The latest updates to IGEL’s Universal Desktop Converter 2 solution now
allows businesses to convert Dell Wyse thin clients from the 5000 and
7000 series into standardized IGEL desktops, with all the remote
management benefits of a unified workspace. IGEL’s UDC2 standardizes the
operating systems used by thin clients, PCs, and notebooks, turning
them into IGEL-like devices that can then be more effectively remote
managed using IGEL’s sector-leading Universal Management Suite (UMS)
software, which comes as standard with the UDC2 license.
The latest version of the UDC2 with IGEL Linux 5.08.100 now runs on
all desktop thin clients from the Dell Wyse 5000 and 7000 series,
including their predecessor models from the D and Z class. Even the top
of the range Dell Wyse 7020 with Windows Embedded Standard 7 (formerly
Z90Q7), is supported with full functionality – including sound, dual
view, network drivers and WiFi - alongside updates to the devices for
the latest tools and drivers for peripheral support.
“The UDC2 is
the tool for smart businesses looking for simplified, remote management
of their desktop estate or a smooth transition to a VDI environment,”
said Simon Richards, IGEL MD for UK & Ireland. “The addition of Dell
Wyse thin clients to the UDC2’s conversion capabilities makes it even
easier for businesses to convert their existing desktops to IGEL-like
devices and gain all the benefits of simplified, central remote
management. In addition, businesses looking to move to a Virtual Desktop
Infrastructure can use UDC2 to migrate their existing desktops to
IGEL-like devices that are designed for use in virtual and cloud
environments from all the leading suppliers. This approach means
businesses do not have to immediately spend additional money buying new
desktops when they move to a VDI environment.”
As well as Dell
Wyse, the UDC2 standardizes thin clients from various vendors, such as
Acer, Fujitsu, HP, Lenovo or Samsung, as well as x86-based PCs and
notebooks.
The conversion process can be carried out locally on
the device using a UDC token, USB stick or DVD, as well as over the
network by means of the IGEL UDC Deployment Appliance, a combination of
PXE Server and web GUI. The guest thin client's original operating
system – in this case Linux, ThinOS or Windows Embedded – is irrelevant
for conversion with the UDC2. However, the notebook and all-in-one
models from Dell Wyse series are not supported or not fully supported.
Price and availability
An unlicensed evaluation version of the IGEL Universal Desktop Converter 2 (UDC2) can be downloaded free of charge from www.myigel.biz.
Full conversion of the Dell Wyse client series is possible with IGEL
Linux firmware release 5.08.100, available mid-December. Use of the
software requires a UDC license, which costs around £49.00 plus vat.
An overview of all thin client devices from other manufacturers that can be converted with the IGEL UDC2 is available at: www.igel.com/udc2-specs.
IGEL publishes a complete list of the individual hardware components
supported by the IGEL Linux firmware in the "Linux 3rd Party Hardware
Database" at: www.igel.com/hwdb