(Click here for larger image)According to Igel, standard software components on the IGEL-5512 XP Premium include Internet Explorer 6.0 and Media Player 9, as well as Sun's Java Runtime Environment, Adobe's Acrobat Reader, and Macromedia's Shockwave Internet multimedia support. Having these applications on the client device conserves valuable server resources and network bandwidth, the company adds.
Igel lists the following key features and specifications for the 5512 XP Premium:
- Processor -- VIA C3 LP, clocked at 1 GHz
- Memory:
- RAM -- 256 MB, expandable up to 1 GB
- Flash -- 512 MB
- Display:
- Analog resolution to 1600 x 1200 with 16 bit color
- DVI port resolution to 1280 x 1024
- VESA monitor support
- 8 MB UMA video RAM
- I/O ports:
- 10/100 Base T Ethernet with wake on LAN
- 4 USB 2.0
- RS-232C, baud rates to 115.2 Kbps
- Bi-directional parallel port
- AC97 audio
- PS/2 keyboard and mouse
- Expansion:
- PCI
- PCMCIA
- Integral Smartcard reader/writer, PC/SC compatible
- Dimensions -- 11.42 x 2.09 x 9.06 inches (290 x 53 x 230 mm)

5512 XP Premium rear panel
(Click image for larger view)Built-in standard server-interface protocols include Microsoft RDP 5.2 and Citrix ICA 9.0, supporting deployment into Microsoft Terminal Services and Citrix Presentation Server environments. Additionally, the .NET framework is also integrated into the device, and the PowerTerm Terminal emulation suite supports legacy host applications.
AvailabilityThe IGEL-5512 XP Premium is immediately available in black, PC-gray, or in two tone silver-blue metallic finishes, according to Igel.
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