National Semiconductor, Wyse Technology and Citrix Systems Announce Thin Client @ School Contest 2002

Contest Designed to Stimulate Innovative Use of Thin-Client Technology

SANTA CLARA, CA – 2001/12/18 - - Wyse Technology and Citrix Systems, Inc. today announced the sponsorship of the Thin Client @ School™ Contest 2002 to encourage innovative use of thin-client technology among K-12 schools nationwide. The contest will award a complete thin-client solution valued at $112,000 to the school with the most innovative plan for deployment of easy-to-use, affordable and reliable thin-client technology and curriculum integration. Electronic applications will be accepted from January 7, 2002 to March 1, 2002 at: http://www.national.com/appinfo/thinclient/contest/.

Eligibility: The Thin Client @ School Contest 2002 is open to all public, private and parochial K-12 schools in the United States.

Award Package: The winning school will receive a complete thin-client solution including 30 Wyse® Winterm™ 3730LE Windows terminals (with integrated monitors) powered by National's Geode™ technology; Citrixâ MetaFrame XP™ application server software for 70 concurrent users; National's Global Connections Internet training course for teachers; servers; operating system software; installation and technical training from sponsor-certified integrators.

Announcement of Winner: The winning school will be selected by a panel of independent judges and announced at the 23rd annual National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) in San Antonio, TX, on June 17, 2002.

About Thin Client @ School Contest

The Thin Client @ School Contest, co-sponsored by National Semiconductor, Wyse Technology and Citrix Systems, was launched in 2001, attracting more than 100 schools and school districts from all over the country. Loogootee (Indiana) Jr./Sr. High School won the contest by outlining a creative plan to use thin clients to transform its current career center into a fully accessible and highly functional Career Futures eCenter. Available to all students, educators, parents and people in the community, the new eCenter will enhance the school's ability to provide information via thin-client/server-based computing applications.

About Thin Client Technology

A thin client is a desktop appliance with no hard drive, floppy drive, CD-ROM drive, or other moving components. Computing power, storage, applications and data are centralized on the server, providing users with easy desktop access to the latest educational tools. Centralized maintenance and updates reduce support costs, provide reliable access to information, and improve control of student access. Due to its ease-of-use and -maintenance, lower cost of total ownership (TCO) and reliability, thin-client technology is ideal in meeting the computing needs of K-12 schools.

National Semiconductor is a registered trademark and Thin Client @ School and Geode are trademarks of National Semiconductor Corporation. Citrix® and MetaFrame XP™ are registered trademarks or trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

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。