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IGEL’s Universal Desktop thin clients help to significantly reduce TCO's, improve IT security and manageability as well as achieve substantial return on investment.
Contact information
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R97 4TY
Telephone: +44 (0)118 340 3400
Email: info@igel.com
Website: http://www.igel.com
Press Releases
IGEL Pioneers Support for Microsoft RemoteFX on Linux Thin Clients
IGEL_PM_RemoteFX_EN.pdf 57.64 kB
IGEL Builds Greater Performance and Efficiency into its Top Selling UD2 and UD3 thin clients
Thin Clients and Virtualization Help to Protect the Climate and Save Electricity
Case Studies
Lifeline project finds IGEL units simple to configure and easy to manage
When the Lifeline Project was set-up in Hackney, the organisation inherited an ageing building with no IT infrastructure. “In order to get our service up and running as quickly as possible, it was essential to find an IT solution that was going to be fast, secure and reliable,” said Jackie Kennedy, Services Director, of the Lifeline Project. The charity needed the IT infrastructure to be installed as quickly as possible to ensure they could begin their work as projected. The system needed to be secure because sensitive, confidential records would be maintained. The solution had to be reliable because the charity ensures every possible penny is spent on helping the young people of the area and therefore there was little opportunity to have IT support within the organisation. And finally, as staff were often busy out of the office, the charity needed a solution where people could access their desktop remotely, wherever they may be. The solution After assessing the options, the charity turned to Alchemy Systems and its hosted Virtual Open Desktop solution with IGEL Universal Desktop thin clients to meet its needs.
Lifeline.pdf 472.09 kB
Cardale Doors - IGEL opens the door to better desktop control
Cardale trialled products from both IGEL Technology and another leading vendor. Both products were effective but Cardale decided to go with the better value IGEL product.
Cardale Doors.pdf 977.00 kB
Salvation Army turns to IGEL for IT to help homeless back to work
The IT room at the hostel is an important facility for residents to help them find work and apply for jobs as well as a connection to the outside world via the internet. But the 10 PCs in the room were regularly failing and the time taken-up in administration was rising rapidly. “We needed to upgrade the facility and we had a number of important criteria,” explained Captain Russell. “The new IT room had to be simple to set-up and administer, as cost effective as possible and secure. With many of the residents having limited IT skills, it was important to be able to lockdown the desktops to prevent anyone accidently altering the settings.” After taking advice that a thin client solution running open source, licence-free software might be a cost-effective solution for the hostel, Captain Russell googled thin clients and came up with several suppliers, including IGEL. After testing a trial unit from IGEL, Captain Howard decided that IGEL would be their preferred supplier for Booth House.
Salvation army.pdf 497.05 kB
Elizabeth Finn - Right at home with IGEL
When Murray Grainger took over as Head of Information Services at Elizabeth Finn Care it quickly became clear that centralisation of the IT infrastructure was the key to future success. “We had multiple sites including the care homes, administration offices and people working remotely from home,” said Murray. “With no technical expertise at the 11 different sites it was obvious to me that we needed a simple, centralised IT infrastructure that was easy to manage.” Centralising the IT infrastructure also made sense for the upgrade of the resident record system at the care homes, which was the central repository for carers to record essential information on residents at the homes.
Elixabeth Finn.pdf 1.02 MB
Midas Capital Chooses IGEL to deliver a secure, manageable and cost Effective Desktop Infrastructure
In a busy financial services organisation, time is money. So, when Midas Capital reviewed its desktop strategy for 150 users across 8 offices around the UK, it was looking for a solution that was secure, manageable and cost effective.
Midas Capital.pdf 501.83 kB
Kingston University turns to IGEL to solve IT challenges in an environmentally friendly fashion
Looking for innovative solutions in education Advancements in technology have radically changed the educational environment and forward-thinking universities, such as Kingston, are continuously looking to improve the way in which they can work by adopting smart technology practices. Daniel Bolton, from the technology research and development team at Kingston University, has driven the adoption of thin clients for innovative purposes on the university campus. “We have had a number of challenges over recent months where thin clients have proven to be a very useful solution, often in areas where we would not have considered them before,” said Daniel.
97-EN-96-1_Kingston-Uni_TF_DD_PS_edited (2).pdf 611.57 kB
IGEL made to Measure for Fast Moving Fashion Business
CS_Arcadia_125_EN-139-3.pdf 372.10 kB
Allied Carpets fits IGEL thin clients in 222 stores across the UK
CS_Allied_Carpets_EN_v3.pdf 663.21 kB
Whitepapers
Buyers Guide: Future-proof investment with Thin Clients
There can be no question that thin client computing is gaining ground. However, the amount of money that can actually be saved with a thin client solution depends upon two key factors: the management software and a well-matched combination of hardware and software.
91-EN-30-1_Buyers_Guide_2009.pdf 288.67 kB
Desktop Strategy for the Future
IT managers all have a common dream: a secure, economical and easy-to-administer standard desktop unit that can handle all user scenarios. But the reality often looks quite different as they need to cope with a varied assortment of PCs, thin clients, laptops, PDA and smart phones. So, the big question is: What desktop strategy comes as close to the ideal one imagined by users, security administrators and CIOs?
Desktop strategy for the future.pdf 271.09 kB
'Under the environmental hood' Thin Clients versus regular PC's
When it comes to the environment, thin clients provide an ecologically advantageous alternative to the classic PC. A world class leader in the thin client industry, IGEL Technology shows how its devices are environmentally safe and user friendly.
Under the environment hub.pdf 470.99 kB
How to deal with mixed desktop environments
Different business needs and changing IT strategies have created heterogeneous desktop environments that combine PCs, thin clients, laptops and other mobile devices. The right computing and management strategy is key to a permanent reduction in administrative overhead.
How to deal with mixed desktop environments.pdf 281.32 kB
PC's v TC's - Frauenhofer Institute
An exconomic overview
PCvsTC-en- Frauenhofer institute.pdf 954.26 kB
Butler Group Technology Report
IGEL Technology, one of the world’s top five thin client vendors, has delivered a new range of Universal Desktop devices. Its thin client devices are aimed at small, medium, and large organisations across all verticals and address both the issues associated with traditional PCs, and the opportunities offered by digital services and desktop virtualisation. IGEL’s new Universal Desktop devices and Universal Management Suite offer a good range of hardware functionality and management controls, supporting the full spectrum of digital services using a variety of connection methods. Of particular note is IGEL’s introduction of a Universal Firmware Concept, whereby just one firmware image per operating system is available across all hardware platforms and Entry, Standard, and Advanced digital service ‘packs’ can be unlocked during manufacture. In Butler Group’s opinion, IGEL’s solution would benefit any organisation that wants to reduce its power consumption (and associated carbon footprint), consolidate desktop devices (remove the need for telephones, for example), and reduce the overall management overhead of desktop device provision.
Butler Group Technology Audit.pdf 670.38 kB
Products
UD2
Small, affordable, energy efficient hardware platform that can be mounted on the back of a monitor. The DVI-I port supports dual monitors with an optionalY-Cable and it can connect to common peripherals with its four USB ports.
UD2.pdf 454.63 kB
UD3
An affordable , compact, versatile mid range hardware platform that can power all the digital service levels, from the Entry to the Advanced Digital Service Packs.
UD3.pdf 470.07 kB
UD5
A powerful and expandable hardware platform. It's high speed processor and graphics can support dprocessor and graphics can support demanding applications or many applications running simultaniously. It supportsthe broadest set of connectivity peripherals. Optionally you can add an integrated Smartcard reader and a Connectivity Foot for WiFi and/or a parallel port.
UD5.pdf 468.25 kB
UD9
An integrated 19 inch LCD platofrm with a broad range of I/O ports. Ideal for customer facing situations orspace- constrained environments. Only available with the Advanced Digital Service Pack.
UD9.pdf 453.50 kB
