Wyse Technology Combines with Citrix Solutions to Deliver Virtual Desktop Implementations

Organizations in Public and Private Sectors, Including, Education, Healthcare, State and Local Government and Manufacturing Start Strategic Client Virtualization and Cloud Computing Implementations as Tough Economic Climate Brings Lower TCO along with Higher Security and Energy Efficiency to the Forefront

SAN JOSE, Calif. – 05/05/2009 - Wyse Technology, the global leader in thin computing and client virtualization, today announced the continued momentum of the adoption of Wyse thin clients alongside software solutions from Citrix.  Wyse is currently exhibiting their line of thin clients and virtualization software at Citrix® Synergy™ in Las Vegas, Nevada, at Booth #208.

Analyst predictions of a banner year for virtualization technology are holding true as the lower TCO and reduced energy consumption benefits of virtualization combined with a greater understanding of the hidden costs of PC maintenance and support are creating a perfect storm for the adoption of desktop and data center virtualization solutions.

"As businesses look at ways to optimize the desktop with virtualization technologies, end-users want an uncompromised experience via methods that are most familiar to their existing environment including demanding applications that require graphics acceleration, high quality video display and VoIP compatibility," according to Mark Bowker, Analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group. "Wyse is filling the needs for end-users and IT organizations that require easy-to-deploy solutions and the ability to more efficiently manage, secure and maintain the desktop environment."

"We're pleased and grateful that as enterprises look to lower their TCO given the difficult economy, more and more are doing so by replacing their costly and high-maintenance PCs with Wyse thin clients," added Ricardo Antuna, Senior Vice President of Product Management, Business Development & Alliances at Wyse.  "Desktop and application virtualization technologies from Wyse and Citrix are stepping up to deliver on the promises of virtualization."

"Given the nationwide focus on doing more with less, the value of Citrix XenApp and Citrix XenDesktop when used in combination with Wyse thin desktop appliances and virtualization software has proven to deliver dramatic TCO benefits by significantly lowering IT costs," according to Sumit Dhawan, vice president of product marketing, XenDesktop product group, Citrix Systems.

In Danbury, Connecticut, the school district IT leaders see desktop virtualization as an antidote to the hidden costs of PC support.

"If I told one of our teachers that they had to teach every student separately they would look at me like I was crazy, but that's exactly the model required to support personal computers," according to Yevgeniy Sklyar, the Infrastructure Manager at Danbury Public Schools.  "They are simply too high maintenance given our resources.  Any new patch or software revision used to require our team to individually update each and every PC.  By replacing our PCs with the combination of Wyse thin clients at the desktop and XenDesktop delivering to the desktop, we’ve been able to lower the overall TCO for our computing infrastructure and provide a better technology experience for our students.”

At enterprises around the world, IT departments are realizing that the performance of virtual desktop, including sophisticated multimedia applications, meets or exceeds the levels found in PCs.

"Because of the combination of XenDesktop and Wyse thin clients, our engineering team has purchased their last PC," according to Gary Morris, Sr. Citrix Engineer at MiTek Industries, Inc.  "We've simplified the management of our applications, cut down on deployment of new clients from days to minutes, and reduced the need for costly PCs.  We've also made our mobile team significantly more productive in their use of our custom, graphics-intensive software solution.  In this economy, anytime you can improve performance and reduce expenses from your bottom line, then you're doing something right."

The healthcare industry is also benefitting from virtualization solutions from Wyse and Citrix.

"In working with one of the largest healthcare organizations in the Southeast, we needed all of the functionality of a PC but without the high levels of maintenance and overall failure rate endemic to PCs," according to Michael Thomason, Lead IT Architect at Autometrixs.  "VDI can be done right and with huge ROI, but cutting costs at the desktop through the elimination of PCs and the introduction of thin clients is critical to achieving this ROI.  Wyse thin clients have been the perfect solution for our clients with respect to higher ROI, lower TCO and overall satisfaction."

About Wyse Technology

Wyse Technology is the global leader in Cloud Client Computing. The Wyse portfolio includes industry-leading thin, zero and cloud PC client solutions with advanced management, desktop virtualization and cloud software supporting desktops, laptops and next generation mobile devices. Cloud client computing replaces the outdated computing model of the unsecure, unreliable, energy-intensive and expensive PC, all while delivering lower TCO and a superior user experience. Wyse has shipped more than 20 million units and has over 200 million people interacting with their products each day, enabling the leading private, public, hybrid and government cloud implementations worldwide. Wyse partners with industry-leading IT vendors, including Cisco®, Citrix®, IBM®, Microsoft, and VMware® as well as globally-recognized distribution and service partners. Wyse is headquartered in San Jose, California, U.S.A., with offices worldwide.

For more information, visit the Wyse website at http://www.wyse.com or call 1-800-GET-WYSE.

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