SYDNEY, Australia -- 14 December 2005 -- Custom Technology today announced a partnership with German based IGEL Technology GmbH to bring IGEL's advanced Linux and Windows based Thin Clients to the Australian market.

"Thin Clients allow businesses to reduce total cost of ownership and improve security", said Gordon Hubbard, Managing Director, Custom Technology. "Business managers are increasingly frustrated with rising costs due to the intrinsic vulnerability of the commonly deployed PC architecture to viruses, trojans, spyware and other security problems. Server based computing with thin clients equipped with a robust read-only operating system is a natural solution to these problems."

IGEL Thin Clients provide access to applications served by any combination of Windows Terminal Server, Citrix, Solaris, AIX or Linux application servers by supporting a broad range of protocols including ICA (Citrix), RDP (Microsoft), NX (NoMachine), X (UNIX/Linux) and "green screen" terminal emulation.

Integrated SmartCard readers can be used to provide high levels of security and personalisation. IGEL Thin Clients can also be centrally managed via the IGEL Remote Management Suite. The Remote Management Suite runs on Windows 2000, XP, 2003 and most common Linux distributions. Features include remote manipulation of client settings and configuration, remote shutdown, wakeup, reboot, client grouping and scheduling, and shadowing through the integrated VNC client.

IGEL also eases the transition to reliable Thin Client based workstations with the innovative "TC Card" migration tools. Within just a few minutes an old PC workstation can be turned into an efficient and cost-effective Linux based IGEL Clever Client that can be remotely managed along with fully fledged IGEL Thin Clients.

In comparison with the common "fat client" architecture, server based computing with thin clients is:

    * More secure
    * More reliable
    * Lower TCO
    * More manageable
    * Reduced desktop obsolescence
    * Environmentally friendly - silent operation and lower power consumption.

Please visit our web site http://www.customtech.com.au for more detail.

Availability

Custom Technology is shipping IGEL Thin Clients now. Evaluation units are available to approved applicants. For small quantities the IGEL Clever Clients start at A$454 with Thin Client Cards starting at A$269 with discounts for volume.

About Custom Technology Australia

Custom Technology Australia Pty Ltd provides value added product distribution, technical support, integration and development services for Open Systems including Linux and UNIX. Our vision is to deliver Open Systems that provide real competitive advantage to our business partners. Custom Technology is the Scalix distributor for Australia, SmoothWall Distributor for ANZ, SugarCRM distributor for ANZ, an IBM Business Partner and a Sun iForce Partner. Visit Custom Technology at http://www.customtech.com.au

About IGEL Technology GmbH

IGEL Technology GmbH produces and markets the entire spectrum of Linux and Windows based terminals and Thin Clients. IGEL has a top-ranking position in this technological field, and is one of the leading producers. IGEL’s success is based on four key skills. Thin Clients – the broad, platform-independent range of products, together with the enormously versatile functionality of the innovative firmware, can easily be integrated with existing IT structures and facilitates the ongoing optimization of the productivity and efficiency of the entire IT infrastructure of a company. Development – based on the company’s outstanding expertise in dealing with terminals and Thin Clients, benefits to the customer include not just excellent hardware but also individually adapted solutions based on the customer’s specific requirements. Services – a carefully developed support network ensures that customer needs can be speedily met, and guarantees business continuity. Solutions – with the special solutions they offer, IGEL Clever Clients have proved their value worldwide in many industrial sectors. IGEL is a founding member of the European Thin Client Forum (ETCF).

Press Contact

Gordon Hubbard
Managing Director
gordon@customtech.com.au
Tel: 02 9659 9590
Fax: 02 9659 9510

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