Wyse® Technology Helps Businesses Maximize Cost Savings Through Secure, Managed Thin Clients

Wyse Bundles Management Software Suite with All Winterm Thin Clients and Continues to Drive Down Costs for Managed Thin-Client Solutions

San Jose, CA – 10/08/2001 - Wyse™ Technology, the worldwide leader in thin-client computing, today announced that all Wyse Winterm™ thin clients will be bundled with Wyse's industry-leading Rapport Workgroup edition and WyseWorks™ Remote Administrator management software. Wyse provides the industry's most comprehensive thin-client management suite, capable of delivering the absolute lowest total cost of ownership (TCO) while ensuring the longest possible desktop life and most robust functionality at all times.

Separately, Wyse will announce tomorrow that the company is extending its summer rebate program and continuing to drive down the costs of thin-client models across the entire Wyse Winterm family by as much as 30 percent. More details will be available on both the Rapport bundling and new pricing at www.wyse.com/products.

"Thin clients have been proven to deliver significant cost savings over personal computers, but without this crucial management element, businesses are only recognizing about 80 percent of the cost savings possible with thin clients," said Jeff McNaught, vice president of market strategy for Wyse Technology. "Our goal is to help our customers realize the additional 20 percent of cost savings by including the industry's strongest thin client management software with our Winterm devices."

The Benefits of Managed Thin Clients

With Wyse's Rapport and WyseWorks Remote Administrator, businesses are being armed with a comprehensive management tool capable of handling up to 200 users in an installation and with the purchase of an optional enterprise upgrade, up to tens of thousands of users across multiple branch office and management locations. Management tools are core to protecting a business' investment in desktop technologies, simplifying tasks that would otherwise place a significant strain on IT staffs while ensuring maximum benefit from thin-client installations. Wyse has identified absolute TCO, desktop life and robust functionality as the three most important benefits that comprehensive management can address for customers.

Absolute Lowest TCO - Wyse's thin-client management family enables business to automate desktop management tasks and eliminate the need to physically visit each desktop device even when changing device specific settings, like local security or support for a new peripheral, maximizing IS staff efficiency.

Enabling Longest Desktop Life - When new operating systems debut, many personal computers become obsolete, or converting desktops places significant strains on IS/IT staffs. Wyse's management technology enables businesses to completely convert desktop devices as new operating systems are delivered.

Maintaining Robust Functionality - Wyse and its thin-client industry partners are continuously making advancements and delivering new features that help businesses maximize the value of their thin-client environment. Wyse's thin-client management family ensures these new features are automatically deployed throughout the enterprise.

As part of the new bundling program, Wyse is offering "Automated Registration." When desktops are purchased, the customer receives benefits for registering the devices with the manufacturer. However registration is a time and labor-intensive process, as each device must be registered individually, and the advantages are not always instantly apparent. Through Wyse Rapport Workgroup edition, customers can register every thin client in the network automatically through a single visit to the registration website, thereby receiving a two-year extension to their warranty and enabling the longest possible support from Wyse.

Customers Gain New Benefits

"Rapport allows us to monitor all of our Winterm thin clients residing on our nationwide network, identifying problems as they occur, and proactively addressing any issues that arise in order to maximize uptime and customer satisfaction," said Chris Medders, executive vice president and CTO of StayOnline, an Atlanta, Ga.-based provider of Internet connection solutions for the hospitality industry. "In today's competitive environment, it is critical that guest-oriented systems work as advertised, and Rapport gives us that competitive advantage by helping us maximize operational uptime. This has a direct bearing on our ability to generate revenue."

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