IGEL Integrates Amazon WorkSpaces DaaS with Its Virtual Endpoint OS
… April. The IGEL UD7 is powered by AMD’s Ryzen Embedded V1605B processor. The 4-core, 8-thread 3.6GHZ CPU, which includes Radeon Vega 8 Graphics, has a thermal design power (TDP) range of 12-25 watts.
The UD7 supports up to four 4K displays at 60HZ with audio, using a DisplayPort 1.2 connector. The UD7 thin client is configured with 8GB DDR4 memory and an 8GB onboard embedded MultiMediaCard (eMMC). It also includes a USB-C interface including DisplayPort 1.4 support, two USB-A 3.2 ports and four USB-A 2.0 ports. Available options include 802.11ac Wireless LAN (WLAN) and Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity. Furthermore, it supports optional fiber-SFP for up to 1000 base-T/1Gb Ethernet.
Besides its graphics processing capability, IGEL is emphasizing the UD7’s added security. Notably, the UD7 is designed to enable a “chain of trust,” IGEL’s cryptographic signature verification process. The UD7’s dedicated AMD Secure Processor (ASP) and AMD Memory Guard provide a hardware root-of-trust, according to IGEL.
In Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) boot mode, full-memory encryption secures the processing and storage of data and trusted applications. IGEL uses AMD’s ASP technology to provide a dedicated security subsystem in the UD7. The subsystem initiates IGEL’s secure chain of trust at the physical hardware layer. The UD7 will also come with optional smart card reader and Trusted Platform Module (TPM 2.0) support.
IGEL said the UD7 is about half the size and weighs 20% less than its predecessor, the UD6. IGEL is building the UD7’s chassis with 30% recycled plastic. The UD7 will come configured with the IGEL OS Workspace Edition and will support more than 100 partner offerings.
OS Update for WVD Users
IGEL this week also released the latest feature update of its IGEL OS. The latest version, IGEL OS 11.05, includes new capabilities for Microsoft’s WVD issues. To take advantage of the Zoom Plugin for WVD release form Microsoft, IGEL OS supports it by enhancing the real-time communications environments in the virtual workspace.
The IGEL OS 11.05 release adds secure access to USB devices in remote Windows services, which allow the use of attached devices including webcams in WVD sessions. Furthermore, the functionality is provided with redirection software from FabulaTech, a Microsoft WVD partner.
IGEL has also added the ability to securely print using with ThinPrint’s ezeep, which provides cloud-managed printing.
Remote Work Opportunity
The Disrupt Unite event comes two weeks after the announcement that TA Associates will acquire a controlling interest in IGEL. Ayres talked up that news in his remarks.
“This is a huge vote of confidence in IGEL’s growth, in our people and our product,” Ayres said. “And it’s also a big vote of confidence for the overall EUC market opportunity.”
Ayres was bullish on the potential for DaaS and EUC growth before the pandemic struck. Now, he is confident that it will have a lasting impact on the future of work. In turn, that will accelerate demand for DaaS and EUC, he said. Speaking during a Disurpt Unite conference session panel, Pete Downing, chief marketing technology officer with XenTegra, an IGEL partner, agreed.
“It’s amazing how many enterprises realize what they didn’t have by shifting to this work remote mentality,” Downing said. “There’s a lot of technology and innovation that’s going to happen in IT. And IGEL is going to enable that and change the paradigm of how you manage endpoints.”
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