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including management and analytical reporting . It also works with peripherals such as cameras , scanners and printers , among others , via USB 2.0 , 3.0 and type C ports ; plus HDMI and SD card inputs . The product will be sold exclusively by Populos , as a part of the workspace and infrastructure solutions package , with prices starting at BRL $ 1,799.00 .
Green IT : economy and high performance technology
For Positivo ’ s CEO , Campos , the SmartClients market has been increased mainly by the growth of remote and hybrid work in the last year , and the tendency is for it to remain that way .
Luan Prado , Head of Solutions , Populos , said : “ We are not going to create a new business area , neither
WE WERE LOOKING FOR AN ALTERNATIVE DEVICE WITH BETTER PERFORMANCE THAN THE ‘ DUMB TERMINAL ’, WITHOUT THE HIGH COSTS OF DESKTOP COMPUTERS AND LAPTOPS .
“ This type of equipment has numerous advantages and in addition to being lighter and more compact , it is Green IT , which means it is more economical , consumes less energy and requires less physical space . As it has no moving parts , being fanless and heats less , it has a longer service life . In addition , its Intel processor with four cores , solid disk and 4 and 8 GB RAM guarantee stability , allowing applications to run faster ,” said Campos .
From Populos point of view , the possibility of delivering intelligent and secure terminals , with a good performance and with attractive prices , was decisive do we intend to enter the hardware sales sector . Our purpose is to increase solutions with low cost and highperformance equipment . The idea is to enable projects with our customers , making it easier for employees to have immediate access to the terminals , without having to reinstall programs or reprogram systems .”
According to Prado , the projection for this year is that 35 % of all Citrix projects will be delivered with the installation of SmartClient as a means of access to employees . Starting in 2022 , the plan is to offer the equipment to all Citrix projects undertaken by the integrator .
ABOUT POPULOS
Populos is a specialist leader in Latin America in end-user computing , infrastructure and cloud . Its solutions allow people , data and applications to be available and accessible in a simple , secure and unified way . Named in 2019 by Citrix as Latin America and Caribbean Partner of the Year , Brazil Partner of the Year and Workspace and Cloud Partner of the Year , the company is focused on reinventing how work is done .
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