Island was honored with the 2025 IGEL Ready Application Excellence Partner of the Year Award at the IGEL Now & Next 2025 event in Miami, announced on August 27, 2025. This recognition, awarded by IGEL, a global leader in endpoint security, highlights Island’s role in advancing secure digital workspaces through its Enterprise Browser integrated with IGEL’s Secure Endpoint OS Platform™.
Award: 2025 IGEL Ready Application Excellence Partner of the Year.
Event: IGEL Now & Next 2025, Miami, March 24–27, 2025.
Recipient: Island, for its Enterprise Browser integration with IGEL OS.
Impact: Enhances productivity, reduces costs, and strengthens security for hybrid workforces.
Key Features: Private browsing, secure-by-design architecture, productivity tools.
Source: Business Wire, August 27, 2025.
The IGEL Ready Partner of the Year Awards, now in their fourth year, recognize partners for innovation, impactful solutions, and engagement within the IGEL Ready ecosystem. Island was selected for its contributions to secure digital transformation, delivering measurable value to customers. “Island has consistently demonstrated a strong commitment to innovation and customer outcomes,” said Jim Airdo, SVP of Strategic Alliances at IGEL.
The integration of Island’s Enterprise Browser with IGEL’s Immutable Endpoint OS enhances the IGEL Preventative Security Model™, reducing endpoint attack surfaces by up to 75% and lowering total cost of ownership. “Our partnership with IGEL delivers a modern transformation of how work gets done,” said Richard Greene, SVP of Strategic Partnerships at Island. The solution simplifies infrastructure, mitigates risks like phishing and ransomware, and elevates user experience.
Private Browsing: Enables IT to audit activity while preserving user privacy.
Secure-by-Design Architecture: Protects against advanced threats.
Productivity Enhancements: Offers familiar browser experiences with efficiency tools.
This integration supports secure access to SaaS and web apps, zero-trust network access, remote user support, contractor onboarding, M&A integration, and reduced reliance on traditional virtual desktops.
The partnership aligns with the growing need for secure, flexible digital workspaces, with 68% of enterprises prioritizing endpoint security in 2025. By combining Island’s browser-based security with IGEL’s OS, the solution serves industries like defense, finance, and healthcare, streamlining compliance and boosting productivity.
Island’s recognition at IGEL Now & Next 2025 underscores its leadership in redefining secure application delivery, empowering organizations to navigate IT complexity with confidence.
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.
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.
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