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April 04, 2013
Phoenix, AZ - 10ZiG Technology the emerging market leader in innovative thin client solutions is pleased to announce its first Windows Embedded 8 (WE8) Thin Client the 5818v. This latest cutting edge offering from 10ZiG boasts an industry leading powerful dual core Intel Atom Processor, robust graphical support, and extremely low power consumption.  We think you’ll find WE8 is the perfect Windows OS for VDI. WE8 allows the unit to be...
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March 20, 2013
One of the most expensive and dreaded IT tasks is updating and controlling multiple desktops one-by-one, fortunately there is a solution that allows for simple, simultaneous management of computing devices called, centralized management. A deployment of Virtual Machines (VM’s) will allow for centralized management on all of the VM’s, or another option would be to re-purpose current PC’s with services such as 10ZiG NoTouch Desktop.
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March 20, 2013
As many already use Microsoft (MS) Lync as an instant messaging app, Thin Client technology has taken a step forward by pre-installing the application on Thin Client devices for heightened end-user experience. This is a primary example of how VDI solutions are becoming more related to a PC experience. For those of you who are not familiar with Microsoft Lync, the application allows for efficient communication between companies allowing for instant messaging, voice communication, and web conferencing.
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March 11, 2013
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Has figuring out what Thin/Zero Client you need got you stressed out? Want to implement VDI, but don't know where to begin? 10ZiG has your solution! 10ZiG offers a robust variety of Thin/Zero Clients that are optimized for specific working environments, but how can you tell just which one in fact your department needs? We are going to provide an easy to understand break down of each of our units and...
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February 08, 2013
Thin Clients and Zero Clients are both small form factor, solid state computing devices, specifically designed for a server based typology, currently generally associated with Desktop Virtualization (VDI), but they have many different characteristics that are important to distinguish. Below we will discuss the differences between Thin Clients and Zero Clients. Thin Clients Thin Client devices for VDI are traditionally end-point devices with some type of skinny, locked-down OS. The most...
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February 04, 2013
Windows 8: Viewed as a failure to some and a success by others, the release of the Windows 8 Operating System has caused quite a stir amongst the computing world since it hit the market in October. The two sides are separated by one of two ideas; Microsoft will mark its demise with this OS, or others who believe that Windows has opened the doors with this release and provided a...
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February 04, 2013
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Windows 8 Viewed as a failure to some and a success by others, the release of the Windows 8 Operating System has caused quite a stir amongst the computing world since it hit the market in October. The two sides are separated by one of two ideas; Microsoft will mark its demise with this OS, or others who believe that Windows has opened the doors with this release and provided a...
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January 30, 2013
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Thin computing has always offered enterprise users solid cost and business benefits and these aspects have improved drastically with the wide spread adoption of Desktop Virtualization or VDI. Couple this value proposition with improved energy efficiency, a minimal environmental impact and corporations have even more incentive to choose thin clients. 10ZiG’s Energy Saving Thin/Zero Clients are solid state devices with skinny locked down Linux/windows operating systems (OS) or no OS in...
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January 25, 2013
What is VDI? VDI or Virtual Desktop Integration is a computing model that separates and virtualizes the desktop operating system and applications from the actual physical client where they originally resided, and placing it on a server. The server then provisions and distributes the OS and applications, handling the bulk of the computing power. This is used to provide centralized management of distributed Virtual Machines to the desktop vs. individually managing...
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January 09, 2013
In this day and age computing is all about speed, accessibility, and ease of use. Though many have a list of their top requirements when choosing the right technology fit for their enterprise, they don’t know what product will bring them the most security, speed and ease of use. The answer to many IT managers' problems is the implementation of PCoIP host cards for PCoIP Zero Clients. The first aspect of...
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