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.

Wyse Technology and Education
Wyse has been providing thin client and client virtualization solutions to K-12 and higher education schools around the world since 1995.  With Wyse in place, IT administrators are replacing their high-cost, high-maintenance PCs with thin clients.  The benefits to schools include having a safer computing environment, lower TCO, greater energy efficiency, and less maintenance; all while getting more computers into the hands of more students.   At the 2009 National Educational Computing Conference (NECC), Wyse products were recognized by ChannelWeb Magazine as one of the "25 Hot Products For Education."  In addition, Wyse customer Western Wayne School District in Northeast Pennsylvania was named by the National School Boards Association’s Technology Leadership Network (TLN) annual list of "20 to Watch" emerging leaders in education technology.  For more information on Wyse Education Solutions, please visit, http://www.wyse.com/solutions/education/

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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