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July 03, 2013
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Desktop Virtualization (VDI) is quickly progressing in the education sector and many school districts and universities are turning to VDI for numerous reasons including: security, centralized management, efficiency and end-user setting control. Schools who implement Thin or Zero Clients will not only benefit from a lower total cost of ownership, but will also be saving valuable time without changing the end-user experience.
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June 19, 2013
For some people the word "Thin Client" is still foreign. 10ZiG is here to educate you on the smartest, cost effective technological switch your company could make, Thin Clients. 10ZiG Thin Clients are an energy saving, cost efficient alternatives to PCs. Thin Clients refer to either a software program or to a physical hardware Thin Client Desktop both of which rely heavily on offloading a majority...
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May 22, 2013
How many monitors can your Thin Clients support? We all know that the number of monitors supported on VDI hardware is an important detail to consider when choosing what VDI Thin or Zero Client is best fit for your tasks. A study conducted from Microsoft found that a “second monitor can boost productivity by up to 50% when it comes to performing tasks like copying and pasting and boosts output between...
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May 20, 2013
What are the benefits of the Teradici 2800 Apex Card? 10ZiG offers two different APEX Cards that are powered by Teradici. The APEX 2800 and the APEX 2800LP (low-profile) which is the same features yet is half the height and length of the APEX 2800. These server offload cards are specialized for 10ZiG’s Tera2 PCoIP Zero Client, the V1200. When the APEX Server Offload Card is coupled with the PCoIP Zero...
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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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