Wyse Raises Performance Standard for Windows CE .NET Thin Clients with Feature-Rich Wintern 3455XL

New Windows Terminal Combines Unmatched Speed with New Multimedia Capabilities; Stands Apart as First Thin Client Available with Microsoft Windows CE .NET 4.1

San Jose, CA – 2003/04/21 - Wyse Technology, the domain experts in server-centric computing, introduced the Wyse® Winterm™ 3455XL, which raises the performance standard for Microsoft® Windows® CE .NET-based thin clients. The new Windows terminal demonstrates Wyse's innovation and leadership by outperforming all others in its class. It stands apart as the industry's first thin client available with the Windows CE .NET 4.1 operating system and combines new multimedia capabilities with the fastest speed available from any Windows CE .NET thin client. In the Simple-Powerful-Flexible classification of thin clients, the 3455XL is a member of the Wyse Powerful class. The Winterm 3455XL addresses a growing demand among Wyse's customers for increased speed and versatility. For environments that require high-quality graphics, like education and healthcare, the new Windows Terminal provides high-resolution multimedia features.

Along with the announcement of the Winterm 3455XL, Wyse also introduces the industry's first upgrade to Windows CE .NET 4.1 for older thin clients. This upgrade preserves terminal settings and configurations, an exciting and unprecedented advantage for IT managers that provides a fast and seamless transition to the latest version of CE .NET. For enterprises with thousands of desktops, this unique advantage spares IT managers from the nightmare of reconfiguring settings on each thin client and significantly reduces the time and cost of the upgrade. The new Windows CE .NET operating system from Microsoft increases thin client performance by about 35 percent and includes the latest Web browser technology, Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5.

"Our newest Winterm offering raises Windows CE .NET thin-client performance to new heights and demonstrates our ongoing drive to address emerging market needs quickly," said Brad Rowland, director of product marketing for Wyse. "We have taken the key benefits of our best-selling thin client, and added new performance features and a bullet-proof transition path to meet a growing demand for speed and multimedia capabilities."

The Winterm 3455XL has a hardened steel case to provide durability and mounting flexibility that is ideal for industrial applications. Educators can appreciate other new features, which include multimedia capabilities, the first PCI slot to be offered on a Wyse Windows CE .NET-based product, and legacy (parallel and serial) I/O ports for non-USB peripherals. Healthcare organizations will also greatly benefit from the higher resolution for displaying medical images. Like all members of Wyse's Powerful class of thin clients, the Winterm 3455XL is extremely reliable with no moving parts to break down.

The Windows CE .NET 4.1 operating system, which is standard on the Winterm 3455XL, offers new features that include support for XML, dynamic HTML, JavaScript, VBScript and the latest server-centric computing protocols like RDP 5.1, ICA 6.3 and MetaFrame Secure Access Manager 2.0 from Citrix. The new operating system also supports standards-based smart cards and virtual private networks (VPNs) that provide critical security and access features for remote users. For Wyse customers, the Windows CE .NET 4.1 upgrade includes industry-leading Wyse benefits like add-on modularity, extra peripheral support, and Wyse's simplified user interface.

Pricing And Availability

The Winterm 3455XL is available at a starting estimated customer price (ECP) of $479. Additional information is available online at http://www.wysetech.com.

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