Wyse Technology Spins-off Management Software Company

Rapport Technologies Inc. to Address Market Need for Embedded Device Management

San Jose, CA – 08/05/2002 - Wyse® Technology, the worldwide leader in secure, managed thin clients, today announced it is spinning off the management software portion of its business and creating an independent company, Rapport Technologies, Inc. Wyse formed Rapport Technologies to develop an industry standard for embedded device management software, and to expand beyond enterprise thin clients to manage a wide variety of devices, such as PDAs, Pocket PCs and personal computers.

Rapport Technologies will operate as an independent U.S.-based company, with Wyse Technology serving as Rapport Technologies' initial channel of distribution for Rapport Management Software to the end customer. Wyse will continue to market, sell and support the Wyse Rapport branded management software with its own VAR channel and direct customers. Max Toy, formerly vice president of business initiatives at Wyse Technology, has been appointed president of Rapport Technologies. The company will be located in North Dallas, TX, near Wyse Technology's Carrolton, TX-based development facility.

It has always been Wyse's goal to extend Rapport management software beyond the traditional enterprise thin-client market. There are millions of thin clients installed today, which represents only a small fraction of the wide variety of devices that people use to communicate, including handheld PDAs, personal computers, cell phones, etc. A major challenge to maximizing the usefulness of these devices and keeping the cost of using them to a minimum is that there is no industry standard for embedded device management. Wyse Rapport is already the industry standard in the thin-client market, with more than 400,000 devices from multiple vendors currently supported, and Rapport Technologies will build upon Wyse's previous development efforts to make Rapport the standard in other embedded device markets.

"Wyse Technology is the domain expert in the thin-client market, and to grow the space, we will cultivate the thin-client ecosystem - from the server, through the network, to the desktop," said John Stringer, president and CEO of Wyse Technology Inc. "The spin-off of Rapport Technologies is a strategic move that addresses the significant cultural differences that are inherent to application software companies. This includes the need to have a standalone identity and purpose, the ability to look at markets in a non-traditional manner, and a development environment that lets creativity flourish."

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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