IGEL’s Digital Service Virtualization Technology Set to Revolutionize Thin Clients by Allowing Them to Deliver any Virtualized Application Just Like a Traditional PC
In Conjunction with Partner RES Software, IGEL Universal Desktop Digital Services can be Reverse Published to a Virtual PC to Deliver the Toughest Server-based Applications.
Las Vegas, NV – VMWorld – September 15, 2008 – IGEL Technology today introduced Digital Services Virtualization (DSV), a new technological paradigm that promises to revolutionize thin clients. DSV eliminates any of the final issues associated with a user needing a thin client to access virtual PCs running traditionally difficult server-based applications such as multi-media, DirectX graphics or robotic control. DSV delivers a true PC-like experience with all the added security and manageability benefits of a thin client.
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IGEL’s New Remote Management Suite 3.0: Total Thin Client Management in a New Shape
The New Version of IGEL Remote Management Suite Comes with a Complete New Graphical User Interface Giving the Administrator an Ergonomic and Easy-to-use Tool to Manage Even Complex Thin Client Environments.
Las Vegas, NV – VMWorld – September 15th, 2008 - IGEL Technology today released Remote Management Suite 3 (RMS 3.0), enhancing the easiest to use thin client management software with a new graphical user interface (GUI) and extended control of the latest digital services.
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IGEL Introduces the World’s First VMware VDM Appliance  
Solution Converts an IGEL Universal Desktop, with Just the Click of a Mouse, into a Locked Down Appliance for Accessing a Virtual PC Delivered by VMware VDM.
Las Vegas, NV – VMWorld – September 15th, 2008 – IGEL Technology, the world’s third largest thin client vendor, will demonstrate this week at VMworld, Las Vegas its new VMware VDM Appliance Mode for IGEL Universal Desktops, providing a simplified user experience for customers deploying virtual PCs with VMware’s Virtual Desktop Manager (VDM).  This new solution allows IGEL Universal Desktops to be switched, with just a mouse click, from a traditional IGEL thin client to a tightly defined virtual PC access appliance.  This provides end-users with a very PC-like experience, with the desktop always maximized on the user’s screen and the inability to access or “kill” local applications and services on the thin client using Ctrl-Alt-Del. The VDM Appliance Mode can be made part of the automatic setup of an IGEL Universal Desktop when it is first attached to a network, making the roll out of VMware hosted virtual PCs as simple as plugging an IGEL device into the network and then logging into Windows.
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IGEL’s Latest Windows® CE-based Firmware Delivers Powerful Virtualization Support and Microsoft® Compatibility Starting at Just $247(+tax)
Choose from 10 Hypervisors When Delivering Virtual PCs or Convert Your IGEL Universal Desktop to a Citrix® XenDesktop Appliance With Just a Mouse Click
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. – September 10, 2008 – IGEL Technology, the world’s third largest thin client vendor, today announced the availability of its latest Microsoft® Windows® CE firmware. The inclusion of the Ericom® PowerTerm® WebConnect client allows customers to choose from 10 hypervisors when delivering virtual PCs. The firmware upgrade also includes support for the Citrix XenDesktop™ Appliance standard. All Windows CE-based IGEL thin clients can be switched, with just one mouse click, from a traditional IGEL Universal Desktop to a tightly defined virtual PC using ICA to access Citrix XenDesktop. These features come in addition to the existing support for the Leostream connection broker that can connect to a VMware VDI infrastructure plus other digital services such as terminal emulation, web and media player.
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IGEL Technology’s Latest Linux Firmware with Extended Dictation and Speech Processing Capabilities
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. - September 3, 2008 – In the future IGEL Technology will integrate drivers for digital dictation and speech processing solutions as standard into its Linux-based thin clients. These features are included in the latest IGEL Linux firmware upgrade and are available to all new IGEL customers and those existing customers using compatible IGEL hardware. This solution, the first of its kind on a Linux-based thin client, will offer substantial advantages to the healthcare and public sectors because it allows digitally captured recordings and text to be attached directly to patient and client files, where additional information can be added and stored.
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IGEL Technology Announces Certification for VMware Virtual Desktop Manager
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. – August 12, 2008 - IGEL Technology today announced certification for VMware Virtual Desktop Manager, VMware’s next-generation connection broker, on IGEL’s Microsoft® Windows® XP Embedded range of Universal Desktops. The software is available today as a partial update for IGEL’s Windows XP Embedded models, and allows customers deploying VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) to deliver an enhanced user experience. With over 120,000 customers worldwide, VMware VDI extends VMware’s virtualization platform by allowing users to streamline and simplify desktop management, reduce operational costs and provide end users with a familiar user experience.
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IGEL’s Latest Linux Firmware Upgrade Allows Customers to Access Virtual PCs Using an Open Hypervisor Strategy
The Inclusion of the Ericom® PowerTerm® WebConnect Client Allows Customers to Choose from 14 Hypervisors When Delivering Virtual PCs
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. – June 23, 2008 – IGEL Technology today announced the availability of its latest Linux firmware on the broadest and most powerful range of thin clients on the market, providing customers with an increased choice of hypervisors for virtual PCs.
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IGEL Introduces Nine Different Models with Citrix XenDesktop™ Appliance Functionality
IGEL Thin Clients Can Now be Converted to Citrix XenDesktop Appliances with Just a Mouse Click Using the Latest IGEL Linux Firmware Upgrade
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. – June 10, 2008 – IGEL Technology, the world’s third largest thin client vendor, today announced the broadest range of Linux-based thin client models supporting the important Citrix XenDesktop™ Appliance standard. The standard, published by Citrix in Q1 2008, ensures that any compliant access device connected to Citrix XenDesktop behaves exactly like a normal PC. IGEL’s latest firmware upgrade allows all Linux-based IGEL thin clients to be switched, with just one mouse click, from a traditional IGEL Universal Desktop to a tightly defined virtual PC using ICA to access Citrix XenDesktop.
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IGEL’s latest Microsoft® Windows® XP Embedded firmware allows customers to access their virtual PCs using an open hypervisor strategy
The inclusion of the Ericom® PowerTerm® WebConnect client allows customers to choose from 14 hypervisors when delivering virtual PCs. New functionality also gives higher degrees of control that results in more environmentally friendly devices that are remarkably flexible..
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. – 2nd June 2008 – IGEL Technology today announced the availability of its latest Microsoft® Windows® XP Embedded firmware on the broadest and most powerful range of thin clients on the market. The latest firmware gives users increased choice of hypervisors for virtual PCs, improved device management and further energy saving capabilities.
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IGEL Introduces Uniquely Stylized Desktop Appliance Supporting Citrix XenDesktop
Thin Client Leader’s Full Product Line Transforms into Citrix XenDesktop-Tuned Appliances with the Click of a Button
HOUSTON, TX – Citrix Synergy, May 20, 2008 – IGEL Technology, the world’s third largest thin client vendor, today announced that it will demonstrate one of the first prototypes of a Citrix XenDesktop™-tuned Appliance in a stylized form factor at Citrix Synergy™, May 20-23, 2008 in Houston, TX.  A Citrix partner for more than ten years, IGEL is also outfitting its entire product line with IGEL’s One-Click-XenDesktop Appliance Feature, which means the company will offer the world’s largest range of appliances that support Citrix XenDesktop with 22 models.
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Groundbreaking Study Compares Manufacturing, Usage and Disposal of PCs versus Thin Clients. The Results Show Thin Clients Delivering a 54% Reduction in Global Warming Potential
IGEL and Fraunhofer Institute Study is one of the world’s first that reaches beyond the usage phase of an IT asset to also include manufacturing and disposal environmental impacts. The study finds that the thin client’s environmental credentials are further extended when compared with usage phase alone.
HOUSTON, TX – Citrix Synergy, May 20, 2008 – IGEL Technology, the world’s third largest thin client vendor, today announced that according to a new study by the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology (UMSICHT), desktop PCs have twice the negative impact on the environment and climate as thin clients, while still offering equivalent functionality.  Conducted in early 2008, the study offers the most thorough examination of desktop PCs and IGEL thin clients in terms of their relative environmental impact during production and subsequent service life. In particular, the study evaluated their impact on greenhouse gas emissions in terms of their Global Warming Potential (GWP).  The study found that during a five-year lifecycle (including production, operation and disposal), thin clients are both more environmentally friendly and more economical than PC workstations.

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IGEL delivers the broadest range of thin clients supporting Citrix XenDesktop™
Company’s Unique Approach Delivers a PC-Like Experience, Resilience and Easy Management
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. – April 30, 2008 – IGEL Technology, the world’s third largest thin client vendor, today announced the broadest range of thin client models supporting the important Citrix XenDesktop™ virtualization standard.  With all of its 22 models now supporting Citrix XenDesktop, IGEL’s unique digital services approach allows organizations to offer the best user experience combined with robust desktop resilience and powerful remote management.

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IGEL Appoints Laurie VanDoezelaar as Channel Marketing Manager
VanDoezelaar to Increase Company Presence in the North American Channel
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. – April 16, 2008 – IGEL Technology, the world’s third largest thin client vendor, today announced the appointment of Laurie VanDoezelaar as channel marketing manager within the North American market.  VanDoezelaar brings a sophisticated background of channel marketing experience to the table, and joins IGEL most recently from Microsoft, where she served for three years as the senior global channel program manger for their security and access products.

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Thin Clients Arm Businesses in Fight against Global Warming
IGEL Announces that Thin Clients Reduced 2007 CO2 Emissions by 163,000 Tons in the U.S. Alone
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. – March 31, 2008 – IGEL Technology, the world’s third largest thin client vendor, today announced that thin clients are helping businesses around the world to fight global warming.  The choice of thin clients over PCs on the business desktop has reduced CO2 emissions in the United States by 163,000 tons in 2007 - equivalent to the emissions of 740 flights from Los Angeles to New York.

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IGEL joins VMware’s Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Alliance Program

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. – March 3, 2008 – IGEL Technology, one of the world’s leading thin client vendors, today announced that they’ve joined the VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Alliance program, bringing a wide range of VDI-supporting hardware and digital services to the thin client market.

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IGEL’s Latest CE Firmware Delivers Enhanced Desktop Experience, VDI and DDI Capability

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. – March 3, 2008 –  IGEL Technology, one of the world’s leading thin client vendors, today announced its latest CE firmware upgrade, enhancing the most powerful range of thin clients on the market today.  The new firmware includes a Windows® XP-like desktop that allows users to easily switch between different sessions running in separate windows, enabling them to toggle between an ICA and a web session with the simple click of a button on the taskbar. This provides users with an environment with which they are familiar, enhancing functionality and ease of use while minimizing training needs. Local terminal configuration is also made easier via the start menu if permitted by administrators.
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IGEL Technology Introduces Latest Microsoft® Windows® XP Embedded Firmware Upgrade

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. – March 3, 2008 –  IGEL Technology, one of the world’s leading thin client vendors, today announced its latest Windows® XP Embedded firmware upgrade enhancing the broadest and most powerful range of thin clients on the market. The firmware allows full virtual desktop access via the Leostream Connection Broker, allowing organizations using virtual PC’s based on VMware’s Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) standard to use any Windows XPe model from IGEL’s award-winning product line.