IGEL Technology

IGEL Technology GmbH is a German manufacturer of computer hardware based in Bremen. The company develops, manufactures and sells thin clients and zero clients and is in this area, according to the International Data Corporation ( IDC), a market leader in Germany and one of the five largest manufacturers in the world.

History

The IGEL Technology IGEL GmbH began in 1989 as the development and distribution of the first multi- video graphics card for Unix environments. In 1992, IGEL the development and distribution of terminals on. In 1997, the first modern thin client went into production. IGEL Technology is a member of the global Melchers Group and a member of BITKOM. In addition to its headquarters and development department in Germany, IGEL is represented by subsidiaries in the UK, and with offices in France, Belgium, Sweden, Austria and the Netherlands, and representative offices in Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai and Beijing. In addition, IGEL is also active through partner distributors and Authorized partners in the U.S. and over 50 other countries.

Products

The product portfolio includes IGEL Linux and Microsoft Windows-based terminals in various designs - including conventional desktop thin clients and devices integrated into LCD monitors and zero clients. To software, IGEL Remote Management Software software IGEL Universal Management Suite (UMS ) and the software Thin Client Universal Desktop Converter ( UDC). The UDC software equips older PCs as well as thin clients and nettops from selected third party companies with the IGEL Linux operating system.

Competitors in the market include Wyse Technology ( Dell ), Hewlett -Packard, Fujitsu.

Studies

The study commissioned by IGEL " Environmental comparison Relevance of PC and Thin Client Desktop Equipment 2008", Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology has compared the environmental impact of a PC and a thin client - based provision of IT services. In this comparison, the production, manufacturing, use, and disposal phase are taken into account.

In the commissioned study also IGEL PC Vs. Thin Client, the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT investigated the influence of the operating models Managed PC and Thin Client / Server based computing on the IT cost structure.

In the study, Thin Clients 2011 - Ecological and economic aspects of virtual desktops UMSICHT has studied the energy savings potential of thin clients and virtualized terminal servers as well as desktop virtualization (Citrix XenDesktop and VMware View ) based IT infrastructures in productive operation. For two exemplary installations PC and thin client devices were compared. In this comparison, the production, manufacturing, use, and disposal phases were considered.