IGEL Releases Firmware to Boost Power Management, Virtualization
July 1, 2009 by Clair Ching
Filed under Announcements
Some of you might not be familiar with thin clients because you don’t use them at home. For the enterprise, there are thin clients that are mainly for input and output and rely on servers for content, software, etc. One of their suppliers is IGEL Technology. This company has launched their “Linux Universal Desktop firmware” and this adds features in power management, multimedia and virtualization.
What’s the benefit of using their firmware?
- Power saving
It allows them to have the IGEL thin clients go into standby mode and back on in seconds. This means that it won’t take long for them to boot up their thin clients. This would even increase the savings in power usage + time.
If your company is using IGEL’s thin client lines such as IGEL one, UD2 and UD3, this firmware makes them in line with the upcoming Energy Star certification for thin clients. - Virtualization
Virtualization becomes better with this firmware. There is a way for IGEL thin client users to have support for multimedia acceleration as well as USB redirection.
If you’ve got IGEL thin clients in your office, check out igel.com and see what’s in store for you. It’s free to download if you are already using them
