DALLAS – August 27, 2025 – IGEL, a global leader in endpoint security and provider of the IGEL Secure Endpoint OS Platform™ for now & next, has honored Island with the 2025 IGEL Ready Application Excellence Partner of the Year Award. The recognition, announced at IGEL Now & Next 2025 in Miami, highlights Island’s contributions to accelerating secure digital transformation for distributed and hybrid workforces.

Now in its fourth year, the IGEL Ready Partner of the Year Awards recognize partners who help advance secure and flexible digital work environments. Award recipients are selected based on demonstrated innovation, impactful solutions, and active engagement in the IGEL Ready ecosystem—delivering measurable value to customers and driving joint success.

"We are pleased to recognize Island as the IGEL Ready Application Excellence Partner of the Year,” said Jim Airdo, SVP, Strategic Alliances at IGEL. “Island has consistently demonstrated a strong commitment to innovation and customer outcomes, delivering joint solutions that advance the productivity and security of today’s end-user computing environments.”

“As enterprises contend with growing IT complexity and security pressures, our partnership with IGEL delivers a modern transformation of how work gets done,” said Richard Greene, Senior Vice President, Strategic Partnerships at Island. “Integrating the Island Enterprise Browser with IGEL OS provides customers with familiar, high-performance workspaces that help maximize productivity, lower costs, and reduce risks.”

Driving Value for Mutual Customers

IGEL’s immutable endpoint OS powers secure SaaS, DaaS, VDI, and enterprise browser workspaces across IT and OT. Leveraging the IGEL Preventative Security Model™, IGEL minimizes the endpoint attack surface and delivers up to 75% lower total cost of ownership, enabling secure, sustainable, and agile digital workspaces

Island’s Enterprise Browser, integrated with IGEL’s Immutable Endpoint OS, strengthens the IGEL Preventative Security Model™ by uniting application-level control with a stateless, trusted platform. This partnership redefines application delivery—simplifying infrastructure, cutting costs, elevating user experience, and reducing risk from phishing and ransomware.

The Island Enterprise Browser integrates essential IT, security, and productivity features directly into the browser, streamlining secure access to web applications and data. Organizations receive user-friendly application delivery with enhanced governance and security controls, including:

• Private browsing: Enables IT teams to audit activity while respecting end-user privacy.
• Secure-by-design architecture: Safeguards sensitive data against advanced threats.
• Productivity enhancements: Delivers familiar browser experiences with additional tools for efficiency.

With advanced security and productivity capabilities built-in, the Island Enterprise Browser enables organizations to monitor and protect digital interactions without a complex security stack. Enterprises use the platform to securely access SaaS and web apps, implement zero-trust network access, support remote users, accelerate contractor onboarding, simplify M&A integration, and reduce reliance on traditional virtual desktops.

Island is a Platinum Sponsor for IGEL Now & Next 2025, Frankfurt. Join us for the ultimate endpoint security and EUC event of the year from November 4-6. Register today to secure your spot. To learn more about joining the IGEL Ready partner ecosystem and advancing secure digital transformation, visit the IGEL Ready Showcase or contact the team at ready@igel.com.

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. 
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