Thin Client

Breakthrough Mobile Thin Client from Wyse Technology Combines Power, Convenience and Security

Wyse Delivers First Mobile Thin Client Powered by Intel® Atom™ Processor Bringing Virtualization and Cloud Computing Benefits to Mobile Workers

SAN JOSE, Calif. – 01/13/2010 - Wyse Technology, the global leader in thin computing and client virtualization, today announced the availability of the Wyse X90cw, a breakthrough ultra-mobile virtual client, new from the ground up, second generation device designed for "anywhere" access to cloud and client virtualization environments. With an Intel® Atom™ processor, Wyse X90cw delivers mobile workers a new level of flexibility.

"2010 will be a pivotal year in the advancement and deployment of mobile virtualization," according to Bob O'Donnell, Program VP, Clients and Displays at IDC. "In particular, more workers are mobile, and more companies are adopting a virtualized environment to enable an anywhere, anytime workforce."

The sleek Wyse X90cw features the benefits of other Wyse virtual clients, but in a form factor ideal for the mobile worker. Because the Wyse X90cw has no hard drives and no server-side data stored on the device, these devices are highly secure. That means that mobile workers no longer have to worry as much about exposure of sensitive data to insecure environments. As all data is stored and accessed remotely, the risk of data loss through stolen or mislaid laptops is eliminated.

As the first mobile virtual client powered by the Intel Atom processor, these devices provide basic performance in a slim robust design. The Wyse X90cw weighs as little as 3.2 lbs, yet the 11.6" widescreen LED backlight screen delivers the performance for thin client applications. The X90cw includes rich connectivity options such as a built-in Webcam, integrated wireless b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 and support for 3G cards. Enabling organizations to achieve a smaller carbon footprint, the devices draw as little as 18 watts of energy, yet the 6-cell Li-Ion battery provides up to 8 hours of autonomy, making it an ideal solution for road warriors.

The Wyse X90cw comes with Microsoft® Windows® Embedded Standard 2009 operating system, providing users with a high performance and highly reliable platform that seamlessly connects to existing IT infrastructures and delivers access to the most advanced Web browser and media player capabilities in a virtual client. These devices are optimized for Citrix XenApp™, Citrix XenDesktop™, Microsoft Terminal Server and Hyper-V, and VMware View environments.

"Unlike most vendor/customer relationships, we view Wyse as a partner that we work closely with to help us achieve our thin computing goals. Their clear market leadership over the past several years shows their innovation and success in providing the best thin client virtualization experiences to meet our challenging and demanding needs," according to Brad Blake, Director of IT at Boston Medical Center. "Wyse listens to our needs and by working closely with them on feature, form and functionality they continue to support and provide more value to their offerings. Specifically, the feedback of the Wyse X90cw has been extremely positive. We are very impressed with the stability of the wireless connectivity, battery life and form factor and are looking forward to rolling these throughout Boston Medical Center."

"The combination of security and convenience in the Wyse X90cw is unprecedented," said Ricardo Antuna, Vice President, Product Management, Business Development and Alliances at Wyse Technology. "The Wyse X90cw is now the new wave of compact, lightweight, high performance internet devices that assures the end user experience is as good as or better than a comparable PC, but the security of a virtual client means that it's now more dangerous to misplace a smart phone than it is a computer."

"Intel is pleased that the Intel Atom processor is providing the foundation for the Wyse X90cw," said Brian Tucker, director of Intel Business Client Marketing. "The Intel Atom processor is the perfect complement to the X90cw, providing the processing power and multimedia capabilities that its users need."

The X90cw is designed to support the key protocols driving desktop virtualization and cloud computing, including Citrix ICA/HDX, Microsoft RDP 7, and PCoIP® found in VMware View.

"The newest X class mobile thin client is perfectly suited to enable on-the-go customers to take full advantage of Citrix XenDesktop and HDX technology to deliver a complete Windows desktop experience," said Sumit Dhawan, vice president, product marketing for the XenDesktop product group at Citrix Systems. "Wyse is enabling our joint customers to make the most of our desktop virtualization solutions and enable the highest quality user experience for even their mobile users."
"Microsoft is pleased to work with Wyse to deliver its new X class mobile thin client showcasing the power of Windows through Windows Embedded Standard 2009," said Ashwin Kulkarni, senior product manager for Windows Embedded at Microsoft Corp. "By incorporating support for Windows Embedded Standard, Wyse is fostering the continued creation of connected, specialized devices that will deliver a highly reliable, customized and immersive user experience."

"Wyse has been a strong technology partner and we are excited to see its continued innovation to drive adoption of virtual desktops in mobile environments," said Raj Mallempati, director of product marketing, Desktop Business Unit, VMware. "Combining VMware View™ and the new X class mobile thin client will give our customers an optimized virtual desktop platform for mobile environments, helping them provide solutions that follow users, not devices."

Wyse X90cw is available immediately at $699 and is expected to be certified for VMware View within 30 days. More information is available at http://www.wyse.com/products/hardware/mobile/index.asp

Wyse Technology Brings Award-Winning TCX Virtualization Software to PC Market

TCX Suite 4.0 Unifies Product, Pricing and Licensing and Delivers New Functionality to Improve End User Experience on Virtual Clients and PCs

SAN JOSE, Calif. – 01/13/2010 - Wyse Technology, the global leader in thin computing and client virtualization, today announced the availability of Wyse TCX Suite 4.0. Wyse TCX Suite 4.0 unifies all existing Wyse TCX solutions in a single product suite, as well as adds new features.

Each underlying software component in the suite delivers an enhancement component designed to work seamlessly within Microsoft Terminal Services, Citrix XenApp™, Citrix XenDesktop™ and VMware View™ environments. Wyse TCX Suite 4.0 includes comprehensive platform support including Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2. Wyse TCX Suite 4.0 is compatible with XenDesktop 4 and VMware View 4.

Wyse TCX Suite 4.0 features Collaborative Processing Architecture (CPA) which intelligently divides the workload between the server and client whenever appropriate, reducing the need for larger servers, and delivering the best client virtualization computing experience available.

"Wyse TCX technologies have always been about assuring that the end user experience is as good or better than a comparable PC experience, and the new TCX Suite 4.0 continues to deliver on that promise," according to Jeff McNaught, Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer at Wyse Technology.

Wyse TCX Suite 4.0 is comprised of:
* Multimedia Acceleration - a technology that streamlines the delivery of the multimedia stream to the local client for a rich playback experience within a thin computing architecture.
* Flash Acceleration - an innovative technology which extend the capabilities of the remoting protocols for delivering Flash video content using Windows Internet Explorer 7 and Windows Internet Explorer 8, without the need for a Flash player on the local client.
* Multi-display system – makes virtual desktops and applications multi-monitor aware over RDP and ICA connections.
* Client USB Port Virtualization – makes client attached USB devices visible to virtual desktops and applications.
* Rich Sound – enables and facilitates the deployment of virtual desktops and applications that require receiving and transmitting audio without compromise.

"You can't underestimate the cultural risks in removing users' PCs as part of a virtualization implementation," according to William Lewkowski, Exec VP / Chief Information Officer at Metro Health Corporation. "Our deployment of Wyse TCX has assured that our end users are immediately satisfied with the experience, and that their virtual client functions just as well as their PC. End user experience comes off the table as an objection to virtualization and Metro Health is able to focus on the benefits of better management, higher security, lower environmental footprint and more."

"Citrix XenDesktop 4 with HDX technology ensures a high-definition user experience with virtual desktops and applications every time a user logs on to their desktop - independently of device and location," said Sumit Dhawan, vice president of product marketing for the XenDesktop product group at Citrix. "Wyse Suite TCX 4.0 leverages and extends XenDesktop and HDX to Wyse’s unique client platforms, offering customers further choice and flexibility."

"VMware understands user experience is a key factor in broad acceptance of virtual desktops, and we work closely with our partners to deliver an ecosystem of solutions," said Raj Mallempati, director of product marketing, Desktop Business Unit, VMware. "Wyse's TCX software is a powerful option to add additional endpoint functionality to virtual desktop installations based on the VMware platform."

"According to recent ESG research on the subject of 2010 IT spending intentions, 20% of organizations indicated that a large-scale desktop/laptop PC refresh was one of their most important IT priorities over the next 12-18 months," according to Mark Bowker, Analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group. "In particular, as companies continue to reduce costs by improving IT management technology and processes, solutions such as Wyse TCX should meet a ready audience."
Additional functionality also includes:
* Avaya SoftPhone and Elluminate applications support
* High fidelity audio over high latency links
* Redirect USB devices in shared mode to terminal server/XenApp based desktops
* Windows Taskbar on primary monitor
* WMV multicast support without URL or infrastructure modification
* Enhancing core media redirection with H.264/MP4 part 10 and MS MP4 part 2 v3 (DivX 3.1) support

Wyse TCX 4.0 is available immediately at $35/device seat. More information is available at http://www.wyse.com/products/software/tcx/index.asp

Wyse Technology's Newest Provisioning Software Brings Reliability to Client Virtualization

Wyse WSM 3.0 Delivers Full PC Functionality, Cost Savings, Ease of Management and Energy Benefits

SAN JOSE, Calif. – 01/13/2010 - Wyse Technology, the global leader in thin computing and client virtualization, today announced the availability of Wyse's provisioning software, WSM 3.0. WSM 3.0 delivers full PC functionality on a zero client, while creating scalable, low-cost and easy to manage architectures for all organization sizes.

Unlike other solutions that only work in a limited local area network, WSM 3.0 is purpose-built for organizations, typically in K-12 education institutions or retail and banking industries, with a large number of remote small and medium size sites, spread across multiple regions or even continents. Some of the new features that emphasize this functionality include:
* Faster application streaming and pre-fetching
* High availability for distributed sites
* Full PC functionality, including Microsoft Windows 7
* OS and application content distribution management
* User setting and data preservation

WSM 3.0 uses distributed architecture scalability combined with the flexibility of being able to run your environment on Microsoft Server 2003, 2008 or XP Professional, or Wyse WSM Appliance Device. Users are also able to create and provision their virtual clients with VMware Virtual Center Integration. Most important for public sector and financial customers, WSM centralizes security and allows no local storage in order to keep the system safe.

"Wyse WSM 3.0 is every IT managers' dream come true," said Daghan Altas, Product Manager at Wyse Technology. "By providing fewer images to manage and provisioning the complete operating system while integrating Active Directory via a Web-based administrative console,
WSM 3.0 takes away all the PC management headaches."
Russell Leitzen, CTO at KMTelecom, a Kasson, Minnesota-based technology and communication service provider, has first-hand knowledge of the positive impact WSM has had at Kasson-Mantorville Public Schools in Minnesota. "KMTelecom helped Kasson-Mantorville Schools discover that WSM and Wyse R00L zero clients could meet all of the district needs without requiring significant investment in server hardware and software virtualize the desktops. For organizations struggling with the costs associated with large-scale virtualization implementations, WSM has been a successful alternative."

Leitzen continued, "Because the Wyse zero clients run the Windows XP Professional operating system locally, the students are able to view files and streaming video without even realizing they aren't using a PC."

"The Wyse WSM provisioning software is a robust and complete solution and NetSupport continues to be very excited and supportive towards this newest version," said Chris Lovesey, Marketing Manager at NetSupport. "By working with Wyse, we can run our software seamlessly on a highly-reliable, fully-functional, cost and energy-efficient infrastructure and deliver an innovative solution for the education market."

"Enabling businesses and non-profits to get the most out of their technology investment is important to us," says Matthew McDonough, CTO of Brain Trust Technologies LLC, a Michigan based technology solutions and managed services provider. "WSM allows us to provide a managed client environment that delivers uncompromised experience and performance while simplifying the setup, maintenance and management of the IT infrastructure."

"Like practically every U.S. educational institution, we are trying to do more with less," according to Chris Samuels, Systems Engineer at Myron L. Powell Elementary School in Cedarville, New Jersey. "The combination of Wyse zero clients and WSM has been a real boon for our school. Students have access to state of the art technology while the school has reduced our technology expenditures and eliminated a costly PC replacement cycle."

"Wyse continues to deliver an innovative product line to meet the needs of diverse customers, especially those with remote workforces," said Arthur Chiang, vice president of Global End User Services at IBM. "The release of WSM 3.0 is another example of enabling enterprise clients to empower their end users with virtualized desktops for reliable access to the applications and information they need to succeed."
Wyse WSM 3.0 is available immediately at $200/device seat. More information is available at http://www.wyse.com/products/software/wsm/index.asp

School Systems Around the Globe Relying on Virtual Clients from Wyse Technology

Challenges with PC Reliability and Security Continue to Drive Educators Toward Virtualization Solutions from Wyse

SAN JOSE, Calif. and LONDON, England – 01/13/2010 - Wyse Technology, the global leader in thin computing and client virtualization, will be demonstrating their innovative education industry solutions this week at BETT 2010, one of the leading technology in education events in the world. Wyse is exhibiting at the event and can be found at Stand D160 in the Grand Hall.

Educational institutions large and small, in the United States, the United Kingdom, and around the world, are moving to replace their PC implementations with virtual clients from Wyse. Wyse virtual clients allow CIOs and senior IT professionals at schools to reduce costs, improve security, and benefit from increased reliability. Unlike PCs, virtual clients have a lifespan of up to 10 years and require little or no management yet deliver a rich student experience and support the latest popular teaching and classroom management software. In an era of tightened education budgets, more complex IT challenges, and rising energy costs, thin computing has emerged as a popular and successful solution for schools around the world. Wyse partners closely with industry leaders such as Citrix, Microsoft, VMware, and others to make deployment and management at schools and universities a simple process.

"We are seeing the move away from PCs and toward virtual clients in many industries," according to David Angwin, Director of Marketing, EMEA, at Wyse Technology. "But because of the financial pressures and shared use scenarios at schools and universities, they appear to be making the move away from PCs faster than other industries. The economic pressures on today's schools, combined with the costs associated with the vicious cycle of PC replacement, has led many schools toward virtual clients from Wyse."

Here are what some Wyse customers have had to say about their implementations:

"At Ursuline High School, we embrace IT as a tool to enhance teaching and learning. Our implementation of virtual clients from Wyse was just what we were looking for. Time spent on managing computer images, software installations, and computer configuration changes are now easily deployed and no longer a burden on technical resources. The Wyse Zero Clients use significantly less power and produce less heat than standard desktop computers which helps us to save money on electricity and the need for air conditioning units in classrooms. Therefore the introduction of Wyse's WSM and Zero Client computers not only enable us to move towards becoming a more sustainable school with a better energy efficiency and time management , but also continue to enhance the progress of our students."

Julia Waters, Head Teacher at Ursuline High School in London
"We're always competing for students and teachers. Top technology like our Wyse virtual clients helps us secure the best talent and continue our proud tradition of excellence. We can even do maintenance while the Wyse devices are running. This is becoming more and more important, as Marist School is becoming a 24/7 organization, with people accessing the systems at all hours of the day and night. Our PCs were historically problematic. The more applications we loaded on to the PCs, the worse the machines performed. We wanted to offer students and teachers working in the labs more reliable, high-performing machines that could access as many applications as they required, without slowing down or crashing under the strain. Wyse virtual clients give us that capability."

Steve Hoecker, Director of Technology at Marist School in Atlanta, GA
"It was the total cost savings of Wyse virtual clients that sealed the deal. We saved money on the initial hardware purchase and resources to implement software, we’re continuing to save money on ongoing PC support and maintenance, and we expect we'll save even more by preempting the need to refresh hardware in the next few years. We considered other virtual clients, but I had experience with Wyse, and I like the way Wyse Device Manager gave me the ability to manage every device, or even re-image an entire media center or lab, all from my desk. Wyse is the leader in this space, and we appreciated the company’s focus and depth of expertise, especially since this was a new technology for RPS."

A.J. Cook, District Technician for Rockford Public Schools, near Grand Rapids, MI
"Since equipping our new Sixth Form Centre with Wyse devices, we have had great feedback from students and teachers alike. Additionally, the IT team has found them to be reliable and ideal for the demands of a very busy environment. Due to the location of the centre, which is separate to that of the main school buildings, we have found the reliability and the ability to manage the units remotely to be very beneficial. As a result of our experiences, we are now planning to roll out additional Wyse devices during 2010."

Michael Hilton, IT Manager of Saint Benedict Catholic School, Derby
"I would highly recommend Wyse virtual clients to any organization on a tight budget, especially schools. Wyse hardware and software solutions are highly cost-effective, so budgets stretch further. We are able to run the latest educational applications with ease, so our students can get the technical skills they need to succeed in the 21st century. At the same time, our church and school administrators get reliable, rapid access to the applications and data we depend on to run our programs and foster a close sense of community. This enables us to be more effective with all our programs, from educating our students to delivering services that support our congregation and surrounding community."
Bill Bailey, Business Systems Administrator, Eastside Baptist Church and Christian School in Marietta, GA

Wyse Debuts New Thin Computing & Client Virtualization Technology at BETT 2010
New Solutions Make Educational IT Faster, More Reliable and Easier To Manage, Plus Low-Carbon

LONDON, UK and SAN JOSE, Calif. – 01/13/2010 - Wyse Technology, the global leader in thin computing and client virtualization, will be using this year’s BETT Conference as the showcase for its latest technology solutions including a new mobile thin client and the latest versions of its provisioning and virtualization software solutions.
These and other solutions from Wyse and its partners Citrix, Microsoft, VMware and NetSupport will be demonstrated in classroom settings showing high density desktop computers, workgroup mobile computers and a teacher's class front computer - all on the Wyse stand D160 in the Grand Hall.

BETT 2010 will be a first opportunity to see the new Wyse X90cw ultra-light mobile thin client in action. With all user data stored safely and securely on central servers, this new product allows teachers and students to gain secure access to their course work and software whenever and wherever they need to inside or outside of school. Like all Wyse thin clients, the Wyse X90cw contributes to meeting carbon reduction targets with lower power consumption and a smaller form factor that reduces manufacturing and end of use disposal impacts on the environment.

On the stand several Wyse X90cw units will be running in a classroom workgroup layout. Stand visitors can enter to win a Wyse X class device every day of the show.

For running IT infrastructure for all sizes of schools and colleges, the latest version of Wyse’s provisioning software, WSM 3.0, delivers full PC functionality on a virtual client, while creating scalable, low-cost and easy to manage architectures.

WSM 3.0 uses distributed architecture scalability combined with the flexibility to run the student environment on Microsoft Server 2003, 2008 or XP Professional, or a Wyse WSM Appliance device. Most important for schools and colleges, WSM centralizes security and data storage in order to keep the system safe.

For thin computing implementations with Citrix, Microsoft and VMware technologies, Wyse will be demonstrating Wyse TCX Suite 4.0, which addresses traditional 'thin client' user experience limitations in one unified software suite. Wyse TCX ensures teachers and students have an end user experience that is as good as or better than a comparable PC experience. Wyse TCX Suite 4.0 includes:
* Multimedia Acceleration - a technology that streamlines the delivery of the multimedia stream to the local client for a rich playback experience within a thin computing architecture.
* Flash Acceleration - an innovative technology which extends the capabilities of the remoting protocols for delivering Flash video content using Windows Internet Explorer 7 and Windows Internet Explorer 8, without the need for a Flash player on the local client.
* Multi-display system – makes virtual desktops and applications multi-monitor aware over RDP and ICA connections.
* Client USB Port Virtualization – makes client attached USB devices visible to virtual desktops and applications.
* Rich Sound – enables and facilitates the deployment of virtual desktops and applications that require receiving and transmitting audio without compromise.

In addition to its own technology, Wyse will be showing how a digital classroom ICT infrastructure can be combined with the latest software from Microsoft and NetSupport.

Wyse will be previewing the new Microsoft Windows MultiPoint Server 2010 solution that allows multiple users to simultaneously share one computer. This is ideal for educational institutions that want to provide more teachers and students with access to technology.
NetSupport School software provides teachers with the classroom management software tools to instruct, monitor and interact with their students. The latest version of NetSupport School also provides full audio monitoring and language lab functionality as well as new electronic journals for each student, providing a full record of all activity undertaken during the class.

In addition to its stand, Wyse will be running a seminar in the BETT 2010 TrainingZone on Friday 15th January at 2pm on the advances and new developments in virtualization technology and the subsequent benefits to the 21st century digital classroom.