June 2014 Archives

IGEL baut den Leistungsumfang und die Benutzerfreundlichkeit seiner Universal Management Suite (UMS) weiter aus. In der Version 4.7.100 stehen dem Nutzer ab sofort ein Recycle Bin sowie ein deutlich verbesserter Suchmodus zur Verfügung. Auch das VNC Shadowing wurde weiter verbessert und mit einer Protokollierungsfunktion als auch einer detaillierten Rechteverteilung ausgestattet

"We started looking at BYOD about three years ago. We had a lot of people bringing in mobile devices and, actually, our CEO came in with his iPad one day and asked to be hooked up to our network. That was kind of the writing on the wall for us," 

TAIPEI, TAIWAN--(Marketwired - Jun 4, 2014) - Computex - AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced new x86 AMD Embedded G-Series system-on-chip (SoC) and central processing unit (CPU) solutions for embedded applications, including early adoption by HP for thin client deployment in healthcare, finance, education and retail, as well as Advantech for industrial applications in rugged environments.

IGEL Technology today introduced its IGEL Café Wireless functionality to give thin client users the same flexibility and mobility as PC users for connecting to WLAN networks.

FRAMINGHAM, MASS. -- According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Client Device Tracker, worldwide thin client and terminal client device shipments totaled 1.28 million units in the first quarter of 2014 (1Q14), an increase of 7.1% from the same quarter a year ago and 2% lower than IDC's forecast for the quarter. 

In the past, laptop thin clients were very restricted on WiFi access but now with IGEL Café Wireless functionality users of laptop thin clients can log on to WLAN networks anywhere

Updates on how African educators are accelerating e-learning in schools, colleges and universities with cutting edge, affordable and simple to manage client virtualisation solutions

WDH's desktop solution published applications from Citrix XenApp to 900 standardised Dell Desktops. The IT and Business Systems Change team began considering changing to a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) because the organisation was facing a number of business challenges.

The integration of handwritten electronic signatures to improve workflows and deliver savings is now simple in centralized IT environments thanks to IGEL thin and zero clients and the StepOver signature pads.

Thin Clients Technology by Craig Allen Keefner

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VMware Could 'Mow Down' Citrix Systems In Desktop From news.investors.com - Today, 10:25 AM VMware could 'mow down' Citrix Systems in the desktop virtualization market, says an analyst in upgrading VMware stock rating to outperform. Craig Allen Keefner's insight: In his report, Murphy says VMware's new Horizon Suite 6.0 software and its $1.54 billion acquisition of AirWatch, a mobile devices management services company, are creating an opportunity to "knock Citrix out of the ring." "Partners suggest that with VMware's new Horizon Suite 6.0 and the AirWatch acquisition, VMware has 'closed the gap' with Citrix from a functionality standpoint" and is "absolutely" starting to take share from Citrix, he wrote. Doesn't help to see Citrix exec selling stock either...     Inky Launches A Smarter Email Client For iOS That Sorts And Filters Your Email ... - TechCrunch From techcrunch.com - Today, 10:20 AM TechCrunch Inky Launches A Smarter Email Client For iOS That Sorts And Filters Your Email ... Craig Allen Keefner's insight: Mobiles start driving redefinition of email clients. Thank goodness....     Deliver apps to mobile devices on the fly -- without VMware or Citrix - TechTarget From searchconsumerization.techtarget.com -Today, 10:18 AM Deliver apps to mobile devices on the fly -- without VMware or Citrix TechTarget The company expects customers to use the product as a compliment to remote desktop session hosting (RDSH) or virtual desktop infrastructure platforms provided by the... Craig Allen Keefner's insight: Welcome to PowWow     Aspen Systems Teams Up with Comark to Provide Major Meat Processor with Turnkey MRP Solution From www.prweb.com - Today, 9:22 AM (PRWEB) May 30, 2014 -- Aspen's Canopy Software Integrated with Comark's Touchscreen Thin Client Enclosures are a Winning Combination Craig Allen Keefner's insight: Comark's robust 19" resistive touchscreen allows the operator to easily navigate through Canopy's Data Collection menus. The stainless steel design allows for a full 360° sanitizing washdown and can withstand the harshest of environments.     NComputing enters desktop-as-a-service market with solution for service providers From www.echannelline.com - May 25, 7:20 AM Dave Burton, NComputing's Vice President of Global Marketing By Mark Cox Santa Clara-based cli... Craig Allen Keefner's insight: Santa Clara-based client virtualization provider NComputing, the number three manufacturer of thin clients, has made its initial foray into the desktop-as-a-service (DaaS) market. The new offering is a solution for service providers powered by NComputing's vSpace desktop virtualization platform, that service providers can use to offer a hosted virtualized desktop offering to SMBs. They also announced their first partner, So-net, a member of the Sony Group, who will make the solution available in Japan.

Electronic signatures signed, sealed and delivered on IGEL thin and zero ... - WhaTech From www.whatech.com - Today, 10:22 AM Electronic signatures signed, sealed and delivered on IGEL thin and zero ... Craig Allen Keefner's insight: IGEL builds signature pads right into the kernel, and that makes a ton of sense if only in the healthcare market (and maybe financial eh?). Last time I saw that was touchscreen support for Walmart.     Amazon pokes a hole in VMware with this new plugin - VentureBeat From venturebeat.com - Today, 10:18 AM Amazon pokes a hole in VMware with this new plugin VentureBeat Today Amazon announced a new plugin for VMware's popular vCenter software for managing data center infrastructure.     Is Cloud-Based CAD Ready for Prime Time? Part 1 | Cadalyst From www.cadalyst.com - Today, 10:15 AM Herrera on Hardware: Centralized, server-side graphical computing technology is on the upswing. Should you care where your computer is? Craig Allen Keefner's insight: Engineering drawings will be one of the last to move to the cloud thanks to intensive GPU operations but Nvidia wants to change that. And from an IP and response-time standpoint it makes sense to get drawings off the PC, and groups on the web.     Is the PC Dead? Not at Dell, Which Is Doubling Down From www.cio.com - May 30, 3:55 PM For Dell, reports of the personal computer's death have been greatly exaggerated. In fact, the company's seeing good growth from its PC and thin client lines. Credit new designs, higher screen resolutions, a program for helping users migrate from Windows XP -- and a steadfast refusal to believe the hype about the death of the PC. Craig Allen Keefner's insight: Most profitable system today at IBM is System Z mainframe. Aren't they dead already? Interesting to note that Dell's thin client growth runs at 30 percent, year over year     ViewSonic Introduces World's First Standard Quad Output Thin Client / ViewSonic News From www.viewsonic.com - May 19, 2:40 PM The SC-T47 Quad Thin Client with Four Digital Video Outputs Debuts at Citrix Synergy Enterprise Mobility Conference