IGEL Technology expands to Singapore
ConvergenceAsia staff
21/08/2007

IGEL Technology, Germany’s thin client vendor has set up its operations in Singapore.

Thin client computing is experiencing strong growth in the world especially the Asia Pacific- Japan region. In 2005 alone, it recorded strong year-on-year growth, from 171,000 units in 2004 to 280,000 units, representing a 64 per cent expansion. With its ability to bring about cost savings of up to 70 per cent in administration and support costs for businesses, IGEL thin clients have been embraced by small and large corporations in the world.

According to a survey conducted by IDC, approximately 30 to 40 percent of system loads are not utilized by work-relevant activities. By migrating to thin client architectures, diskless terminals are centrally administered and their use managed by IT.

“Many users are often hampered by PC malfunction due to imprecise configuration of their personal settings or simple user error. Thin clienting aims to cut down maintenance time figuring out simple problems that might have been avoided in the first place,” says Heiko Gloge, managing director of IGEL Technology.

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