IGEL Technology Press Releases
IGEL shows latest thin client innovations at Citrix Synergy 2012
San Francisco, US – May 9th, 2012 – IGEL Technology, Germany’s leading manufacturer of thin clients, today unveiled its latest thin client innovations at Citrix Synergy™ 2012. IGEL is debuting its ARM-based Citrix Ready® thin client in the US, its enhanced IGEL Appliance Mode and new Universal MultiDisplay solution.
Notable for its small size, low power consumption and exceptionally high multimedia performance, evaluation units of the new ARM-based thin client are available immediately. This new...
IGEL strengthens partner sales in Southern Germany and Austria
Bremen / Augsburg, Germany – April 18, 2012 – IGEL Technology, Germany’s leading vendor of thin client solutions, is strengthening its presence for partners with two new sales employees. Michael Scherer will provide support for dealers, system houses and distributors in Southern Germany from IGEL’s Augsburg location. Julian Meier will address the needs of partners in Austria.
IGEL has appointed Michael Scherer at its Augsburg site to act as exclusive contact person for resellers, VARs and distributors in the postal code...
Thin client market leader IGEL sponsors “Kieler Woche” for the first time
Bremen / Kiel, Germany – April 17, 2012 – IGEL Technology, Germany’s leading manufacturer of thin clients, is playing a part in the “Kieler Woche” for the first time this year. The IT company from Bremen is supporting the world’s largest sailing regatta by providing 40 display units with an integrated thin client. The IGEL devices will enable the organizer to set up the equipment faster, ensure quicker handling of administration and to reduce the workload on volunteers. As a result, the 5,000 or so sailors will be able to check in more...
Study: Effects of server-based IT concepts
Bremen, Germany – April 4, 2012 – Modern IT workstations without PCs: Regardless of the economic and environmental advantages, switching to server-based computing brings about various changes for staff and management alike. This often includes switching from classic workstation PCs to thin clients. A study that was subsidized by the Hans Böckler Foundation and carried out by the Borderstep Institute for Innovation and Sustainability has looked at three migration projects and assessed the effects of server-based IT solutions with regard...
Efficient VDI access under Microsoft Windows Embedded Standard 7
Bremen, Germany – March 29, 2012 – IGEL Technology, Germany’s leading provider of thin client solutions, has now also made its appliance mode, allowing rapid, convenient and efficient access to virtual desktops, available under Windows Embedded Standard 7. As a result, the IGEL appliance mode for Citrix XenDesktop and VMware View is now available on all thin client operating systems for the IGEL Universal Desktop Portfolio with the Standard and Advanced firmware package.
In order to achieve greater flexibility, the virtual...
IGEL Reaches the Million-Unit Sales Milestone with Help from Dell
Bremen, Germany – March 8, 2012 – In December 2011, IGEL’s one millionth thin client reached its customer, the German Federal Office of Justice in Bonn. Back in December 2010, the agency acquired its first 200 IGEL UD3 devices running IGEL Linux. With the recent purchase of an additional 150 UD3 devices and 300 licenses for IGEL’s Universal Desktop Converter (UDC) migration software, the Federal Office of Justice is now further expanding its thin client infrastructure. In an interim, transitional phase, the agency will convert its...
IGEL joins Arrow ECS at the Virtualization & Storage Forum 2012
Bremen / Hanover, Germany – March 6, 2012 – IGEL Technology, Germany’s leading thin client manufacturer, is supporting its distribution partner Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions as a joint exhibitor at a special exhibition entitled “Virtualization & Storage Forum goes Cloud” (hall 2, stand A40). Along with many other IT market leaders, Arrow ECS is presenting innovative product solutions as well as trends in the areas of virtualization, storage and cloud computing. For many years, IGEL and Arrow ECS have worked together...
IGEL Increases Multimedia Performance with Latest Versions of Citrix ICA, VMware View Client and Microsoft RemoteFX
Bremen, Germany – February 23, 2012 – IGEL Technology, Germany's leading manufacturer of thin clients, has added the latest protocols, software clients and protocol extensions for accessing centralized IT and cloud infrastructures to its full range of Universal Desktop thin clients. Effective immediately, all three operating systems available from IGEL (IGEL Linux, Microsoft Windows Embedded Standard 7 and Microsoft Windows Embedded Standard 2009) now have the latest version of Citrix ICA Receiver and the newest VMware View Client. The...
CeBIT 2012: IGEL to Show Multimedia Thin Client with ARM Technology
Bremen, Germany – February 13, 2012 – IGEL Technology, Germany’s leading manufacturer of thin clients, will debut an, ARM-based multiprotocol thin client at the upcoming CeBIT 2012 show on March 6-10. Notable for its small size, low power consumption and exceptionally high multimedia performance, the device is expected to come to market in Autumn 2012. Price has yet to be finalized for the UK. Among its features will be the ability to play full-screen HD videos. This new multiprotocol thin client is based on a...
IGEL Thin Clients Receive Microsoft RemoteFX Certification
Bremen, Germany – February 9, 2012 – Effective immediately, IGEL Technology, Germany's leading manufacturer of thin clients, is allowed to affix the Microsoft RemoteFX logo to major portions of its model range. This recognition certifies that IGEL thin clients meet Microsoft’s standards for connectivity and a rich user experience. It also means that all IGEL devices in model series UD3, UD5 and UD9 running Linux (“LX”) as well as all IGEL devices in model series UD5 and UD9 running Microsoft Windows Embedded Standard 7 (“W7”) can now...
