IGEL Technology's XPe Thin Clients Now Include Citrix Password Manager and Its Hot Desktop Feature.Roaming workers benefit from fast, secure access to both server-based and local applications from multiple thin client devices FORT LAUDERDALE Fort Lauderdale (lô`dərdāl), residential, commercial, and resort city (1990 pop. 149,377), seat of Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled around a fort built (c.1837) in the Seminole War, inc. 1911. , Fla. -- IGEL Technology today announced the inclusion of Citrix[R] Password Manager A password manager is software that helps a user organize passwords and PIN codes. The software typically has a local database or files that holds the encrypted password data. [TM] and its Hot Desktop feature in the latest version of its Microsoft([R]) Windows([R]) XP Embedded See Windows XP Embedded. firmware. Roaming workers in industries such as healthcare can now reduce log-in time by up to 90 percent using the Hot Desktop functionality, which comes pre-installed with its necessary components and applications on IGEL's XPe thin clients. The latest IGEL firmware also provides fast user-switching with integrated Gemalto smart cards to solve the authentication and single sign-on challenges of busy roaming workers. For IT administrators, the IGEL firmware offers simplified, out-of-the-box configuration, while providing quick and easy log-in for shared workstations or roaming users. Using IGEL's Remote Management Suite, which comes bundled with every IGEL thin client, IT administrators also can manage user credentials to meet security and compliance regulations. "The Hot Desktop feature of Citrix Password Manager keeps a locked-down shared account always logged-in for fast access, while adding an additional layer of explicit user authentication for access control and automated connection to Citrix delivered applications," said Edward Rodriguez, director of Citrix Password Manager Sales for Citrix Systems, Inc. "By incorporating Citrix's Hot Desktop functionality into IGEL thin client devices, industry sectors such as healthcare eliminate generic log-on accounts to meet compliance regulations. Specifically, user log-ons, log-outs and password changes can now be logged for accountability and auditing, while walk-away timeouts increase security." Powered by Citrix Password Manager and its Hot Desktop feature, the IGEL firmware can also: * Deliver workstation and application access in less than 10 seconds for both server-based applications running on Citrix Presentation Server Software from Citrix that provides a timeshared, multiuser environment for Unix and Windows servers. Formerly MetaFrame, Citrix Presentation Server uses the ICA protocol to turn the client machine into a terminal and governs the input/output between the client and server. [TM] and local thin client applications such as terminal emulation or Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. sessions * Enforce unique log-ons with a Gemalto .Net smart card and the IGEL XPe thin client with built-in smart card reader * Automate launching and log-ons to applications * Present the same application screen from one IGEL workstation to another * Prevent walk-away security breaches * Prevent workstation denial of service A condition in which a system can no longer respond to normal requests. See denial of service attack. * Audit shared workstation access events Users simply remove the smart card from the IGEL thin client and their current profile is stored. When the card is inserted into an IGEL device, users are asked for their security PIN and the desktop is replicated onto the new device without the need for a lengthy, traditional log-on. "What is revolutionary about this announcement from IGEL is that the Hot Desktop feature is fully integrated in the Windows XP Embedded An enhanced version of Windows XP for compact applications such as PDAs, handhelds and other appliances that use the x86 CPU. It supports such features as CompactPCI and the ability to boot from flash memory or CD-ROM. firmware. Administrators do not need to customize the firmware to enable this feature. Even the configuration of Hot Desktop is possible with the IGEL Remote Management Suite," said Stephen Yeo, worldwide strategic marketing director for IGEL Technology. "Our customers, such as ACS (Asynchronous Communications Server) See network access server. in the United States, have shown in trials that besides easy administration this approach can improve healthcare worker productivity by over 20 percent a day." "In an emergency situation - when a matter of seconds can make all the difference - healthcare professionals are often faced with the dilemma of either acting immediately to attend to a patient or taking an extra moment to secure sensitive patient information," said Greg Appel, technical director for ACS Healthcare Solutions, a premier provider of diversified business process outsourcing Business process outsourcing (BPO) is the contracting of a specific business task, such as payroll, to a third-party service provider. Usually, BPO is implemented as a cost-saving measure for tasks that a company requires but does not depend upon to maintain its position in (BPO BPO Business Process Outsourcing BPO Benevolent & Protective Order (of Elks of the USA) BPO Benzoyl Peroxide BPO Business Process Optimization BPO Broker Price Opinions BPO Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra ) and information technology outsourcing Information Technology Outsoucing or ITO is a company's outsourcing of computer or Internet related work, such as programming, to other companies. It is used in refence to Business Process Outsourcing or BPO, which is the outsourcing of the work that does not require so much (ITO Ito, city (1990 pop. 71,223), Shizuoka prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Izu Peninsula and the Sagami Sea. It is an important fishing port and hot spring resort. See indium. ) solutions to commercial and government clients worldwide. "By tightly integrating with Citrix Password Manager and Gemalto smart cards, IGEL thin clients allow healthcare professionals to make the natural choice -- treating their patients quickly without fear of jeopardizing patient confidentiality patient confidentiality Medical practice A Pt's right to privacy and freedom from public dissemination of information that the Pt regards as being of a personal nature. See HIPAA, Medical privacy. ." IGEL thin clients are included in the Citrix Ready[TM] Initiative, which is designed to help customers identify third-party solutions that add the greatest value in Citrix-driven environments. The initiative currently supports Citrix Presentation Server[TM] 4 and 4.5 (32 and 64-bit versions), Citrix Password Manager[TM] 4 and 4.5 and Citrix[R] NetScaler[R]. Third party products that receive the Citrix Ready designation have successfully met verification criteria set by Citrix. IGEL's latest XP embedded firmware is available immediately. About IGEL Technology IGEL Technology is one of the world's top 5 thin client vendors and is market leader in its home country of Germany (2006 IDC). The company produces the industry's widest range of thin clients, based on Linux and Microsoft Windows, giving customers access to the richest set of digital services through the very powerful, IGEL designed, firmware. All IGEL thin clients come with the bundled, easy to use, IGEL Remote Management software, giving customers maximum remote control with the minimum cost and hassle. |
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