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Wyse Thin OS, The Thinnest, Fastest and Most Secure Firmware in Thin Computing Expands Peripheral Support for Desktop Virtualization
Wyse Thin OS 6.1 maintains its status as the smallest, fastest and most secure purpose-built operating system for thin computing. This ultra-thin operating system boots in seconds, automatically updates itself, and allows users to easily leverage their investments in Citrix Presentation Server(TM) and Citrix XenDesktop(TM), as well as VMware(R) VDI/VDM solutions.
"We have millions of users, across all industries, who rely heavily on Wyse Thin OS to deliver mission critical information everyday," said Jeff McNaught, Chief Marketing Officer for Wyse Technology, Inc. "Our latest version of Wyse Thin OS is targeted at the knowledge worker who wants the richest experience, including multimedia, multi-display, and USB peripheral capabilities on a thin client. This breakthrough broadens the appeal of thin computing, allowing users to leverage existing IT investments while extending performance and security capabilities beyond what's previously been possible."
Wyse listened to the thin computing community and added more robust desktop virtualization features to Wyse Thin OS while maintaining its rock solid security. Key new features on Wyse Thin OS include USB virtualization which eliminates the need to have device drivers installed locally on the client, making network administration a breeze. By virtualizing USB peripherals, hundreds of USB 1.1/2.0 devices are now supported and compatible with Wyse Thin OS including printers, scanners, storage devices, Palm(R), BlackBerry(TM), and Microsoft(R) Pocket PC hand helds.
"Our partnership with Wyse continues to drive key innovations that will help enable the emerging desktop virtualization market," said Mick Hollison, VP of Product Management for the Desktop Delivery Group at Citrix Systems. "This will enable our joint customers to easily adopt desktop virtualization and leverage the increasing power and manageability of desktop appliances for providing customers the best possible user experience at the lowest cost."
Other enhancements to Wyse Thin OS include tighter integration with the Citrix ICA(R) client allowing all configurations for Citrix application delivery infrastructure to be made centrally from Wyse end-point devices. Also, Wyse Thin OS includes IEEE 802.1X security protocol support which enhances network authentication. As a result, Wyse Thin OS provides thin- client users with a simple solution that delivers big on performance, management and security.
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Wyse Thin OS 6.1 is available today and requires only 32MB of RAM and has an unpublished API, making it one of the smallest, most secure operating systems on the market. It delivers twice the typical screen drawing performance per CPU cycle as other options, and utilizes a "zero-management" model that provides for self-management, reducing the need for additional management software. For more information visit www.wyse.com/products/software/os/.
About Wyse Technology
Wyse Technology is the global leader in thin computing. Wyse and its partners deliver the hardware, infrastructure software, and services that comprise thin computing, allowing people to access the information they need using the applications they want, but with better security, manageability, and at a much lower total cost of ownership than a PC. Thin computing allows CIOs and senior IT professionals to reduce costs, manage risk, and deliver access to information. Wyse partners closely with industry leaders Microsoft, Citrix, VMware, and others to achieve this objective. Wyse is headquartered in
For more information, visit the Wyse website at http://www.wyse.com or call 1-800-GET-WYSE.
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