IGEL Honored with CRN®2016 Tech Innovator Award
Company’s UD3-LX and UD3-W7 + Thin Clients Take Top Honors in the
2016 PC – Workstations/Desktops Category
SAN FRANCISCO, November 21, 2016 – IGEL Technology, a world leader in the delivery of powerful workspace management software, IGEL™Linux-powered thin clients, zero clients and all-in-one thin client solutions, today announcedthat CRN,® a brand of The Channel Company, has recognized IGEL with a 2016 CRN Tech Innovator Award. These annual awards honor standout hardware, software or services that have helped to move the IT industry forward. In compiling the 2016 Tech Innovator Award list, CRN editors evaluated 230 products across 27 technology categories using several criteria, including technological advancements, uniqueness of features and potential to help solution providers solve end users' IT challenges. IGEL’s UD3-LX and UD3-W7 + Thin Clientstook top honors in the PC - Workstations/Desktops category.
“The IGEL UD3 series thin client is a channel-favored solution for businesses looking to provide their users with greater access to high-performance computing applications and more intense graphics and multimedia functionality,” said Jed Ayres, President and CEO, IGEL North America. “By improving the efficiency of modern end-user computing environments and giving customers the freedom to choose the protocol they prefer without costly hardware upgrades, IGEL is delivering the flexibility the channel needs with the exceptional partner-led focus they want. We are very pleased to be recognized by CRN with this 2016 Tech Innovator Award.”
IGEL’s Universal Desktop 3 (UD3) thin clients includes the IGEL UD3-LX (IGEL Linux v5) and UD3-W7+ (Windows Embedded 7) models, which are ideal for meeting the demands of graphics and multimedia-intensive environments. The UD3 series is also available with an optional integrated smartcard reader, which supports highly-secure two-factor authentication and faster login times; a connectivity foot that offers two additional serial ports for legacy peripherals; and, wireless network connectivity or an anti-theft USB port. And, because there are no moving parts, the thin clients are almost noise-free, and fail-safe due to minimal heat generation.
Through the IGEL Universal Management Suite (UMS 5), IT organizations can manage their IGEL thin and zero clients, and PCs, notebooks and thin clients from other manufacturers – converted into software thin clients using the IGEL Universal Desktop Converter (UDC). This minimizes support costs, and offers maximum security and reliability. The IGEL UD3 series thin clients are Citrix HDX Ready and VMware Ready, and in August 2016, IGEL became one of the first thin client manufacturers to integrate the VMware Blast Extreme Protocol.
“Each year, CRN recognizes vendor offerings that excel in increasing worker productivity, reducing cost, and minimizing complexity for solution providers, IT departments and end users through innovation and technical advancement,” said Robert Faletra, CEO of The Channel Company. “From cloud to data storage to the Internet of Things, the products on this year’s list solve a wide range of difficult IT problems, truly enabling solution providers to better serve their customers.”
The Tech Innovator Awards will be featured in the December issue of CRN and can be viewed online at crn.com/techinnovators.
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About IGEL
IGEL delivers powerful endpoint management software that is revolutionary in its simplicity and purpose-built for the enterprise. The company’s world-leading products, including the IGEL Universal Management Suite, IGEL™Linux-powered thin and zero clients, and all-in-one thin client solutions, deliver a smart and secure endpoint management experience that shifts granular control of thin and zero client devices from the end user to IT. This enables enterprises to remotely control all thin client devices from a single dashboard interface. With IGEL, IT teams can do more with less, lower their total cost of ownership and operation, and future-proof their organization. IGEL has 10 offices worldwide and is represented by partners in over 50 countries. For more information on IGEL, visit
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