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IGEL Named a “Rising Star” by Experton Group
Consulting Firm Views IGEL as Demonstrating Great Potential to Move from “Product Challenger” to
“Leader” in its Digital Workspace Vendor Benchmark 2017 Report
SAN FRANCISCO, October 31, 2016 – IGEL Technology, a world leader in the delivery of powerful
workspace management software, IGEL OS powered thin clients, zero clients and all-in-one thin
client solutions, today announced that consulting firm Experton Group has recognized IGEL as the
“Rising Star” in its recently published “Digital Workspace Vendor Benchmark 2017” report. The report,
which assessed 13 vendors providing digital workspace management solutions recognized IGEL for
demonstrating its potential to move from “product challenger” to “leader.”
In its report, the Experton Group examined the growing importance of the digital workspace, including
the mobile requirements of today’s employees. The consulting firm also ranked vendors in seven
categories based on their ability to provide an efficient solution for the digital enterprise.
“IGEL has established itself as a market leader in the delivery of thin and zero client solutions and
workspace management software to provide efficient and secure desktop IT,” said Jed Ayres, President
and CEO, IGEL North America. “Early on, we were quick to recognize the growing importance of the
digital workspace, a vital aspect in central and consistent management of all clients in an IT
environment, and have consistently enhanced our solutions to reflect this. We are pleased that our
focus on delivering innovative workspace management software has positioned us as a rising star in
Experton Group’s report.”
IGEL as a Vendor of Digital Workspace Management Solutions
As part of its study, the Experton Group defines the market category “Digital Workspace Management
Solutions” as overarching device management in which the previously separate functionalities of
mobile device management (MDM) and desktop management merge together. The consulting firm
placed emphasis on remote management capabilities, and analyzed other criteria such as the breadth
and depth of the workspace management portfolio; innovative potential; business value; references,
footprint and awareness; sales partnerships; and, coverage of the relevant workspace technologies, to
assess the individual market players. The Experton Group also includes among these criteria the
integration of key ITIL processes for all physical, virtual, mobile and cloud-based workspaces, selfprovisioning with an integrated approval process or the provision of essential MDM functions.
In its analysis, the Experton Group concluded that “IGEL software offers an agile thin client solution for
digital workspace management that has already become well established.” In particular, it emphasized
the fact that IGEL can leverage partnerships with IT service providers, most of them very active in the
upper medium-sized sector, in marketing its solution. The analysts also see potential for IGEL to
improve awareness of the company compared with leading rivals and advise the rising star to further
expand its portfolio in the field of mobile device management.
You can view the Experton Group’s Digital Workspace Vendor Benchmark 2017 report here.
About IGEL
IGEL delivers powerful endpoint management software that is revolutionary in its simplicity and
purpose-built for the enterprise. The company’s world-leading products, including the IGEL Universal
Management Suite, IGEL™ Linux-powered thin and zero clients, and all-in-one thin client solutions,
deliver a smart and secure endpoint management experience that shifts granular control of thin and
zero client devices from the end user to IT. This enables enterprises to remotely control all thin client
devices from a single dashboard interface. With IGEL, IT teams can do more with less, lower their
total cost of ownership and operation, and future-proof their organization. IGEL has 10 offices
worldwide and is represented by partners in over 50 countries. For more information on IGEL, visit
www.igel.com/us.
Media Contact:
Suzanne Collier
Suzanne Collier PR for IGEL
(714) 469-0140
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