JW Marriott Miami and Wyse® Technology Deliver Internet Access to Hotel Guests

Wyse Thin Appliances Meet The Computing Needs of Today's Travelers by Providing a Cost Effective and Easy to Use Desktop Device

San Jose, CA – 2001/07/23 - Wyse® Technology, the worldwide leader in thin appliance computing, announced today that JW Marriott Miami has deployed Wyse Winterm™ thin appliances to provide Internet access and popular computing applications directly to hotel guests in their rooms. Travelers can now leave laptops at home and access free high-speed Internet connectivity and Windows applications from the convenience of this in-room device in the five-star JW Marriott. All types of travelers, from businesspeople to vacationers, are able to access personal or corporate e-mail accounts, surf the Internet and write Word and Excel documents in the privacy of their hotel rooms.

The JW Marriott chose Wyse thin appliances after reviewing several options, including personal computers and interactive television. Wyse thin appliances deliver the same applications as the personal computer, but are easier to maintain, are more cost effective to deploy and manage, use less energy and have a sleek design that is compatible with the luxury hotel environment. All software and data is stored on a server that is centrally located in the hotel where a single IT professional can manage all of the thin appliances, increasing security and lowering maintenance costs. Wyse thin appliances are designed to be compact, silent and unobtrusive, adding a classy modern touch to the state of the art JW Marriott hotel.

"In order to better meet the needs of our guests, we wanted to install an in-room system which provides convenient Internet access," said Gonzalo Aguilar, general manager of JW Marriott Miami. "We chose Wyse Winterm terminals because they are Windows 2000 compatible, provide a locked-down secure system with no moving parts that users could tamper with, are managed centrally and have a sleek look which blends in with the room designs. Since installing the system, we have received positive feedback from guests who have commented that they appreciate the having access to the Internet from their hotel rooms."

JW Marriott turned to Corporate Systems Group, a Wyse Technology Authorized Winterm Reseller, to develop their in-room computing strategy while in the planning stages for the hotel. After reviewing the options, JW Marriott chose to outfit their rooms with the state of the art Wyse Winterm 3200LE models. With the assistance of Corporate Systems Group, JW Marriott succeeded in opening the hotel with the Wyse thin appliances in place.

"The Wyse Winterm 3200LE provides hotel guests with direct access to the technology they are accustomed to having at home and in the office such as Internet, personal or corporate e-mail accounts and Windows-based documents," said George Skaff, vice president of worldwide marketing for Wyse Technology. "By choosing Wyse thin appliances over PCs, the hotel industry gains the benefits of computing while avoiding costly and time-consuming IT headaches. PCs are subject to network borne viruses and need to be individually serviced by IT staff when troubleshooting or updating software. Wyse thin appliances can be maintained by a single IT manager who has the ability to monitor the system from a remote desktop, ensuring hotel guest privacy and security, saving the hotel industry valuable staffing hours, and reducing the overall total cost of ownership."

关于Wyse Technology

WYSE创建于美国硅谷，是全球最知名的智能网络计算解决方案供应商之一。连续8年蝉联全球智能网络应用终端市场占有率第一，占全球市场份额的38％。WYSE提供的硬件、软件和服务为用户提供了可中央控制的系统来协调运算资源、应用软件资源、储存资源以提高性能，在确保系统安全、可靠、灵活的同时，降低了总体拥有成本，并且将IT部门从不必要的支持和维护工作中解放出来，大大提高了生产力。多年来，WYSE深受全球众多知名商业及公共机构的信赖，主要应用智能网络应用终端的产业包括金融、电信、广播传媒、零售、运输、政府、医疗、国防、旅游、能源、教育等行业，WYSE的客户主要是行业领先的全球化公司，财富全球排名前100名中有超过四成已经成为WYSE的客户。

从2005年初起，WYSE开始大规模发展针对新一代网络计算终端的软件和系统开发。并在中国和印度大力投资技术研究与开发中心，加速新产品开发和推出结合本地客户要求的客户化解决方案。

WYSE的全球总部位于美国硅谷，分支机构遍布世界各地。亚太区总部设在中国北京海淀区融科资讯中心大厦，下辖六个分公司，分别位于中国台湾、日本东京、韩国首尔、印度班加罗尔、澳大利亚悉尼和新加坡。