Steve Halland Joins Wyse Technology as Vice President and General Manager of the Americas

Seasoned Executive Will Drive Corporate Growth in U.S., Canada and Latin America

San Jose, CA – 2005/05/24 - Wyse Technology, the domain experts in network-centric computing, today announced that Steve Halland has joined its rapidly expanding management team as Vice President and General Manager of the Americas. Halland will oversee all sales and field marketing efforts in the United States, Canada and Latin America, including field and inside sales, channel and partner marketing and technical support as well as manage Wyse's relationships with distributors and Value Added Resellers (VARs).

"Steve's deep understanding of the needs of our customers and partners and his outstanding track record in sales and marketing in the Americas make him the ideal person to drive Wyse's account management efforts in this critical region," said John Kish, CEO of Wyse Technology. "With Steve's expertise, Wyse is better positioned than ever before to deliver the benefits of network-centric computing to new and prospective customers and partners."

"The rapid proliferation of stronger networks across the globe as well as increasing industry concerns regarding security and privacy have created enormous demand for Wyse solutions," said Halland. "I'm thrilled to be joining a company which provides such clear and immediate value via unmatched customer and partner experience in the industry. I look forward to driving Wyse's ongoing effort to meet and exceed its customers' and partners' high expectations."

Halland brings 20 years of sales and marketing experience to his role at Wyse Technology. During the course of his career, Halland has personally negotiated and closed numerous multi-million dollar contracts, managed and coached sales organizations of more than 300 people and held responsibility for more than $3 billion in annual sales. Prior to joining Wyse, Halland was vice president and general manager of the desktop and server business unit of Acer America, a $13 billion PC manufacturer and distributor. In his role at Acer, he oversaw more than $300 million in sales of desktop and server products sold throughout Canada, Latin America and the United States. Previously, Halland held senior sales and management positions with a number of industry-leading organizations including Ingram Micro, Inc. and Computerland Corporation, Inc. Halland has a B.S. in Business from the University of San Francisco.

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。