Weaver Vale implements CitrixBy Miya Knights IT PRO - 28 March 2008Cheshire's largest housing trust is looking to reduce IT and management overheads.
Weaver Vale Housing Trust is just about to go live with new security management systems as part of a phased project to improve application infrastructure delivery and management.
http://www.itpro.co.uk/internet/news/182478/weaver-vale-implements-citrix.html
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Thin clients credited with big CO2 emission cutsBy Colin Barker ZDNet.co.uk - 27 March 2008
The use of thin clients can play a substantial part in reducing European businesses' CO2 emissions, according to research.
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/0,1000000091,39374405,00.htm
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Thin client technology cuts CO2 emissions by 166,000 tons in 2007By Warwick Ashford Computer Weekly - 26 March 2008
Thin client technology has reduced carbon emissions in Western Europe by 166,000 tons in 2007, according to the Fraunhofer Institute in Germany.
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/03/26/229991/thin-client-technology-cuts-co2-emissions-by-166000-tons-in.htm
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Data centres running out of electricityBy Martin Courtney Computing - 26 March 2008Some 42 per cent of US firms expect to run out of power and cooling capacity within two years
Some 42 per cent of data centre managers expect to run out of electricity within two years, and 39 per cent say they will exceed cooling capacity within the same period.
http://www.computing.co.uk/computing/news/2212745/centres-running-dry
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IGEL claims thin client use slashes CO2 emissionsBy Janet Harris TECH WATCH - 26 March 2008According to IGEL Technology, the use of thin clients, as an alternative to business desktop PCs, is helping to significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions in Western Europe.
http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2008/03/26/igel-claims-thin-client-use-has-slashed-co2-emissions/
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Thin Client and Desktop Virtualization Podcast with Stephen Yeo
Stephen Yeo interview on
DABCC Radio - 17 Jan 2008
In episode 39, Douglas Brown interviews Stephen Yeo, World Wide Strategic Marketing Director at IGEL Technology. Doug and Stephen will discuss where all this desktop virtualization 'stuff' is going and where does Stephen and IGEL see the Thin Client fitting in, the future of Thin Clients along with Thin Client management. Stephen and Douglas will also answer the question, "Why would someone want a thin client vs. a cheap $200 PC?".
http://www.dabcc.com/podcastdetail.aspx?id=46
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Interview: Pros and cons of desktop virtualisation
Stephen Yeo of Igel Technology explains why desktop virtualisation may not be the best architecture for all users.
By Daniel Robinson IT Week - 08 Oct 2007
With all the current hype over virtualisation, IT departments must be careful when planning future desktop strategy, according to thin client vendor Igel Technology. In particular, businesses should look carefully at which architecture is best suited to their user needs instead of pushing blindly ahead with virtual desktops.
http://www.itweek.co.uk/itweek/analysis/2200739/pros-cons-desktop-3520485
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New thin clients for virtual desktopsIGEL Technology upgrades Linux firmware
By Daniel Robinson IT Week - 04 Jul 2007Thin client vendors are responding with updated models to the growing interest in virtual desktop infrastructure among enterprise customers.
http://www.itweek.co.uk/itweek/news/2193503/thin-clients-virtual-desktops
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IGEL Adds Multi-App Roaming to Its Thin Clients By Rik Turner Computer Business Online - June 7, 2007 German thin client hardware vendor IGEL Technology has announced the ability for users to roam between any of its devices, take their desktop with them and boot up any app from where they left on a previous machine.
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/cwire/20070607/ttc-igel-adds-multi-app-roaming-to-its-t-78e70a2.html
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Thin clients promoted as a green alternativeBy Antony Savvas Computer Weekly - April 04, 2007British businesses could save £78m in electricity bills and slash CO2 emissions by 485,000 tonnes a year by switching from PCs to thin clients, researchers have claimed.
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/04/04/222883/thin-clients-promoted-as-a-green-alternative.htm
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Scientists say thin clients reduce carbon footprint and power costsLeaner is greener, researchers findBy Bryan Betts - Computerworld UK - April 05, 2007British business could save £78m in electricity and cut carbon dioxide emissions by 485,000 tons a year by choosing thin clients instead of PCs, according to researchers from Germany's Fraunhofer Institute.
http://www.computerworlduk.com/management/infrastructure/hardware/news/index.cfm?newsid=2497
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Slim down for eco-friendlinessBritish Computer Society (BCS) - April 03, 2007New research has indicated that UK business could make significant cost and carbon savings by switching from PCs to thin client technology.
http://www.bcs.org/server.php?show=conWebDoc.10952
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Thin clients could save UK businesses £78m in electricity costs, says Fraunhofer Institute
By Martin Courtney - IT Week - April 04, 2007
The mass replacement of PCs with thin clients could save UK businesses £78m in electricity costs, say experts, and slash C02 emissions by 485,000 tonnes a year.
http://www.itweek.co.uk/itweek/news/2187184/thin-clients-streamline-power
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------UK business should get thin to go greenThin clients make environmental and economic sense, says Fraunhofer Institute
By Ian Williams - vnunet.com - Apr 04, 2007Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute in Germany have claimed that UK businesses could save £78m in electricity bills and slash CO2 emissions by 485,000 tonnes a year by switching from PCs to thin clients.
The researchers investigated the power and CO2 emissions of thin clients compared to traditional business PCs and discovered significant ecological and financial savings.
http://www.itweek.co.uk/vnunet/news/2187130/uk-business-should-thin-green
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Thin clients easier on the environment, study claimsBy Nicole Kobie - IT Pro - April 04, 2007Using a thin client system instead of conventional desktop PCs could cut British businesses emissions by 485,000 tons and save £78 million in electricity bills.
Switching from PCs to energy-saving thin client systems could save British businesses millions, as well as cutting carbon emissions, according to Germany's Fraunhofer Institute.
http://www.itpro.co.uk/news/109509/thin-clients-easier-on-the-environment-study-claims.html
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------IGEL to extend multi-service feature across rangeBy Rik Turner - Computer Business Review Online - February 22, 2007German thin client hardware vendor Igel Technology GmbH plans to extend the ability for its devices to handle multiple digital services, including VoIP and native SAP, to its entire portfolio by the end of this year.
http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=481C9470-A928-46F4-809D-C41354B756D3
