Press releases 2007
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’s Remote Management Suite Upgrade Brings Power and Simplicity to Thin Client Management
New Features Include Integrated Database and Integration of Active Directory Groups
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. – March 10, 2008
– IGEL Technology, one of the world’s leading thin client vendors,
today released Remote Management Suite 2.07 enhancing the
easiest-to-use thin client management system by also making it the
easiest to install.
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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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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.
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HIMSS 08: IGEL Technology Presents Full Dictation and Speech Recognition Capabilities on Linux and XPembedded Thin Clients
Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. - February 22, 2008
– IGEL Technology, one of the world’s leading thin client vendors,
today announced that they have partnered with Philips Speech
Recognition Systems to bring advanced digital dictation and speech
recognition solutions to its Linux firmware. This solution is expected
to offer substantial savings and optimization potential in the
healthcare sector because it enables attaching digitally captured
findings directly to patient files where additional information can be
added and stored. IGEL Technology will present the comprehensive
dictation and speech recognition capabilities on Linux and XP embedded
thin clients at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems
Society’s annual meeting in Orlando, Florida.
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IGEL Technology launches the industry’s first 19 inch LCD integrated thin client from a major manufacturer
Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. - January 28, 2008 - IGEL Technology today announced its new integrated 19 inch flat panel LCD thin clients using Samsung hardware technology. The Elegance 9319 LX and 9619 XP are ideal for point-of-sales solutions or space-constrained environments in retail, financial services and healthcare. Prices start at just €739/£499/$989 (+tax).
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IGEL’s latest Linux firmware delivers smartcard security and convenience for virtual desktops
Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. - January 28, 2008 - IGEL Technology today announced its latest Linux firmware upgrade enhancing the broadest and most powerful range of thin clients on the market. The firmware delivers enhanced security through smartcard authentication of RDP sessions with the inclusion of the new Winconnect RDP client. When combined with the integrated Leostream client already included in IGEL’s Linux firmware, organisations can deploy virtual Windows PCs using secure two-factor authentication and single-sign-on security.
