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IGEL Technology Enters Workspace Management Market with Enhanced Universal Management SuiteIGEL Technology Sales Corp., today announced that the IGEL Universal Management Suite 5 (UMS 5) is now available in North America to channel partners and end-user customers. Designed to increase the efficiency of the remote management of IGEL thin clients, UMS 5 is IGEL Technology's first entry into the workspace management market, offering a standardized endpoint management system that makes it possible for organizations to remotely manage any terminal device running the Microsoft (News - Alert)® Windows® 7 operating system. "The enhanced functionality now available through our UMS platform enables us to effectively enter the workspace management market and extend our capabilities well beyond the administration of hardware and software thin clients," said Gary Sharp (News - Alert), Sales Director for North America, IGEL Technology. "This continued investment in software development is what is differentiating IGEL from our competition, and helping us to move beyond those who remain solely focused on hardware development." IGEL's UMS 5 integrates with IGEL Management Interface (IMI) and IGEL Unified Management Agent (UMA) for Windows 7, two strategic IGEL innovations that support the simple, yet optional integration of UMS 5 into existing enterprise management systems. With UMS 5, channel partners and their end-user customers can more efficiently manage their workspace environments, while reducing the cost, time and effort associated with remote endpoint management. UMS 5 also includes performance improvements, enhanced functionality, and a newly designed user interface with added language support for Spanish and Italian. Integration with Existing Enterprise Management Systems Leveraging the optional IGEL Management Interface (IMI), UMS 5 provides customers with integrated endpoint management under their existing enterprise management system. As a standardized Representational State Transfer (REST) API, UMS 5 with IMI helps lare organizations quickly and more easily manage all of their IGEL thin and zero clients within IT infrastructure utilizing existing systems, such as Microsoft SCCM or IBM (News - Alert) Tivoli®. This new functionality is ideal for customers that want to continue to operate their PCs and notebooks within the Windows operating system, yet also benefit from the IGEL UMS centralized management capabilities. "Through this latest update to the IGEL UMS, we are hoping to build upon the success of previous generations of our UMS, and further empower our customers manage their entire workspace environments through the optimization and standardization of the management of IGEL thin clients and Windows 7 devices," continued Sharp. "And, for our channel partners that offer client-as-a-service models, IGEL UMS provides robust, secure and cost-effective endpoint management for these solutions." Remote, Secure and Central Management for Windows 7 The IGEL Unified Management Agent (UMA) for Windows 7 enables devices installed with Windows Professional or Embedded Standard Windows 7 to be remotely administered, and securely and centrally managed using IGEL's standardized UMS console, alongside thin and zero clients and PCs and notebooks loaded with the IGEL Linux operating system. Functional Improvements Ease Burden for Network Administrators New comparison and import functions available through UMS 5 make it easier for network administrators to evaluate configuration profiles and update older configurations more quickly. Additionally, with UMS 5's new import functionality, the current configuration of an IGEL client installed in the field can be imported as a profile into the UMS, and easily assigned to other clients, or a client group, by drag and drop. Improved Performance with a Modern User Interface UMS 5 improves performance and enhances navigation capabilities through a modern user interface featuring newly redesigned icons and a new algorithm for placing and locating files. Together, these features also support faster loading for devices, profiles and other infrastructure. Additionally, IGEL UMS 5 offers enhanced language and keyboard layouts that now include support for Spanish and Italian. Pricing and Availability The new IGEL UMS 5 can be downloaded for free at www.myigel.com. Starting Oct. 14, 2015 UMS 5 will ship with all IGEL thin and zero clients, as well as the IGEL Universal Desktop Converter 2 (UDC2). IGEL's REST API interface IMI will also be available starting on Oct. 14, 2015. The IGEL UMA for Windows 7 will be available for licensing in Q4'15. About IGEL Technology A world leader in thin and zero client solutions, IGEL Technology helps organizations improve the agility, efficiency, and security of their virtual desktop and application delivery systems. To learn more, visit www.igel.com/us or follow us on Twitter (News - Alert) at twitter.com/IGEL_Technology. Windows is either a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks used herein are property of their respective holders.
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