience with wide viewing angles, and smooth color gradient. The easy-to-use integrated endpoint mount allows client boxes to be installed on the back of the monitor, without interfering with the ergonomic design. For company’s investing in VDI-based desktop or need a high performance business monitor, the VG2847Smh comes with future-proof connectivity options including HDMI, DisplayPort and VGA inputs, and USB ports.


http://www.viewsonic.com/us/monitors/graphics-vg-series/vg2847smh.html?___SID=U

Thin Client PR – Thin Clients Green IT Study – Thin Client

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

Source: thinclient.org

Thin Client PR – Thin Clients Green IT Study

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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 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.

 

IGEL | IGEL protects customer investment with its long-term Linux Thin Client OS updates

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

Source: www.realwire.com

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.

NCS Technologies’ Cirrus LT, the Industry’s Only PCoIP Zero Client Laptop, Is Now Available for UK Markets Through Getech Ltd.

GAINESVILLE, Va., March 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — NCS Technologies, Inc. (www.ncst.com), an innovative…

Source: www.prnewswire.com

The laptop has a 14-inch screen, 6-cell battery, available docking station, integrated smart card reader and Wi-Fi options – optimized for UK users.

Thin client and zero client end users access office productivity applications – such as email, word processing, spreadsheets and electronic presentations – that are hosted in data centers. Zero client PCs are differentiated by having no operating system, no local storage and don’t retain persistent data. Antivirus protection is not necessary. IT departments that implement zero client technology reduce maintenance and administrative complexity and realize a lower total cost of ownership.

Cirrus LT uses the Teradici PCoIP® protocol to ensure superior computing performance. PCoIP compresses, encrypts and encodes the computing experience at the data center and transmits only pixels across the network to the end user. PC users have secure, fully functional access to all applications. Cirrus LT takes advantage of the strongest security protocols, AES-256 cryptography and NSA Suite B ciphers.

retailcloud Selects PowaPOS T25 for Zero POS Rollout | Business Wire

Powa Technologies’ PowaPOS T25 is now available with retailcloud’s Zero POS software, providing a bundled, full-featured POS platform for

Source: www.businesswire.com

PowaPOS is the first point of sale platform purpose built for tablet-based payments. It is the only fully integrated design to incorporate all common retail peripherals and support all POS software across all operating systems. The PowaPOS platform features a built in thermal printer, 2D scanner, orientation sensor, and the optional PowaPOS cash drawer, all with just a single power cord. With its advanced SDK, PowaPOS easily integrates with all POS software applications, as well as third party payment devices and PowaTag, Powa’s innovative mobile commerce enablement app.

Why Jonathan Bush thinks big vendors like Epic, Cerner will ‘collapse’

The healthcare cloud market in the US and Europe is expected to grow between 10% and 30% by 2020, and in the United States reach $3.5 billion by 2020, up from $903 million in 2013. And although security concerns remain, a HIMSS survey from June showed that hospital IT executives are steadily turning to cloud technology in an effort to lower maintenance costs while meeting expanding tech needs.

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.

Source: www.healthcaredive.com

2015 Hospital Guide to BYOD Policies – CTS Medical Kiosk & Retail Kiosk

Research finds that bring your own device (BYOD) policies can save money—but creating a successful BYOD environment takes time, careful planning, and thorough execution to maintain the integrity and security of the patient information being accessed and shared on mobile devices. This guide walks you through the critical points to consider as you design an …

Source: www.kioskcts.com

IGEL & Friends geht in die zweite Runde: IGEL mit großer Partner-Roadshow wieder auf Tour – Thin client org

IGEL & FRIENDS GOES INTO THE SECOND ROUND WITH GREAT IGEL PARTNER ROADSHOW ON TOUR

Source: thinclient.org

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.

IGEL & Friends geht in die zweite Runde: IGEL mit großer Partner-Roadshow wieder auf Tour

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:

Tag 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
  • 13:00 bis 13:45 Uhr – Nvidia
  • 13:45 bis 14:15 Uhr – Microsoft
  • 14:15 Uhr – Q&A – Ende der Veranstaltung

Weitere Details sind auf der Anmeldeseite www.igel.com/igel-and-friends_2015 zu finden.

GOOG and Android Pay vs. Apple Pay and AAPL in wake of Softcard purchase.

Android Pay, GOOG’s new payment API, takes on Apple Pay & AAPL. But what IS Android Pay, how does it threaten Apple, and where does Google Wallet fit in?

Source: investorplace.com

Last week, Google bought Softcard for an undisclosed sum. The biggest plus for GOOG? All three major carriers will pre-install Google Wallet on their Android devices. With google wallet all of the carriers had refused to play nice so this is a big change and should give AAPL fans some caution.

Firefox-powered Klif for $40

$40 Firefox-Powered Orange Klif Also Includes Voice, Text, Data

BARCELONA—Before you get too excited, you should know that the Firefox OS-powered Orange Klif smartphone is primarily geared towards Africa.

That said, $40 for a smartphone that includes calls, text, and data for six months is still something to get excited about. I got a chance to check it out after Mozilla’s press conference at Mobile World Congress.

Rest of article on PC Mag

 

Fujitsu to Migrate All Internal Systems to a New Cloud Platform – Fujitsu Global

Fujitsu today announced that it will migrate all internal systems to a new cloud platform, underlining the benefits of cloud computing as a more efficient, flexible and cost-effective solution even for the largest global companies. It will consist of approximately 640 large-scale and complex systems across some 13,000 servers globally that encompass a mixture of legacy and cutting-edge systems. The transition will proceed in stages starting in February 2015 and is scheduled to be completed within five years with an expected reduction in total cost of ownership (TCO) of 35 billion yen.

Source: www.fujitsu.com

Fujitsu transitioning to OpenStack

This will be an all-encompassing upgrade that covers all of the Fujitsu Group’s internal systems worldwide, which will be migrated to a new cloud platform based on OpenStack software that is currently under development. This will be the first time that the Fujitsu Group is attempting to migrate all of its large-scale, complex systems, from legacy systems to cutting-edge systems.

  1. Number of systems: approx. 640 systems operating in the Fujitsu Group worldwide 
    Japan: approximately 450 systems (approx. 8,000 servers) 
    Outside Japan: approximately 190 systems (approx. 5,000 servers)
  2. Transition time frame: 5 years beginning February 2015
  3. TCO savings: 35 billion yen over five years

Among the systems that will be upgraded in this process is a global communications platform that was deigned to make work tasks more efficient for 170,000 employees across roughly 540 group companies. This global communications platform was deployed in phases beginning in April 2012, and has already accelerated business operations. In addition, by 2013, it had cut group-wide expenses related to system operations and business trips by 30% compared to 2010 levels. Moreover, the expertise that the company gained through its internal implementation was used as a reference model for proposing, building, and operating similar systems for customers, and now roughly 150 companies employing over one million people have deployed such systems.

IGEL Technology Thin Client and 2X Software Work Together – Software – 2X Software Ltd

High Availability Load Balancing- Break Free from Overloaded Resources – 2X.com

Source: www.newswiretoday.com

2X Software, a global leader in virtual application and mobile device management solutions, today announced it has entered into a partnership with IGEL Technology, producer of the world’s most advanced thin clients, to simplify access to remote virtual resources. The 2X RDP Client will be pre-installed on the IGEL Thin Client with Linux Release 5.05.110.This will help put 2X and IGEL Technology’s partners in a position to attract more customers and increase market share.

“Our partnership with IGEL Technology is a key step in expanding the availability of cloud solutions and application delivery products for our customers. IGEL is an important player in delivering hardware and software solutions for the thin client environment. Once again we are going to put the emphasis on our channel partners. We will present our joint effort with IGEL Technology to the dynamic virtualization market, making the leap to cloud computing simple and affordable.” Simonetta Mercieca, Sales Director 2X Software

“We have worked very closely with IGEL Technology in order to optimize the 2X RDP Client on their thin client. My team and I are very glad to see the success achieved in our lab transformed into a business partnership. 2X RDP Client for the Linux OS on the IGEL platform will run virtual applications and desktops seamlessly from any VMware, Citrix and Microsoft servers. In the upcoming release of 2X RAS we have also added important features such as central reporting, and high availability and load balancing for the gateways. With the power of IGEL Thin Client and the reliability of our 2X RAS we are offering the market a unique solution with an exceptional technological background.” Paul Gafà, CTO 2X Software
About 2X RDP Client and 2X RAS

Family Dollar looks to cloud for clear operations | Chain Store Age

 Family Dollar Stores Inc. is putting its head in a cloud in order to clear its operations. As part of a three-year agreement, Family Dollar has licensed Cloud360, Cognizant’s proprietary, enterprise-class cloud management platform developed on Amazon Web Services for its portal applications.

Source: www.chainstoreage.com

This is helping the retailer improve operational performance and cost competitiveness. Cloud360 provides an on-demand service experience and a single consolidated management console to provision, monitor, analyze, and optimize diverse cloud operations. Cognizant is delivering the services using a consumption-based managed services model to enable Family Dollar to optimize infrastructure investments and achieve a variable cost mix by paying only for usage.

Whitepaper – Kiosk Mode VMware Horizon with View

Question and answer from VMware community on configuring kiosk mode and thin client. View Kiosk Mode with Zero Client – Auto login myvdi (1 posts since Jul 7, 2014) Jul 7, 2014 2:20 PM We are looki…

Source: kioskindustry.org

Writeup and whitepaper on configuring kiosk mode under VMware for thin client and zero client

High-Performance Thin Client Solution – 10ZiG Technology

Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) February 05, 2015 — Designed to satisfy the most steadfast power users, the new 10ZiG 5800q Series features Intel Celeron quad core processors which markedly expands application capabilities.

Source: www.prweb.com

the 10ZiG 5800q Series comes equipped with an industry leading seven USB ports with dual DVI monitor ports.


CPU – Intel Celeron J1900 quad core processor; the result of the latest Bay Trail chipset technology, increasing processing speeds to 2.0 GHz, while utilizing Intel’s SpeedStep Technology (TM) to deliver speeds up to 2.42 GHz in “boost” mode. The 5800q Series comes standard with 2 GB of RAM (upgradable to 8GB) giving user’s supreme multitasking abilities, regardless of operating system. The 10ZiG 5800q Series is equipped with solid state storage ranging from 1GB to 128GB. The 5800q Series is the perfect combination of power and flexibility, all while providing impressive energy efficiency (just 8 watts under full load). 


Proving to be a true enterprise class thin client, the new 10ZiG 5800q Series easily supports all of the prominent communication protocols including VMware PCoIP, Citrix HDX and Microsoft RDP. 10ZiG also offers users a choice in operating systems between PEAKos (Linux), Windows Embedded 7 or 8.

Thin client news – Systancia & IGEL virtualisation solution for desktop TCO

Systancia and IGEL Technology offer a virtualisation solution to optimise desktop Total Cost of Ownership

5th February 2015. Systancia and IGEL Technology have teamed-up to offer IT Departments a solution for managing and optimising desktops based on Systancia’s software solution AppliDis Fusion and IGEL Technology’s thin clients.

Designed to ease the management of IGEL virtualised desktops, the solution helps with:

  • Acceleration of session loading and application launch times;
  • Access to new environments on more suitable desktops, facilitating OS or applications migration
  • Application mobility adapted to the staff mobility;
  • Improvement of resources use;
  • Enhancement of the IT system security level;
  • Improvement of print processing;
  • Simplification and reduction of management costs;
  • Integration with authentication solutions of the market.

“Centralisation and virtualisation are perfect technologies to meet the IT Director’s requirements. First, they provide significant management capabilities and savings. But over all, they improve the flow of staff working processes, helping them to increase efficiency”, said Matthias Haas, Director of Product Management, at IGEL Technology.

“Our partnership with IGEL Technology provides IT Directors with an all-in-one solution, perfectly adapted to the specific expectations in terms of desktop management”, says Rémi Gamel, International Sales Manager, at Systancia. “With our innovation, our rates, and our reactivity, we are able to help businesses both to modernize their desktop environments and to meet their budgetary constraints.”

Availability

The AppliDis client is part of the latest firmware release (5.05.100) for all IGEL Linux based thin clients. The firmware can be downloaded free of charge at www.myigel.biz. Users of IGEL Thin Clients based on Windows Embedded Standard 7 can integrate the AppliDis client manually.

About Systancia

Systancia is a software publisher specialising in desktop and application virtualisation and secured access to IT system. Systancia has gradually become a leader on the European market for virtualisation solutions and Cloud Computing with a capacity for innovation that has placed it among the global leaders in this field. With the acquisition of IPdiva, at the end of 2013, Systancia positions itself on the market with the first French solution that offers a highly secured access to any application, any job and any data from any place on any device. In addition, this security shall be in accordance with the control and traceability requirements for even the most sensitive of contexts.

Systancia always strives to best meet the needs of their users, focusing on the technological value of its products and the proximity between its teams and client. Recently, the French Deposits and Consignments Fund (now known as BPI) added finance into Systancia’s capital with the already present A Plus, enabling accelerated conditions for its international development. www.systancia.com

About IGEL Technology

A world leader in thin and zero client solutions, IGEL Technology helps organizations improve the agility, efficiency, and security of their virtual desktop and application delivery systems. IGEL produces one of the industry’s widest range of hardware thin and zero clients, based on Linux and Microsoft Windows, and leads the market in software based thin clients allowing customers to access a broad spectrum of server-based infrastructures and applications. IGEL also offers powerful and intuitive management software for easy deployment and administration of thin clients throughout any size organization. Partnerships with industry leaders like Citrix, VMware, Red Hat, and Microsoft ensure that IGEL provides the most up-to-date technology and trustworthy security to clients in industries that include Healthcare, Education & Research, Public Sector, Financial, Insurance, Retail, Logistics, and Manufacturing. IGEL has offices in the United Kingdom, Australia, France, the Netherlands, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Sweden, the United States, Germany, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing and Singapore and is represented by partners in over 50 countries worldwide. To learn more, visit www.igel.co.uk or follow us on Twitter:twitter.com/IGEL_Technology

Editorial Contacts:

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E-Mail: [email protected]

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German Release

Systancia und IGEL stellen erste Lösung eines europäischen Konsortiums für die Zentralisierung von Anwendungen und zur Virtualisierung von Desktops vor.

Bremen, 05. Februar 2015: Systancia, Anbieter von Softwarelösungen zur Virtualisierung von Desktops und Anwendungen, und der deutsche Thin Client-Marktführer IGEL bieten IT-Entscheidern eine leistungsstarke Lösung zur Optimierung des Desktop-Managements an. Sie verbindet die Vorteile der Systancia-Lösung AppliDis Fusion mit den Vorzügen von IGEL Thin Clients.

Einen ersten, exklusiven Blick auf das Ergebnis der Partnerschaft zwischen IGEL und Systancia konnten die Besucher der conhIT im letzten Jahr in Berlin werfen. Die vorgestellte Lösung erfüllt alle gegenwärtigen Anforderungen an Mobilität und Zugangssicherheit und vereint zahlreiche Vorteile in sich:

  • Schnelle Ladezeiten von Sitzungen und Anwendungsstarts
  • Zugang zu neuen Umgebungen auf angepassten Desktops, erleichterte Betriebssystem- oder Anwendungsmigrationen
  • Anwendungen, die auf mobile Anwender zugeschnitten sind
  • Verbesserte Ressourcenausschöpfung
  • Höheres Sicherheitsniveau für IT-Systeme
  • Verbesserte Druckverarbeitung
  • Vereinfachung und Reduzierung der Managementkosten
  • Integration mit marktüblichen Authentifizierungslösungen

„Zentralisierung und Virtualisierung sind prädestiniert dafür, die heuten Anforderungen von IT-Managern im vollen Umfang zu erfüllen. Zum einen erweitern sie die Managementmöglichkeiten und sorgen für Einsparungen, daneben verbessern sie aber auch die Arbeitsabläufe und helfen, die Produktivität der Mitarbeiter weiter zu steigern“, so Matthias Hass, Director Product Management bei IGEL Technology.

„Durch unsere Partnerschaft mit IGEL Technology können wir IT-Abteilungen eine Komplettlösung bieten, welche die konkreten Anforderungen im Desktop-Management präzise abbildet“, erklärt Rémi Gamel, International Sales Manager von Systancia. „Mit unseren Innovationen, unserer kurzen Reaktionszeit und unseren günstigen Angeboten können wir Kunden helfen, ihre Desktop-Umgebungen zu modernisieren, ohne ihr Budget zu sprengen.“


Verfügbarkeit

Der AppliDis-Client ist ab der neuesten Firmware-Version (5.05.100) für alle Linux-basierten Thin Clients von IGEL verfügbar. Die Firmware steht unter www.myigel.bizkostenlos zum Download zur Verfügung. Nutzer von IGEL Thin Clients mit Windows Embedded Standard 7 können den AppliDis-Client manuell integrieren.  

Thin client news – VXL, legacy PC networks and CloudDesktop™

PRESS RELEASE

Manchester, UK – For organisations looking to switch to a virtualised, cloud-computing environment, VXL’s new CloudDesktop™ PC repurposing software delivers a more viable solution to that of a legacy PC infrastructure.

Having to continually invest in and provide support for an older business PC network can often become unsustainable for organisations. Combined with the existing investment of a large PC infrastructure, VXL’s CloudDesktop™ represents an easy-to-deploy and low cost alternative featuring VXL’s latest Gio Linux based operating system.

By extending the life of legacy PC’s as reconfigured and fully-optimised thin client devices, VXL’s CloudDesktop™ offers a seamless PC-to-thin client transition strategy without the cost of acquiring new hardware and maximising the existing investment.

Compatible with a wide range of the industry protocols, including Citrix, VMware View, and Microsoft RDP, VXL’s CloudDesktop™ represents a universal repurposing software solution for today’s PC estates.

Running on X86 base PC’s and supporting Intel, AMD and VIA processors, VXL CloudDesktop™ is extremely easy to configure and set-up and can be deployed via USB.

CloudDesktop™ also incorporates support for VXL’s optional, enterprise-level, Fusion™ Device Manager, offering organisations the ability to construct an effective and managed solution. Furthermore, as the devices are centrally managed, all software updates can be simultaneously deployed without having to undertake time consuming individual tasks.

Commenting on the launch, Frank Noon VP Worldwide Sales, added “Under the current business climate, organisations constantly have to balance the need to replace ageing PCs against the constraints of a tough economic outlook and stretched IT budgets. VXL’s CloudDesktop™ PC Repurposing software offers an effective and sustainable solution at a fraction of the cost”.

VXL CloudDesktop™ PC repurposing software is available now at $37 end-user price.

About VXL

Established in 1976, VXL is a global leader and manufacturer of thin, zero and cloud client devices and supplies a high quality range of high-specification models that are made to the most exacting standards.

This single-minded focus on thin clients and commitment to product quality is at the core of what VXL represents today together with a passion to support companies around the world to successfully build efficient IT infrastructures that are flexible, secure, manageable and affordable.

VXL’s world-renowned ‘Itona’ brand of thin clients continues to go from strength to strength and includes its latest SoC (System-on-Chip) and dual / quad core high-performance desktops plus Xtona (Citrix certified) and Vtona (PCoIP VMware certified) zero clients, Lenovo Thin ThinkPad notebooks and leading software solutions including Fusion™ device manager and VXL CloudDesktop™ repurposing software.

VXL’s corporate HQ and manufacturing is based in Bangalore, India’s ‘Silicon Valley’, with the Americas Group HQ based in Houston, Texas and the European HQ in Manchester, UK. Dedicated Sales and Support offices are also based in key strategic markets including Germany, France and Singapore.

For more information please visit: www.vxl.net or Email: [email protected]

VMware and VMware Horizon View are registered trademarks or trademarks (The “Marks”) of VMware, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries / jurisdictions.

Citrix, Citrix Ready, HDX, XenApp and XenDesktop are trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. and / or one or more of its subsidiaries in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and in other countries.

Microsoft is a registered trademark or trademarks (The “Marks”) of Microsoft, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries / jurisdictions.

 

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Microsoft Prepares For The Internet Of Things – Windows 10 On Raspberry Pi

Today the Raspberry Pi Foundation announced that the Raspberry Pi 2, the new version of their credit card sized computer, is on sale for $35. The new devices are backward compatible with the previous generation but more power

Source: seekingalpha.com

According to Gartner, the number of connected “things” will rise to 25 billion in 2020. The tiny Raspberry Pi, which could be further improved and miniaturized, is a good platform to start building the connected devices of tomorrow.

Note the recent Microsoft investment in Cyanogen, an operating system for smartphones and tablets based on the open source version of Android, Wired notes that Microsoft realizes it must embrace open source software to stay competitive.