Nminee: IGEL Nminatin title: UD Pcket frm IGEL Intrducing IGEL UD Pcket The IGEL UD Pcket is the wrld s first micr thin client designed t allw users access t their desktp while n the mve frm any device. Launched in December 2016 and n larger than a paper clip, the UD Pcket is simply plugged int the USB prt f any PC, laptp r thin client cmpatible device and temprarily makes any Intel x86 64-bit desktp an IGEL thin client withut ver writing the lcal OS. UD Pcket prvides the mbile wrker with access t their clud services, server-based cmputing applicatins r virtual desktp. UD Pcket is autmatically integrated int the IGEL Universal Management Suite (UMS) fr remte supprt, deplyment and management. UD Pcket als features a perpetual license assigned t each device with regular sftware updates, making it a cst-effective slutin fr rganisatins f all sizes including thse with: Bring yur wn device (BYOD); A remte wrkfrce perating its wn endpints; Suppliers, cntractrs and freelance wrkers requiring cntrlled access t the IT netwrks. Fr thse wrkers that need t mve arund an ffice r wrk frm different lcatins, up until nw, thin clients have nt been able t cmpete as effectively with laptps r tablets fr ease f use. UD Pcket slves this prblem and allws IT departments t deply the same secure, easily manageable and cst effective thin client slutin t all its staff whether deskbund r mbile. UD Pcket in cntext
Thin client technlgy has evlved massively in recent years. Many peple might think they re just cut dwn PCs with n hard drive r fan. They wuldn t be wrng but they d have missed hw the whle thin client sectr has changed given the ppularity f server and desktp virtualisatin, clud cmputing and the requirement fr multimedia applicatins like vide cnferencing. Tday, the way that thin client desktps are managed is very much sftware cntrlled. IGEL call it endpint management and its sftware exists t make the life f IT departments much easier - especially where there are hundreds r thusands f devices t lk after. IGEL has been a driving frce f innvatin in endpint management since the business was funded in 1989. Tday, IGEL has a glbal custmer base with 17,000 custmers wrldwide, ver 2 millin hardware clients and 300,000 plus sftware clients. IGEL s R&D ffice in Augsburg, Germany, has 75 engineers dedicated t develping new thin and zer client slutins. IGEL cllabrates with leaders in sftware technlgy. It integrates the wrld s best technlgy int its prducts s custmers always get the mst innvative and effective endpint slutins. Its technlgy partnerships supprt a myriad f areas frm end-user cmputing, Unified Cmmunicatins, authenticatin, signature, dictatin, secure tunnelling and s n. Put simply, endpints, IGEL OS and endpint management is all IGEL des and its mantra is simple, smart and secure. IGEL ffers a variety f endpints - thin, zer and all-in-ne clients t meet the needs f any rganisatin. Its LINUX OS unifies these endpints irrespective f what they are; IGEL s intuitive Universal Management Suite (UMS) makes rll ut, cnfiguratin and then nging management easy even if it s acrss gegraphically diverse business lcatins. Using UMS, it s as easy t manage 10,000 devices as it is 1. IGEL s Universal Desktp Cnvertr (UDC) sftware cnverts any ld PC r laptp int an IGEL thin client device by simply installing the sftware. This sweats IT assets lnger as rganisatins avid having t buy new equipment. What s unique abut UD Pcket?
It s mbile and meets custmer demand UD Pcket temprarily makes any Intel x86 64-bit desktp an IGEL thin client withut ver writing the lcal OS. This cntrasts with IGEL s UDC sftware which permanently verwrites the OS t create an IGEL thin client. Plug a UD Pcket int a USB prt, the lcal device bts up IGEL s LINUX OS frm it allwing the persn t access their crprate IGEL desktp with all the crprate security plicies applied autmatically. Once the user has finished, remving UD Pcket means the lcal device then reverts t is riginal state and existing OS. UD Pcket is ideal fr cmpanies wh want t extend the life f their existing desktps r allw staff r cntractrs t bring their wn devices int the wrkplace yet cntrl this carefully. It als means that UD Pcket is perfect fr thse wh want t keep fat client functinality n PCs r laptps but allw staff temprary access t their thin client desktps. UD Pcket was develped in respnse t custmer demand as a lt f clients asked whether they culd run the UDC sftware in such a way t allw raming between different devices. Cllecting all the market feedback, IGEL decided t create UD Pcket enabling users t d just this - take their persnal thin client with them. It s secure Supprting enterprise-level security standards and prtcls, UD Pcket is super secure. It features tw-factr authenticatin thrugh external smart card readers r USB tkens which prevents passwrds frm being lst, frgtten r intercepted by cybercriminals. Tw-factr authenticatin is imprtant in vertical markets such as financial services and insurance, educatin and healthcare where wrkers may ram between multiple desks, ffices r lcatins ver the curse f their wrkday. It s cst effective and easy t deply
UD Pcket is cst effective and priced at just 89. plus VAT. UD Pcket is easy fr cmpanies t use as it autmatically integrates int IGELs free Universal Management Suite (UMS) fr remte supprt, deplyment and management. In cmbinatin with IGEL Clud Gateway, UD pcket enabled endpints utside the crprate netwrk t cnnect t crprate systems irrespective f whether they are managed in the clud r n-premise. IGEL Clud Gateway acts as a secure virtual tunnel utside a crprate netwrk withut the requirement fr a firm t buy VPN r leased line slutins which typically cst businesses thusands f punds. Clud Gateway seamlessly authenticates the cnnectin between the UD Pcket and IGEL UMS and prvides end-users with secure, anytime and anywhere access t their Citrix, VMware and Micrsft virtual desktps via a standard Internet cnnectin. It s rbust Using a high-quality metal chassis, UD Pcket is resistant t dust, shck and water. It weighs a miniscule 3.3 grams and is super small at 22.4 mm lng and 12.2 mm wide. The IGEL UD Pcket als features an industry-grade 8GB memry mdule. UD Pcket supprts USB 3.0 and is backwards cmpatible t USB 2.0. It requires 2 GB RAM t run and an x86, 64 bit prcessr. It supprts Windws and nw Apple Mac Annunced at VM wrld in Las Vegas n August 29, 2017, the capabilities f UD Pcket have been extended and fr the first time rganisatins can nw cnvert mst Apple Mac cmputers int IGEL OS pwered endpint devices. This is an exciting develpment fr IGEL given up until nw the firm has been fcused n Micrsft Windws-based devices. It s award winning UD Pcket has already received acclades fr innvatin. It wn a Gld Stevie Award in the 2017 American Business Awards cmpetitin. UD Pcket wn in the Best New Prduct r Service-Hardware categry in a cmpetitin in which there were 3,600 nminees in a diverse range f categries. Where s UD Pcket deplyed?
UD Pcket is ideal fr use in financial services and insurance cmpanies, educatinal institutins, public sectr, lgistics, supply chain firms and call centre envirnments anywhere where staff need t ht desk r be mbile. Since its launch, UD Pcket has been installed at numerus custmer sites including: Hanze University, Grningen, the Netherlands [see attached press release] Lcktn Cmpanies, the wrld s largest privately wned, independent insurance brkerage [see attached press release] Why nminee shuld win UD Pcket is small in size but pwerful in utility. Remte and mbile wrkers can plug it int any x86 client machine and access clud services, server-based cmputing applicatins and virtual desktps. It prvides cst savings by extending the functinal life f existing hardware, by enabling a secnd OS t run n the endpint. It enables the user t access their virtual desktp, and when they s desire, rebt t their principal OS and return t the lcal desktp. It is a cst-effective, highly scalable slutin fr any size rganizatin since it features a perpetual license assigned t each device with regular sftware updates. It makes the endpint secure by autmatically integrating int the IGEL Universal Management Suite fr secure, remte supprt. It is a huge bst t prductivity since it gives wrkers, supply chain partners r cntractrs a means f getting cntrlled access t an IT-managed netwrk. In s ding, the UD Pcket enables cllabratin, and security, all in a simple, ut-f-the bx device.