Some thin client manufacturers apply attributes such “Zero OS,” “Zero CPU” or “Zero Management” to certain devices. These models, known collectively as “zero clients,” may have different designs, but they all implicitly or explicitly promise “zero management” effort and expense. However, usually these devices cannot actually live up to this promise, for as a rule they still have CPUs and also come with management tools. Moreover, their designs are proprietary ones, which tie their buyers down to specific application and solution scenarios. This means that compared to a universal, open approach, these so-called “zero clients” actually offer limited functionality, deployability and therefore less future readiness.

IGEL Universal Desktops – The Better Zero Clients!

On the following pages, you’ll read about the fundamental characteristics of a “zero client,” what the limits to the various “zero client” approaches are and why, in the final analysis, IGEL Universal Desktops are actually the better “zero clients.”

Overview:

• Current Zero Client Approaches – Are They Future Ready?

• Functionalities: What Exactly is a Zero Client?

• IGEL Universal Desktops: Zero Clients from IGEL