Thin Clients Arm Businesses in Fight against Global Warming

IGEL Announces that Thin Clients Reduced 2007 CO(2) Emissions by
163,000 Tons in the U.S. Alone
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(Business Wire)--
IGEL Technology, the world's third largest thin client vendor,
today announced that thin clients are helping businesses around the
world to fight global warming. The choice of thin clients over PCs on
the business desktop has reduced CO(2) emissions in the United States
by 163,000 tons in 2007 - equivalent to the emissions of 740 flights
from Los Angeles to New York.

This analysis is based on the latest IDC analyst figures and
research carried out by the renowned Fraunhofer Institute in Germany,
which used IGEL thin clients to compare the power and CO(2) emissions
of thin clients against traditional business PCs. The results
demonstrated significant power, ecological and financial savings with
the use of thin clients.

"Energy consumption of IGEL thin clients in operation was up to 50
percent lower than for conventional PCs," concluded Dr Hartmut Pflaum,
the Fraunhofer researcher. "While PCs consume about 85 watts on
average, thin clients including their server get by with 40 to 50
watts. In view of climate changes and the need to reduce CO(2)
emissions worldwide, this is an important factor."

With IDC figures reporting over 3.3 million thin clients sold in
the United States since 2004, and an average machine lifecycle of four
years, thin client-based businesses have reduced CO(2) emissions by
163,000 tons in 2007. These findings are also consistent with the
recent Forrester report titled, "Green Benefits Put Thin-Client
Computing Back On The Desktop Hardware Agenda," which reports that
thin clients consume anywhere from six to 50 watts compared to the 150
to 350 watts used by a typical PC.

"These analyses prove that businesses can reduce their carbon
footprints by simply switching from desktop PCs to thin clients," said
Stephen Yeo, strategic director of worldwide marketing for IGEL
Technology. "Since thin clients have the ability to save up to 81% of
energy consumption compared to PCs, they are an excellent option for
companies seeking greener technology alternatives."

Notes to Editors:

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Fraunhofer Institute Findings:
Energy requirement with server share

Thin Client
with server pro
rata + server
Thin Client cooling(3) PC
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Power consumption(1) 16 W 41 W 85 W
x 8 hours per day 128 Wh 328 Wh 680 Wh
x 220 working days per year 28 kWh 72 kWh 149 kWh
Costs for 1 working station 4,22 EUR 10,82 EUR 22,35 EUR
per year(2)
- 10 working stations 42,20 EUR 108,20 EUR 223,50 EUR
- 100 working stations 422 EUR 1082 EUR 2.235 EUR
- 1.000 working stations 4.220 EUR 10.820 EUR 22.350 EUR
Savings TC compared to PC 81 % 51 %

(1) Average active power
(2) Electricity tariff = 0,15 kWh
(3) Worst case: 20 User / Server
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CO(2) wastage with server share

Thin Client
with server pro
rata + server
Thin Client cooling(3) PC
------------- ---------------- ----------
Power consumption(1) 16 W 41 W 85 W
x 8 hours per day 128 Wh 328 Wh 680 Wh
x 220 working days per year 28 kWh 72 kWh 149 kWh
Costs for 1 working station 17,64 kg 45,36 kg 93,87 kg
per year(2)
- 10 working stations 176,4 kg 453,6 kg 938,7 kg
- 100 working stations 1,76 t 4,54 t 9,39 t
- 1.000 working stations 17,6 t 45,4 t 93,9 t

(1) Average active power
(2) The production of one kWh from the electricity network gives rise
to 0,63 kg CO(2)
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United States Thin Client CO2 Emission Savings Over PCs

Thin Client CO2 Emission
Savings Over PCs 2004 2005 2006 2007 Total
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United States TC sales 712,115 956,253 797,322 894,418 3,360,108
CO2 saved 34544.70 46387.83 38678.09 43388.22 162,999
Installed base of TC in
United States (4 yr
life) 3,360,108
CO2 tonnage saved 162,999
Jumbo jet LAX-JFK
flights @
1.1T/passenger return 740.90
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About IGEL Technology

IGEL Technology is the world's third largest thin client vendor
and is market leader in its home country of Germany (Q4 2007 IDC). The
company produces the industry's widest range of thin clients, based on
Linux and Microsoft Windows, giving customers access to almost any
form of server-based infrastructure and application including virtual
PCs from VMware(R), Citrix(R) Xen or Microsoft(R), terminal services,
mainframe terminal emulation, web, Java, SAP and VoIP. Form factors
include traditional desktops, mobile tablets, integrated LCD units,
quad screens and PC to thin client conversion cards. All IGEL thin
clients come with the bundled, easy to use, IGEL Remote Management
software, giving you maximum remote control with the minimum cost and
hassle. All devices support smart cards for maximum security.

IGEL Technology
Stephen Yeo, +44 (0) 870 3514618
yeo@igel.com
http://www.igel.com
or
US Press Contact
Greenough Communications
Liz Boal, 617-275-6522
lboal@greenoughcom.com

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