HMV attempts "cost-saving opportunities" with company-wide IGEL Linux thin client install

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HMV attempts "cost-saving opportunities" with company-wide IGEL Linux thin client install
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HMV attempts "cost-saving opportunities" with company-wide IGEL Linux thin client install

"Replacing old equipment which is out of support and costly to maintain," says HMV service delivery manager

UK media retail firm HMV has replaced much of its end user IT infrastructure across the business as part of a Citrix upgrade, taking away "old equipment which is out of support and costly to mainta...

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