VXL Instruments limited, the world`s premier provider of Windows-based terminals and thin clients, today announced their new Itona TC, a powerful high performance thin client device for corporate networks. The Itona TC`s low price, an industry first, combined with the device`s revolutionary sidecar add-on, provides organisations with the cost effectiveness of a thin client solution as well as the application reliability of a traditional PC. This stability, combined with the device`s VIA high performance C3-800MHz processor and high-resolution graphics system, provides organisations with a cost effective cutting edge thin client solution.
"The Itona TC offers customers enhanced value and a lower total cost of ownership for thin-client deployments. And with Windows Embedded solutions which enables high reliability, increased security, reduced costs and rapid deployment, this really represents a breakthrough in thin client technology," said Scott Horn, Director of Marketing for the Embedded Devices Group at Microsoft Corp.
Extremley flexible, Itona TC combines powerful processor speeds ,with support to a multiude of perpherials via USB, serial and parallel ports. The use of industry standard hardware allows for future memory upgrades, increases the product`s life and scalability. VXL`s revolutionary sidecar add-on provides application support in the event of server failure or downtime. This Itona TC provides users with the latest applications and software including Microsoft`s Windows CE.net, Internet Explorer 5.5, media player and Citrix`s ICA v7 client software, thus protecting productivity levels and leveraging IT spend. The optional sidecar further ensures business continuity in times of major service disruption.
"The Itona TC`s price point represents the most important breakthrough in thin client and Windows-based terminal supply." Says Frank Noon, VP of Sales at VXL. "We have now achieved our strategic objective of being the world`s first vendor to incorporate commercial features such as integrated enterprise management software (InControl 4), lifetime feature upgrades and support, free delivery, desktop peripherals and a three year warranty at the lowest end-user price. And all this without any margin sacrifice to distributors or resellers.
Combine this with our industry 1st `sidecar` capability for local data and you can see why this product has created an enormous amount of interest," said Noon. Barry Davis, vice president, corporate development from Citrix Systems commented, "Customers looking for new solutions in the access infrastructure market will be impressed with the latest VXL offering, the Itona and its ability to support the on-demand enterprise with an economical offering."
The Itona TC will be available in three versions: Windows CE .NET 4.2; Windows XP Embedded and Gio. The Windows CE .NET and Gio Linux variants will support the latest RDP and ICA clients, together with Internet browsing and utility software such as media players and email clients. Additional connectivity will be provided for users of Tarantella and New Moon systems. Full specifications will be available on VXL`s website (http://www.vxl.net).
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