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Gemalto Teams With Citrix And IGEL To Deliver Healthcare Solution

Tuesday, 24 October 2006 by Michel Roth

Gemalto, a world leader in digital security, today announced it is teaming up with Citrix and IGEL to deliver highly secure, convenient and fast access to shared thin client workstations. Gemalto has collaborated with the two companies to create a new thin client solution that operates in Citrix Systems environments. Employees use smart card badges to securely log on and begin or resume work at any IGEL device in seconds. The companies plan to target healthcare and manufacturing organizations.

The solution utilizes Gemalto�s .NET smart cards, IGEL thin client workstations, Hot Desktop functionality in Citrix Password Manager� and SmoothRoaming� in Citrix Presentation Server� to deliver strong, two-factor authentication with �hot desktop� roaming. The user, at any IGEL terminal, inserts the Gemalto smart card into the built-in reader and enters the unique PIN. Using personalized information stored securely on the smart card, Hot Desktop authenticates the individual to the network and logs the user onto the server, allowing them access to only the applications they are authorized to use. At any time, the user can remove the card from the reader and the session is instantly suspended. When the user next logs in to any terminal with the smart card, SmoothRoaming instantly restores the desktop to where the user left it, so the individual can continue working, enhancing productivity as the rounds or clinic visits are performed.

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