Island Honored by IGEL for Pioneering Secure Digital Workspaces at IGEL Now & Next 2025
IGEL, a global leader in endpoint security and the creator of the IGEL Secure Endpoint OS Platform™ for modern and future-ready workspaces, has awarded Island the prestigious 2025 IGEL Ready Application Excellence Partner of the Year Award. The announcement was made during IGEL Now & Next 2025, held in Miami, celebrating Island’s pivotal role in driving secure digital transformation for distributed and hybrid workforces.
Now in its fourth year, the IGEL Ready Partner of the Year Awards recognize partners who have demonstrated exceptional innovation, impactful solutions, and active participation in the IGEL Ready ecosystem. These awards honor organizations that deliver measurable value to customers while fostering joint success through collaboration with IGEL.
A Partnership Rooted in Innovation and Security
In presenting the award, Jim Airdo, Senior Vice President of Strategic Alliances at IGEL, expressed his admiration for Island’s contributions. “We are thrilled to recognize Island as the IGEL Ready Application Excellence Partner of the Year,” said Airdo. “Their unwavering commitment to innovation and customer-centric outcomes has resulted in joint solutions that enhance both productivity and security in today’s end-user computing environments.”
Richard Greene, Senior Vice President of Strategic Partnerships at Island, echoed this sentiment, emphasizing the transformative impact of their partnership. “As enterprises grapple with increasing IT complexity and heightened security demands, our collaboration with IGEL offers a modern approach to how work is conducted,” explained Greene. “By integrating the Island Enterprise Browser with IGEL OS, we provide customers with high-performance, familiar workspaces that maximize productivity, reduce costs, and mitigate risks.”
Delivering Value to Mutual Customers
IGEL’s Immutable Endpoint OS serves as the backbone for secure SaaS, DaaS, VDI, and enterprise browser workspaces across IT and OT environments. Leveraging the IGEL Preventative Security Model™, IGEL minimizes the endpoint attack surface and delivers up to a 75% reduction in total cost of ownership, enabling businesses to create secure, sustainable, and agile digital workspaces.
The Island Enterprise Browser, seamlessly integrated with IGEL’s Immutable Endpoint OS, amplifies the IGEL Preventative Security Model™ by combining application-level control with a stateless, trusted platform. This powerful synergy redefines how applications are delivered—simplifying infrastructure, reducing costs, enhancing user experiences, and mitigating risks from phishing attacks and ransomware threats.
The Island Enterprise Browser is designed to integrate essential IT, security, and productivity features directly into the browser, ensuring secure access to web applications and data. Key capabilities include:
- Private Browsing: Empowers IT teams to audit activity while respecting end-user privacy, striking a balance between oversight and autonomy.
- Secure-by-Design Architecture: Protects sensitive data against sophisticated cyber threats, ensuring robust security without compromising usability.
- Productivity Enhancements: Offers users a familiar browsing experience enriched with tools that boost efficiency and streamline workflows.
With advanced security and productivity features built-in, the Island Enterprise Browser enables organizations to monitor and safeguard digital interactions without relying on complex security stacks. Enterprises leverage the platform to securely access SaaS and web applications, implement zero-trust network access, support remote workers, accelerate contractor onboarding, simplify mergers and acquisitions, and reduce dependence on traditional virtual desktops.
A Vision for the Future of Endpoint Security
As a Platinum Sponsor of IGEL Now & Next 2025 in Frankfurt, Island is poised to further showcase its leadership in endpoint security and end-user computing (EUC). Scheduled for November 4–6, the event promises to be the premier gathering for professionals focused on securing and optimizing digital workspaces. Attendees will have the opportunity to explore cutting-edge solutions, engage in thought-provoking discussions, and connect with industry leaders shaping the future of EUC.
For organizations interested in joining the IGEL Ready partner ecosystem and advancing secure digital transformation, IGEL offers a wealth of resources. Visit the IGEL Ready Showcase or contact the team at ready@igel.com to learn more about how you can become part of this innovative community.
Transforming the Digital Workspace Landscape
The recognition of Island as the IGEL Ready Application Excellence Partner of the Year underscores the importance of collaboration in addressing the evolving challenges of the digital workplace. As hybrid and distributed work models continue to gain traction, the need for secure, efficient, and scalable solutions becomes increasingly critical. Through their partnership, IGEL and Island are setting new standards for what is possible in the realm of secure digital workspaces.
By uniting IGEL’s Immutable Endpoint OS with Island’s Enterprise Browser, the two companies are delivering a transformative solution that addresses the dual imperatives of security and productivity. Their efforts not only empower organizations to navigate the complexities of modern IT environments but also position them to thrive in an era defined by rapid technological change.
As businesses look to the future, partnerships like the one between IGEL and Island will play a vital role in shaping the next generation of digital workspaces. By prioritizing innovation, security, and customer-centric outcomes, they are paving the way for a more connected, efficient, and secure world of work.
About Island
Island created the Enterprise Browser, a simplified enterprise workspace delighting CIOs, CISOs, and end users. Organizations in defense, financial services, government, higher education, hospitality, manufacturing, and retail modernize their security and jumpstart productivity with a browsing experience they know and love. Investors include Canapi Ventures, Capital One Ventures, Cisco Investments, Citi Ventures, Coatue Management, Cyberstarts, EDBI, Georgian, Insight Partners, J.P. Morgan Growth Equity Partners, Prysm Capital, Sequoia Capital, ServiceNow Ventures, and Stripes. Email info@island.io or call (866) 832-7114.
About IGEL
IGEL is a global leader in endpoint security and provider of the IGEL Secure Endpoint OS Platform™for now & next — enabling hybrid work, cloud adoption, and Zero Trust. Purpose-built for VDI, DaaS, SaaS, and secure enterprise browsing across IT and OT, it delivers high performance while reducing complexity, cost, and risk.
The IGEL Preventative Security Model™, central to IGEL’s approach, removes attack surfaces and enforces Zero Trust principles through the Preventative Security Architecture™ — an immutable, modular design with no local data. Safeguarded by the Trusted Application Platform and supported by built-in Business Continuity, IGEL delivers operational resilience. Through the Adaptive Secure Desktop™, organizations gain role-based workspace delivery tailored to user needs while maintaining failsafe security.
By extending device lifecycles and minimizing the software footprint, IGEL delivers significant TCO savings and advances sustainability. Founded in 2001 in Bremen, Germany, IGEL operates globally with U.S. offices and a 100+ partner IGEL Ready ecosystem in over 50 countries. Learn more at www.igel.com.
