Wyse Extends its Market Leadership in the Healthcare Industry with New Virtualization and Cloud Solutions via Ultra-Low Cost and Ultra-Low Energy Virtual and Zero Clients

Increasing Concerns about IT Security, TCO, Short Life Cycle and Reliability around Fat PCs, New Requirements for Green Computing, Electronic Medical Records Management and HIPPA Compliance Advance Strong Adoption of Wyse Solutions

SAN JOSE, Calif. – 03/01/2010 - Wyse Technology, the global leader in thin computing and client virtualization, will be demonstrating their innovative healthcare industry solutions in Atlanta, GA this week at HIMSS10, one of the world's leading healthcare IT events.  Wyse is the leading virtual and zero client provider to the healthcare industry, with more installations than any other provider at the 'Most Wired Hospitals' for 2009 according to Hospitals & Health Networks.  Wyse is exhibiting at the event and can be found at Booth 7603.

Prompted by the HITECH (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health) Act, HIPAA compliance issues, and growing adoption of Electronic Medical Records, healthcare institutions large and small are moving to replace their PC implementations with virtual clients from Wyse.  Recent statistics from research firm SK&A report that 36.1 percent of physician offices have some form of electronic medical record, which is a 3.2 percentage point increase from the prior year.  Wyse virtual clients and zero clients allow healthcare CIOs and senior IT professionals to improve security, reduce costs, and ease compliance issues.  Wyse partners closely with industry leaders such as Citrix, Microsoft, VMware, and others to make deployment and management at healthcare institutions a simple process.

"It's no surprise that healthcare is Wyse's largest market segment," according to Jeff McNaught, Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer at Wyse Technology.  "Virtual and zero clients from Wyse deliver benefits across healthcare IT's critical concerns: security, compliance, lower TCO, and energy efficiency."

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

"Between the HITECH Act and HIPAA, compliance is a critical issue in the healthcare industry and one we take very seriously here at UT.  Our virtualized infrastructure combined with Wyse devices means that our compliance is assured because it is managed at the server and not on the desktop.  Our Wyse devices have all the functionality and convenience of a PC with none of the compliance or security limitations."
            Jerry Hook, Manager
            University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN

"After working with the Wyse thin clients, I ask myself, why doesn’t everybody have these? Everything you can do with a PC, you can do with Wyse thin clients – less expensively, more quickly, and with much less trouble."
            Jose Moncada, PC Technician Supervisor
            Leon Medical Centers, Miami, FL
 
"Healthcare is all about information..... information about the patient........ and information for the entire care team collaborating together in the care of the patient. That information needs to be available anytime, anywhere, at the point of care or wherever the physician, nurse, or other provider may be. Virtual desktops from Wyse provide us with real time access, anywhere, anytime, and real fast."
            Bill Lewkowski, Executive VP and CIO
            Metro Health Village, Grand Rapids, MI

"With more than 4,600 professionals and 1,000 physicians employed by Valley Health, information sharing needs to be immediate and seamless.  Online Surgical Documentation is the most recent area that we have employed Wyse Terminals and they have shown to be the most efficient means of improving and rapidly deploying information-sharing technology to our clients."
            Daniel Heftler, Network Support Analyst
            The Valley Hospital

"We went with Wyse because their thin clients could handle the rigors and dynamic demands of working in a hospital and clinic environment.  Using Wyse thin clients, we're able to safeguard shared workstations from security risks while streamlining access to information. These thin clients not only automate key procedures but enhance collaboration between our healthcare professionals in different areas, which ultimately contributes to improving overall patient care. The fact, that we will reduce power consumption makes selecting thin clients even that more appealing."
            Bill Lazarus, AVP of IT Architecture and Security
            St. Joseph Health System, Orange County, CA

Wyse Technology and Healthcare
Wyse has been providing thin client and client virtualization solutions to the healthcare industry since 1995.  With Wyse in place, IT administrators are replacing their high-cost, high-maintenance PCs with thin clients.  The benefits to healthcare organizations include having a safer computing environment, lower TCO, greater energy efficiency, and less maintenance; all while helping organizations make the move to Electronic Health Records, maintaining HIPAA compliance, safeguarding sensitive patient and employee information, and supporting a mobile medical staff.

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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