Wyse Technology Announces Availability of Winterm 3630LE Next-Generation Integrated LCD Thin Appliance

Latest Thin Appliance Offers Industry's First Digital LCD Monitor and Reduces Use Of Premium Counter Space Via Integrated 15-Inch Digital Flat Panel Display

San Jose, CA – 04/16/2001 - - Wyse® Technology, the worldwide leader in thin-appliance computing, today announced the availability of the Wyse Winterm™ 3630LE ultra-thin appliance, the first Windows terminal built inside a 15-inch digital flat panel multimedia display. The integrated all-in-one device is ideal for businesses in a local area network (LAN) environment that use a standard suite of office productivity applications accessed from the server or the Web. The ultra-slim design of the thin client is ideal for environments where space is at a premium.

The Winterm 3630LE represents the first time a desktop manufacturer has married the digital functionality of a LCD panel with thin-client technology. Unlike analog LCD displays that can cause eye strain due to the poor display of text and/or graphics, the Winterm 3630LE digital LCD panel projects images that are clearer and cause significantly less eye strain on the end user. In addition, the Winterm 3630LE thin appliance comes with the option of an industry standard wall-mounting unit, making it that much easier to install, connect and use. The Winterm 3630LE's ultra-slim design occupies 75 percent less counter space than conventional personal computers with a CRT monitor. Depending on the customer's needs, the Winterm 3630LE can be removed from the countertop completely by mounting it on the wall.

"The availability of the Winterm 3630LE thin appliance demonstrates Wyse's efforts to provide CIOs in charge of retail and healthcare environments with a space saving, health friendly, thin appliance," said John Truitt, director of product management at Wyse Technology. "Unlike other server-based desktop appliances and personal computers that come equipped with analog LCD displays, Wyse's Winterm 3630LE's 15-inch flat panel displays crystal clear digital imagery."

Tailoring Thin Appliances for the Healthcare and Retail Industry

The Winterm 3630LE is the latest thin appliance in Wyse's arsenal to be tailored to meet the specific needs of the healthcare and retail industry. Wyse thin appliances are simple to deploy and manage, deliver low total-cost ownership and provide a high return-on-investment. CIOs have exponentially reduced their enterprise IT costs and saved hundreds of thousands of dollars for their company with the installation of Wyse thin appliances. As a result, Wyse thin appliances significantly improved the in-store operations within retail businesses such as ShopKo Stores and Gottschalks and healthcare organizations including Palo Alto Medical Foundation and Saint Elizabeth Medical Center.

Winterm 3630LE Performance Dynamics

The Wyse Winterm 3630LE comes equipped with the Windows CE operating system, an Internet Explorer 4.0 Browser and a National® Geode™ processor (GX1 300Mhz) from National Semiconductor (NYSE:NSM). The thin appliance features 10/100 BaseT Fast Ethernet, two USB ports multiple terminal emulations and integrated multimedia stereo speakers. The Winterm 3630LE is used with popular thin-client solutions such as Windows 2000 Server and Advanced Server, Windows NT 4.0, Terminal Server Edition, Citrix MetaFrame and Citrix NFuse.

Combining Thin Clients with Unmatched Enterprise Management

CIOs deploying Wyse thin appliances, including the Winterm 3630LE, now have the option of leveraging Wyse Technology's Rapport device management software. Wyse's Rapport 3.0 is designed to help alleviate the burden CIOs face when they have to conduct software distribution, device diagnostics, device configuration and asset management. By combining Wyse's Winterm 3630LE thin appliance and the Rapport management software within the enterprise, CIOs can further drive down total cost of ownership, while enabling greater scalability and all-around performance of their IT infrastructure.

Pricing and Availability

The Wyse Winterm 3630LE is available through all Wyse Authorized Winterm Partners worldwide. The suggested retail price of this solution is $1499 for single unit purchases, with volume discounts available. This product is also available for lease through the WyseCapital™ program. Additional information is available at www.wyse.com/products/winterm.

About Wyse Technology

Wyse is the #1 vendor the world's largest businesses and institutions trust for scalable thin-client computing solutions. Wyse provides the hardware, software, and services that shift computing complexity to the network, reducing cost, liberating IT departments from unnecessary support and maintenance functions, empowering users to be more productive in their jobs, and protecting and improving access to critical information and business applications. Headquartered in San Jose, California with offices worldwide, Wyse has been #1 in thin-client market share for the last eight years, enjoys a close partnership with Citrix Systems, and has been named Microsoft "Embedded Partner of the Year" for three years. Wyse customers include FedEx, Best Buy (Canada), Quaker Foods, and Gold's Gym.

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