Every year on the second Tuesday of October, Ada Lovelace Day (ALD) is celebrated to recognize the contributions of women in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). This day pays tribute to Ada Lovelace, one of the world’s first programmers and a visionary who lived in the 19th century. Her legacy lives on today through ALD, a global movement that honors and inspires women in STEM careers. In this blog article, we take a closer look at the significance of Ada Lovelace Day and celebrate just a few of the outstanding women who have made a lasting impact on the world of science and technology.

Ada Lovelace: A Visionary in the 19th Century

Ada Lovelace was born in London, England, in 1815, and she was the daughter of the famous poet Lord Byron. Her mother, Anne Isabella Milbanke, encouraged Ada’s early interest in mathematics and natural sciences, laying the foundation for her future work.

Her breakthrough came in 1843 when she collaborated with Charles Babbage on his Analytical Engine, one of the earliest concepts of a programmable computing machine. Ada Lovelace annotated Babbage’s work, including the famous “A-Text,” considered the world’s first computer program. In this text, she described how the Analytical Engine could be used not only for numerical calculations but also for creating music and graphics—an astonishing vision that extended far beyond her time.

Ada Lovelace Day: Celebrating Women in STEM

Ada Lovelace Day was launched in 2009 by British scientist Suw Charman-Anderson. This day serves to highlight the achievements of women in STEM fields and raise awareness of the existing gender disparities in these industries. ALD provides an opportunity to celebrate women who have excelled in their respective fields and, at the same time, encourage young girls and women to pursue careers in STEM.

Outstanding Women in STEM

Marie Curie – The Polish-French physicist and chemist Marie Curie is one of the most renowned women in the history of science. She received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 and the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911 for her groundbreaking work on radioactivity.

Rosalind Franklin – British chemist Rosalind Franklin made significant contributions to the understanding of DNA structure. Although often overlooked, her work was crucial to our understanding of genetics.

Hedy Lamarr – Yes, the actress Hedy Lamarr was also a talented engineer. During World War II, she, along with composer George Antheil, developed frequency hopping technology, laying the foundation for modern wireless communication systems.

Katherine Johnson – As an African-American mathematician, Katherine Johnson played a key role in U.S. space exploration history. She calculated trajectories for the first manned spaceflights, including the historic Apollo 11 moon landing.

Grace Hopper – Known as “the grandmother of COBOL programming,” American computer scientist Grace Hopper revolutionized software development. Her work led to the development of COBOL, one of the first programming languages.

The Significance of Diversity in STEM

Ada Lovelace Day is not just a day of celebration but also a reminder of the importance of diversity in STEM fields. Women and other underrepresented groups bring diverse perspectives and ideas to science and technology. By recognizing these talents and removing barriers, we can find solutions to the complex challenges of our world more efficiently.

Ada Lovelace Day at IGEL Technology

Ada Lovelace Day is important to IGEL because it provides an annual reminder that we still have work to do in terms of achieving gender equality and diversity in both the workplace and society as a whole. Here at IGEL, we have established the IGEL4Women in Tech initiative, which plays a crucial role in our efforts to raise awareness of the challenges women face, especially in tech-based industries like ours. This group consists of dedicated employees (women and men) who actively support and promote women in STEM careers, through workshops, presentations, and social media activities throughout the year to highlight the unique challenges that women in our industry face. These events not only provide a platform for sharing experiences but also foster discussions on strategies for promoting gender equality. Another important step we take at IGEL to promote diversity in our company is our presence at job fairs specifically targeting women. We recognize the importance of actively reaching out to female talent and hiring them. We firmly believe that diversity in our teams is key to success and contributes to the development of innovative solutions.

Ada Lovelace Day reminds us that together, we can work towards a fairer and more diverse world. Ada Lovelace would undoubtedly be proud of how far we have come in recent years and how far we can still go.

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The growing IGEL Ready ecosystem, comprised of the industry’s best hardware and software partners, is a point of pride and offers a strong foundation for future growth and innovation. As we continue to down this path with our 130+ IGEL Ready partners, IGEL is optimizing the program to align with our collective goals and objectives more closely.

What’s Changing?

• New IGEL Ready program levels. The Activated and Advanced nomenclature has been replaced by IGEL Ready and IGEL Ready Certified.

• A faster path to IGEL Ready Certified. With the advent of COSMOS, there is a clearer, faster path for software partners to create a more dynamic connection to IGEL through the creation of an IGEL Certified app for the IGEL App Portal. Contact the IGEL Ready team for next steps and kickstart your COSMOS journey today.
• Refreshed branding. An all new IGEL Ready logo and IGEL Ready Certified badge along with an updated IGEL Ready Ecosystem graphic are now available. If you’re an IGEL Ready partner, log into the IGEL Ready Hub for access to these new resources.

What’s new with the IGEL Ready Showcase?

The pages on the IGEL Ready Showcase are now updated with the new badges and tier names. The hardware product pages have been refreshed with more descriptive tags to identify the CERTIFIED devices compared to the non-CERTIFIED ones. Only the CERTIFIED devices and products will carry this badge on the page (example below).

To learn more about the IGEL Ready program, click here for our Program Guide.

We wish to extend our gratitude to all our IGEL Ready partners for their unwavering support since we launched this program in 2020. Your exceptional collaboration and teamwork are key to our mutual success. Thank you for helping us forge a future driven by innovation.

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Read the announcement press release here.

COSMOS marks a revolution in end user computing. With a new OS, an updated management platform and a number of new cloud services, it gives employees an exceptional workspace experience while empowering EUC administrators with greater security, management, and control.

Built for Hybrid Work

COSMOS uniquely supports today’s Hybrid worlds. It offers the hybrid worker access to their hybrid workspace, delivered from hybrid cloud and an increasingly growing set of hybrid applications. It also offers unmatched speed and flexibility for employees and administrators alike as they adopt any type of workspace experience – from VDI and DaaS to SaaS – all from a single highly secure and manageable endpoint OS.

Modular for both Flexibility and Control

COSMOS features a distinctly new OS architecture for more agility and customization in the hybrid world. For the first time, the new IGEL OS architecture completely separates the base OS from its full suite of validated and integrated applications – which are now available through the IGEL App Portal (just one of the new cloud services available with COSMOS). A new version of the IGEL Universal Management Suite (UMS) included with COSMOS provides support for both IGEL OS 11 and the new IGEL OS 12. This provides ultimate flexibility and lends itself to helping IGEL’s existing customers easily migrate their current endpoint estate.

This modularity delivers the flexibility organizations need to evolve and adopt new EUC technologies at their own pace while still empowering users with the productive and secure computing experience they demand in today’s hybrid work world.

Secure Endpoint Computing

IGEL OS 12 takes the proven security of IGEL to new levels. By separating the IGEL OS endpoint from local and cloud-delivered apps and services, IGEL OS not only updates faster but has an even smaller footprint, for a reduced attack surface. Adding to its security features are new secure unified communication protocols between the UMS and IGEL OS-powered endpoints, which couple with the security of the Linux-based read-only operating system IGEL is already known for. Together, there isn’t a safer way to empower remote work productivity.

Faster Onboarding and Faster Updates

Thanks to the IGEL Onboarding Service, new with COSMOS, employees can self-enroll new devices in under five minutes, allowing faster deployment of workspaces to remote workers, and removing the burden on IT. And with more devices from Lenovo, HP and LG Business solutions now shipping with IGEL OS as standard, thin clients, laptops and desktop machines can be shipped direct to employees from the factory, enabling almost instant, secure access to their data and applications – straight out of the shipping carton!

In addition to the new Onboarding Service, IGEL OS, the new management architecture and the introduction of the IGEL App Portal “store” also means that updates post-deployment are now significantly faster and easier than ever before. New updates from IGEL Ready vendors, such as Microsoft, Citrix, VMware and ControlUp are available and can be automatically imported into the COSMOS platform from the IGEL App Portal. These updates, in turn, can be rapidly deployed thanks to the new OS architecture and independently updated without the need to update the underlying OS. For our customers, it means IT teams and employees alike get the latest features and innovations from IGEL and our technology partners faster than ever!

Support for What’s Next

IGEL COSMOS is designed for today’s and tomorrow’s digital workspaces. Supporting modern end user computing, where digital workspaces may be delivered from any on-prem or cloud-based source, COSMOS is the future-proofed solution delivering workspaces and apps no matter how they evolve over time. It streamlines the workload for IT endpoint administrators while providing a secure, modern, and productive desktop for end users.

Even more, it puts frustrating, tedious disruptions such as onboarding, updates, patches, and endpoint troubleshooting in the past, making life much easier for IT and end-users with the time-to-productivity faster than ever.

Simply put, COSMOS is end-user computing evolved. Its modular architecture, granular endpoint control, and secure, managed access to any cloud-delivered digital workspace powers great user experiences for today’s hybrid work.

Learn more about COSMOS here, then register here to access the COSMOS demo from DISRUPT23. Then take COSMOS for a test drive to learn more about how it can enhance your users’ computing experiences while securely simplifying endpoint management, taking your EUC environment to the cloud and beyond.

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IGEL’s Augsburg office moved from Hermanstraße to Melli-Beese-Straße in February 2023. This is a good opportunity to take a closer look at the life of Melli Beese, an unwavering German aviation pioneer, who was born 137 years ago in Dresden.

Role Model for Women in the Technology Industry

The determination and resilience with which Melli Beese succeeded in becoming the first German woman to obtain a pilot’s license makes her a role model for all those who advocate for women in technology.

“Yes to flying women,” is what Amelie Hedwig Boutard-Beese, better known as Melli Beese, said to herself while studying sculpture at the Royal Academy of Liberal Arts in Stockholm from 1906-1909.  She read about the Wright brothers’ flying experiences in the newspaper. “Flying. I wanted to learn to fly. But that was also all I knew I wanted,” Melli Beese records in her autobiography. (Tatjana Dietl „Sie wollte fliegen, immer nur fliegen“)

Woman Hood in the Empire Days

Unthinkable for a woman in those days. For her, the role of housewife and mother was intended, admiring her husband and adorning him with her pretty appearance. Women were prevented from competing with men. Academic training was not desired, and certainly not in the technical field. Women on airplanes were not even to be thought of; that could only bring bad luck.

Melli as the first German Pilot

So how did Melli Beese manage, in this environment, to become the first German woman to obtain a pilot’s license on September 13, 1911? What made her so strong to defy the strict social conventions? Even more than 100 years later, female pilots are a rarity: in civil aviation, there are only 2-3% female captains and co-pilots. (Gisela Zimmer „Wer will kann, Teilzeit fliegen) What can women in technological professions learn from Melli Beese and apply in their daily lives and careers? To understand, I will start with a brief outline of her career.

Melli’s Path to Becoming a Pilot

After returning to Dresden from Stockholm as a sculptor, she attended lectures in mathematics, naval architecture, and aeronautical engineering at the Polytechnique in Dresden. At the same time, she was looking for a flight instructor with whom she could learn the practice of flying. After being rejected at three schools, with slogans such as “Women are no good for flying”, she found the flight instructor Robert Thelen in Switzerland, who reluctantly agreed to give her flying lessons.

Flying Lessons at Ad Astra airline and Rumpler Factories

Melli Beese went through a tough school here. Not only because she crashed and injured herself on one of her first flights, but above all because she had to deal with constant sabotage from her male colleagues. They manipulated her flying machines by replacing spark plugs with rusty ones or emptying the fuel tank and loosening wings. In addition, the male colleagues were preferred for flying lessons, often an entire day passed at the airfield without Melli being able to fly at all. In addition, there were verbal attacks, which were a psychological burden. Nevertheless, through a trick, she managed to pass the exam for her pilot’s license in the early hours of the morning on her 25th birthday with witnesses. The Berlin press wrote: “The young candidate, dressed in her flying outfit, boarded the school machine and flew off dashingly … She flew the prescribed test flights in very good style” (Martin Herzog „Melli Beese besteht die Flugprüfung“). She was the 115th person in Germany to obtain a pilot’s license and the first woman. A little later, she took part in a flying competition and set a new altitude and endurance flight world record for female pilots with a passenger. For this, she flew 825 m (about 2706.69 ft) high and stayed in the air for 2.5 hours.

Melli as an Entrepreneur

Melli Beese met her future husband Charles Boutard at the airfield in Berlin Johannisthal. Together with him, she fulfilled a dream. Together, they founded a flying school, based on their own new concepts, and later an aircraft factory. They built aircraft under license and developed new ones, including a flying boat. Between 1912 and 1914, they filed several patents. Their business was flourishing, and they seemed to have made it when the First World War broke out on July 28, 1914, and everything changed.

The war changes everything

Through her marriage to a Frenchman, Melli Beese had obtained French citizenship. With the outbreak of the war, both were considered undesirables in Germany and lost the flight school and the factory in 1915. They were also forbidden to enter the Johannisthal airfield and to do business at all. Their planes broke down and were given to the general population to heat their homes. Finally, the couple was exiled to Wittstock in Prignitz, where they lived in the poorest conditions and fell ill.

After the War

After the war, the two were faced with nothing. “However, we were faced with a shattered life, sick, deprived of all our own resources and possessions – we had literally been ruined” (Melli Beeses „Fliegerleben – Selbstporträt im Telegrammstil“, Berlin 1923). However, it should not be assumed they gave in to defeat. No, on the contrary. They recovered and made new plans. This was anything but easy since they had very few financial resources. They hoped for government compensation payments for the destroyed flight school and the flying machines, but it came only sparingly or not at all and cost a lot of energy. Charles Boutard and Melli Beese planned a flight around the world. This required a renewal of their flying license. During a test flight in Berlin-Staaken, Melli crashed. Although she was not injured, this event made the barrel of defeats overflow. Marital problems, depression, financial worries, and recognition as a woman after the war were even more difficult than before… all this led Melli Beese to commit suicide on December 21, 1925, at the age of only 39. She shot herself with a revolver and left behind the motto: „Volare necesse est, vivere non necesse!“ – „ Flying is necessary, life is not! “

What makes Melli Beese so special, what was her special power?

What is the secret of Melli’s success? Where did she get the strength to achieve the impossible?

She knew what she wanted

She had one goal: “I wanted to learn to fly! – that was also all I knew I wanted…” (Melli Beeses „Fliegerleben – Selbstporträt im Telegrammstil“, Berlin 1923) and she relentlessly followed this goal, despite all obstacles. She was determined.

She was ready to leave her comfort zone

At 20, she left her home country to study sculpture in Stockholm, which she was denied in Dresden. Later, in search of a flight instructor, she moved to Switzerland. She was independent, self-reliant, and strong. To achieve her goals, she was ready to enter unknown terrterritory and break away from family security.

She was extremely interested and talented

To be recognized as a woman, she had to be better than the men. Any small weakness would have been immediately used against her. She could only achieve her position in the male domain because she was incredibly talented in what drove her: curiosity about technology and flying.

She was tough

She has had to put up with a lot of physical and psychological injuries over the years. Plane crashes, bullying, injustice, financial hardship, illness… Time and again she got up and kept going. She was not afraid of death: “For the first time, life and death in her own hands – in immediacy unlike any other sport!” (Tatjana Dietl „Sie wollte fliegen, immer nur fliegen“).

She was smart

Not letting blockades stop you also means finding loopholes, thinking strategically, recognizing opportunities, and taking advantage of them. This was the only way she could get her pilot’s license against the resistance of her fellow pilots. This was the only way she could learn to fly.

She had supporters

On the one hand, there were her parents, who supported Melli’s career ideally and financially.

She had her husband, with whom she built up her company and made future plans, who provided her with emotional support.

When she founded her aviation company, she was financially supported by Karl August Lingner, the inventor of the mouthwash Odol.

Conclusion

Melli had good prerequisites. She was very talented, curious, thirsty for knowledge, and willing to go beyond boundaries and she had important supporters in her close environment. But all that is not enough in a society that excludes certain groups because of their gender, their origin, or for other reasons. It is precisely diversity, versatility, and different perspectives that are important to bring forth innovations and make the world a better place. Let us not give up our talents just because they belong to the wrong group. A society can only reach its full potential if everyone can participate on an equal footing.

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IGEL has transitioned over the past 6 years from a mid-sized hardware manufacturer to a global leading innovator of software for secure access to any digital workspace. At the core of IGEL is an experienced and skilled workforce, who are hired for their skills and not gender.

To mark International Women’s Day, the IGEL4Women in Tech Employee Resource Group met with three of our female leaders, Helen Carroll, Anja Schulz, and Christiane Ohlgart.

Let’s begin with Helen Carroll, Senior Vice President of Global Marketing at IGEL.

Helen is a strategic marketing leader with twenty plus years of experience in the technology sector. Having worked for companies such as, Ivanti, Heat Software, BMS Software and Sun Microsystems [now Oracle]. A worldwide team builder focused on developing individuals to grow and achieve in a result driven environment and delivering an exceptional customer experience.

Today Helen gives us insight into some of the lessons she has learnt during her career.

Q1: What leadership lessons have you learnt during your career? 

Having worked for many different leaders, I’ve witnessed varying styles. From the Dictatorial style, great if you want to increase your company attrition rates, not so great if you want a productive team. Through to All-Inclusive Leaders who are great communicators, build teams based on skills and not gender, and empower their team to drive the right outcomes.

Leadership for me is about being authentic, teamwork and trust. Treating people, the way you’d like to be treated. Be humble, accept advice, input and knowledge.

Q2: How important is it for women to support each other in the workplace and what does that mean to you?

This topic is especially important to me. My early career was in the Financial Services sector, at the time it was a very male dominated industry. I remember vividly on my second day, the assistant branch manager telling me that “girls” should be in the home producing families and not in the Bank. He said that I’d never have a career. I was shocked but annoyed, I remember thinking “how dare he tell me what to do”. I had no one to turn to and ask for advice. The Banking industry then was very male dominated, there was no support network. From that day on, I’ve never let anyone get in my way of doing what I want with my career I’m glad the world is changing and becoming more inclusive, I wish it had been like that for my younger self!

Q3: As a woman in a senior position in the technology sector what do you think are the most important characteristics to get you to that level?

Teamwork. Without a team, I wouldn’t have my role today [or any of my previous leadership roles]. Empathy, Transparency, Clear communicator, Inclusivity and Trust. Be confident. If you have a dip in your confidence, there’s no shame in seeking reassurance from others. Having a mentor as you grow your career is a great way to receive constructive input.

Q4: Based on your own experience working in technology, what advice would you give to women looking to progress in the tech industry?

Be determined and ask for help when you need it. If you know where you want to go to but are not sure how to get there, just ask. With IGEL, we have many great female leaders that would be delighted to provide advice and share their personal experiences. There will always be someone that can help you.

Q5: Can you name one woman who has inspired you?

It’s not just women that have inspired me as leaders but men too. I’ve been lucky to work with and for inspirational male leaders. If you look back at historical figures, there have been many inspiring female and male leaders that have broken the mould and gone beyond what was previously possible.

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Anja Schulz, Managing Director & General Counsel Legal Compliance

Anja offers extensive experience in legal advice and consultation to management boards in digital environments and in building and leading legal teams focused on adding value to the company. Experienced in contract negotiation as well as employment law topics.

Anja shares her experiences in her career in the technology sector.

Q1: What leadership lessons have you learnt during your career?
“Walk the talk” – build trust by being reliable and transparent in your decision making and share the information your team needs to do the best job they can.
Listen and foster the personal growth of your team members, give them the opportunity to grow, develop new skills and encourage them to learn new things.

Q2: How important is it for women to support each other in the workplace and what does that mean to you?
I think it is key to equality. Men have been supporting each other for the past hundred years, it is time for women to stop being afraid or envious of other females and start supporting each other. Look out for other talented females and encourage them to take on new projects. Present and open opportunities to female colleagues for which they would not ask by themselves.

Q3: As a woman in a senior position in the technology sector what do you think are the characteristics most important to get you to that level?
Stamina and resilience, work hard and make yourself visible to the management. Take credit for your achievements and ask for opportunities to develop your skills and take on new projects. Be self-confident even if you don´t know it all (yet). Also, be patient your time will come.

Q4: Based on your own experience working in technology, what advice would you give to women looking to progress in the tech industry?
Build a network and look for mentors, female but also male mentors who support and inspire you on your way. Don´t give up after setbacks. Don´t take things personal, which are often institutional discrimination rather than personal attacks. Stay curious and ahead of new technologies to become of source of knowledge for others.

Q5: This year’s International Women’s Day theme is #Embrace Equity” and aims to get employers talking about why “equal opportunities are no longer enough”, what does that mean to you?
There is no “one size fits all” equity is picking up someone where they are coming from to help them getting to where they aspire to be. Look at the individuals needs and don´t let bias rule your decision. Don´t assume what people/women want, find out by listening and adapt the workplace environment to the needs. Equal is not always just or fair, as an employer we have to be conscious about that.

Q6: Can you name one woman who has inspired you?
Unfortunately not, not a lot of female role models in my childhood or in the early days of my career. What inspired me at one point was this quote by Shirley Chisholm: “If they don´t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair”. Become part of the conversation, don´t shy back from having and articulating your opinion, it matters as much as anyone else’s opinion.

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Christiane Ohlgart, Chief Financial Office at IGEL Technology

Christiane is an experienced finance leader and business professional with excellent leadership qualities and a broad range of skills and experience gained within the Software, SaaS and Cybersecurity Industry.

Christiane shares her experiences gained throughout her career in the technology sector.

Q1: What leadership lessons have you learnt during your career?
We can be our worst enemy. We question and doubt ourselves much more than men do. This reduces our self-confidence and belief in ourselves.

Q2: How important is it for women to support each other in the workplace and what does that mean to you?
It is important to share each our thoughts and observations, because we typically have a different meeting and communication style then men. For example when men can start a meeting talking about all kinds of sports leagues, women often think, can we come to the point, I have more things to do today

Q3: As a woman in a senior position in the technology sector what do you think are the characteristics most important to get you to that level?
I think it depends on the role you have in a technology company. I don’t think that there are specific characteristics that make us more or less successful in different industries, I think it is more a question of how many women “select” a specific type of job, and what is important to them.

Q4: Based on your own experience working in technology, what advice would you give to women looking to progress in the tech industry?
Independent of the industry or role, you need people that back you up and that support you. You need that support in the job, in your network as well as at home. We need to also learn to ask for help. Believing we need to do everything ourselves will not necessarily make us successful.

Q5: This year’s International Women’s Day aims to get employers talking about why “equal opportunities are no longer enough”?
Equal opportunity has a lot of different characteristics. On the one hand, we live in a world that is more and more global providing more opportunities for women, on the other hand we see and hear about more and more traditional thinking and traditional role models surfacing in some cultures impacting women’s rights. Even if there is progress for women’s rights and opportunities in the western world, male dominance, and traditional views may result in the reduction of women’s rights.

We also should not forget that equal opportunity is very closely related to education. Education is expensive and not everyone can afford to get educated. In addition, education often correlates with fewer children, as women want to gain work experience or pay off their student debt before they have children. In my view, it is important that education and careers do not negatively impact the ability to have a family. I am a firm believer that equal opportunity means there is choice and opportunity for both genders.

Unfortunately, it is not easy to answer this question with a simple short answer.

Q6: Can you name one woman who has inspired you?
I have been inspired by many people, but I don’t think I could point to one woman or man specifically.

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If you would like to influence the future of technology, be part of IGEL’s journey as a software-only vendor and lead the end-user computing market with the innovations that enable the digital workplace. Be confident, find an area that interests you and go after it!

If you’re looking for a role in the tech industry that embraces equality and offers equal opportunities then have a look at IGEL Careers.

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The technology alliances we have established with our IGEL Ready partners have continued to be a source of pride and continued success for IGEL and users in the fast-growing edge computing space.  Last year, we celebrated some of our valued partners with the IGEL Ready Partner of the Year Awards. This year, we’re pleased to announce that we have expanded the awards to recognize even more of our outstanding partners.

The IGEL Ready Partner of the Year Awards recognize the IGEL Ready partners that have demonstrated strong customer focus, active engagement, and success on a global scale. The winning partners will also demonstrate a clearly differentiated combined value proposition pertaining to IGEL solutions and the ability to drive optimal customer experiences through their alliance with IGEL.

2022 IGEL Ready Partner Award Categories –

• IGEL Ready Global Partner of the Year
• IGEL Ready Partner of the Year – North America
• IGEL Ready Partner of the Year – EMEA
• IGEL Ready Innovation Partner of the Year – North America/EMEA (2 Awards)
• IGEL Ready Collaboration Partner of the Year – North America/EMEA (2 Awards)
• IGEL Ready Customer Experience Partner of the Year – North America/EMEA (2 Awards)
• IGEL Ready Marketing Partner of the Year – North America/EMEA (2 Awards)
• IGEL Ready Best New Partner (2022)

Applications for the IGEL Ready Partner of the Year Awards are being accepted through January 15, 2023. IGEL Ready partners can submit their organization for award consideration here. Please click here for award rules and eligibility requirements.

Winners of the IGEL Ready Partner Awards will benefit from award focused partner marketing throughout 2023 and will:

• Be honored during Disrupt Conferences in Munich/Nashville 2023
• Be featured in an IGEL press release recognizing all award honorees
• Participate in video coverage at IGEL Disrupt Munich/Nashville
• Be featured in promotions on IGEL Ready Showcase
• Receive a custom promotional template and award badge

Winners will also be featured across the IGEL social media channels. IGEL wants to thank all of our partners for their continued support of the IGEL Ready program, and we can’t wait to see your entries!

For more information on the IGEL Ready program, please visit the IGEL Ready Showcase or contact the IGEL Ready team at ready@igel.com. If you’re a hardware or software technology maker looking to join our fastest-growing ecosystem of IGEL Ready partners, please apply here.

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According to a report released earlier this year by MarketandMarkets, the global biometric system market size is expected to grow from USD 42.9 billion in 2022 to USD 82.9 billion by 2027. As noted by analysts, among the key factors driving this growth is the rising demand for strong user authentication and identification solutions, beyond simple passwords

Biometric security improves security and the employee experience

There are many benefits for businesses using biometrics for security and authentication. To begin with, these organizations can effectively eliminate the use of passwords – which are often easily lost or stolen – by using fingerprint data to verify the user’s identity and provide secure access to business-critical data and applications.

Next, by making identity verification and authentication faster and easier for the end user, businesses benefit from increased productivity and an improved employee experience. IT teams no longer need to spend time resetting passwords, which can frustrate end users and delay access to critical resources.

Fingerprint readers designed for individual and shared digital workspace environments

HID Global, the worldwide leader in trusted identity solutions and an IGEL Ready Advanced partner, recently expanded its portfolio of IGEL Ready solutions to include the EikonTouch TC710, TC510 and DigitalPersonal 4500 Fingerprint readers. These USB desktop fingerprint readers are ideal for individual and shared digital workspace environments. Their compact design conserves desk space and their professional, modern form factors work well in enterprise, banking, healthcare, and point-of-sale (POS) environments.

The DigitalPersona 4500 Fingerprint reader utilizes optical fingerprint scanning technology to achieve excellent image quality, a large capture area and superior reliability. A silicone coating allows it to read a wide range of fingerprints accurately and rapidly regardless of placement angle. The high-quality metal casing resists unintentional movement.

The EikonTouch TC710 fingerprint reader uses capacitive scanning technology and is FBI/PIV/FAP 10 certified, supporting applications such as the electronic prescription of controlled substances (EPCS) in healthcare, and Government ID applications where certified fingerprint technology is required.

The EikonTouch TC510 adds an additional coating for increased durability, making it ideal for employee-facing authentication applications in retail and restaurant POS terminals, time-attendance, and reducing theft from shared passwords or shared ID cards

HID Global Single Fingerprint Readers are proven solutions. They work with IGEL OS endpoints connecting to VDI environments such as Citrix shared desktops, that require fast user switching and strong user authentication.

For more information on the HID Fingerprint Readers visit our pages in the IGEL Ready Showcase:

• DigitalPersona 4500 Optical Fingerprint Reader
• EikonTouch TC710 Capacitive Fingerprint Reader
• EikonTouch TC510 Capacitive Fingerprint Reader

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Johnny is an EUC expert and works daily with our joint customers on architecting desktop virtualization and application delivery solutions. As a multiple CTA (Citrix Technology Advocate) he also leads Colorado’s Citrix User Group Community.

In this webinar, Johnny will share the power and flexibility of Liquidware’s application layering and delivery solution, FlexApp.

FlexApp is the most innovative app attachment layering market-leading solution for application delivery and portability.  There are a number of industry-first innovations that makes FlexApp the ‘go to’ solution for many of our customers. These innovations include:

• FlexApp One – a self-contained app option that supports laptop use and deployment by any means, including Microsoft InTune, Nerdio Manager, VMware Workspace One and any cloud share. You can even use FlexApp One packages offline!
• Packaging automation – perfect for organizations that have many hundreds of applications!
• Compatibility – over 90% of apps can be delivered with FlexApp
• Micro Isolation – no need to stack multiple applications into single layers. Instead, a single layer is created for each application, allowing for ultimate granularity in assigning apps to users, groups and machines.
• Cloud-native FlexApps – applications can be stored natively on any major cloud (such as Microsoft Blob storage) without the expense or complications of file shares.
• Session isolation – Multi-session Windows, RDS and Citrix Virtual Apps are no problem for FlexApp, users only see and use the apps they have access to, even on the same host!

So, that gives you a taste of what FlexApp can do, by attending the webinar Johnny will drill down into how FlexApp truly takes apps to the edge of end-user computing by supporting any Windows workspace; including Citrix, VMware, Windows AVD and physical devices.

Sign up here to join us!

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First up is 7SIGNAL’s webinar on “Optimizing end-user digital experiences with IGEL OS from the outside-in with 7SIGNAL” which will take place on Tuesday, October 18 at 11am (ET). During this session, Eric Camulli, 7SIGNAL’s Vice President and Customer Success Officer will join IGEL Ready Operations Manager, Matt Lods, to explain the “connection” between Wi-Fi and the digital experiences of your end users, while demonstrating the value of having total network visibility from the outside-in. Together, IGEL and 7SIGNAL can help to mitigate any potential risks within your network and endpoint investments. Register for this webinar here.

Next, join us on Wednesday, October 26 at 11am (ET) for “Taking your Apps to the Edge! Apps Attached Layering – Untethered!” with Liquidware. Johnny Ma, Senior Solutions Architect at Liquidware will join Divya Saggar, Director, IGEL Ready to share insights on how the Liquidware’s FlexApp solution truly takes apps to the edge of end user computing by supporting any Windows workspace, including Citrix, VMware, Windows AVD, and laptops. He will also explain how the solution keeps base images clean, greatly reduces the need for multiple Windows servers, and supports app delivery via Microsoft Intune and VMware Workspace One. Register for this webinar here.

Finally, ControlUp will be with us on Tuesday, November 1 at 11am (ET) to talk about “Empowering IT to Deliver a Best-in-Class Digital Employee Experience with ControlUp and IGEL.” Hear from Joel Stocker, Director of Product Marketing at ControlUp, Trentent Tye, Senior Technical Expert at ControlUp, and IGEL VP of Product Marketing, Dan O’Farrell about how real-time monitoring across VDI, SaaS and web applications, unified communications tools, and physical endpoints, along with insights into user sentiment and metrics can help IT quickly identify problems. Attendees will also learn that when ControlUp’s comprehensive digital employee experience (DEX) management platform that makes remote work work better is paired with an endpoint OS–like IGEL OS, one that’s designed for secure, flexible access to cloud-delivered digital workspaces – the work-from-anywhere world is your oyster. Register for this webinar here.

To learn more about the IGEL Ready Program and how to take advantage of any of our program benefits, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me at saggar@igel.com. For more information on the IGEL Ready program, visit https://www.igel.com/ready/.

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Research from Px3 shows that end-user computing (EUC) generates 1% of global greenhouse gas annual emissions by manufacturing 460 million devices and the associated energy consumed by 4.2 billion users. The use of efficient devices and modern IT infrastructures play a key role in our ability to make a real impact on reducing energy consumption.

Savvy and Cost-Effective IT Buying Decisions

An informed choice of device is critical for savvy procurement decisions that support energy efficiency requirements and policies. To guide IT buyers and consumers in the decision-making process, the Energy Star certification system and trusted ENERGY STAR label are designed to make it easier to identify which products hold a high standard for efficient energy use and reduced C02 emissions.

IGEL’s hardware partners HP, Lenovo, and LG have achieved Energy Star certification on many thin clients, PCs, and laptops. When businesses use energy-efficient products, they save on electricity which contributes to lower CO2 emissions and a reduced impact on the environment. In fact, research shows by running IGEL OS on an endpoint device that offers a small carbon footprint from both an embodied and use perspective, power consumption can be reduced by more than 22% up to 49%.

Reuse and Repurpose Devices to Optimize IT Resources

By extending the lifespan of existing devices, organizations can significantly reduce the number of emissions required to manufacture a new device. Research shows up to 83% of a device’s total carbon footprint is generated during manufacturing. Therefore, extending the industry standard four-year hardware refresh cycle by multiple years positively impacts reducing emissions in manufacturing and distribution. Further, installing the efficient IGEL OS to upgrade thin clients, PCs, and laptops to a unified, centrally managed and controlled workspace allows access to apps, data, and desktops securely and quickly from anywhere.

A Modern IT Infrastructure for Secure Hybrid Work

The flexibility and agility offered by cloud environments and technology ecosystems of compatible solutions also offer huge potential to further reduce CO2 emissions and energy consumption by decreasing dependencies on energy-hungry legacy data centers. Cloud computing enables organizations to offer their employees secure remote and hybrid work options which reduce daily commuting to the office or workplace, and further help to reduce energy use.

These are examples of how smart IT choices can help organizations reduce carbon footprint and energy consumption by choosing technology that optimizes IT resources, reuses hardware for longer, and supports secure hybrid work.

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