Wyse Technology Expands Government Initiative by Adding Its Secure, Managed Winterm Thin Clients to the GSA Schedule

New Program Builds On Company's Federal Market Presence To Save Government Agencies Additional Time and Money

San Jose, CA – 2002/08/12 - Wyse® Technology, the worldwide leader in secure, managed thin clients, today announced its complete line of Wyse Winterm products has been approved for inclusion on the General Services Administration (GSA) schedule. More than a dozen Federal agencies including the IRS, as well as major branches of the Armed Forces and the Department of Veteran's Affairs, use Wyse Winterm thin clients as affordable alternatives to personal computers. This new GSA schedule allows agencies to further benefit from the security, manageability and reliability offered by thin-client computing, while saving them additional time and money when purchasing important information technology.

Wyse Winterm thin clients are already available through Federal contracts, including Authorized Winterm Reseller for the government market GTSI's Department of Veterans' Affairs Procurement of Computer Hardware and Software PCHS-2 Contract. Wyse's PCHS-2 participation has allowed VA Hospitals to easily deploy thousands of Winterm thin clients at locations across the country and easily roll out additional devices as necessary. To further support the company's expansion in the Federal government market, Wyse has increased its Washington D.C.-based sales force, creating a dedicated sales and account team. This new resource will allow government agencies to reap the benefits of Wyse's complete line of Section 508 compliant thin-clients. In addition, all Wyse Winterm thin clients now comply with Trade America Act (TAA) standards, and are manufactured in U.S. sanctioned locations with U.S. material.

"Recent national events have heightened the security requirements of Federal government agencies, who are increasingly deploying Wyse thin client solutions due to the devices' overall manageability and inherent security advantages over PCs," said David Bachman, Federal manager at Wyse Technology. "Wyse's presence on the GSA schedule and PSHS-2 contract, combined with the efforts we have made in other regulatory areas, ensure that these agencies have easy access to our products while complying with acquisition requirements."

GSA is the centralized Federal procurement and property management agency created by Congress to improve government operational and logistics efficiency and help Federal agencies better serve the public. On behalf of these agencies, GSA acquires office space, equipment, telecommunications, information technology, supplies and services for more than one million Federal workers located in 8,300 government-owned and leased buildings in 1,600 U.S. communities.

Wyse's secure, managed Winterm thin clients help government agencies maximize IT budgets and minimize the risk of unauthorized access to mission-critical information. Training and operations centers at civilian and financial agencies, as well as military mobile operations and battleships, are all deploying these devices to ensure information security. Wyse Winterm thin clients support 128-bit encryption and provide multiple unique access levels and permissions. This includes support for both biometrics and smart card security peripherals. In addition, standard Wyse Winterm thin clients have no moving parts that can break down or require replacement, making them an affordable, reliable solution for budget-conscious Federal agencies. Unlike PCs, which usually store information both on a server and locally on the desktop, Wyse Winterm thin clients access server-based data and do not store information on the devices themselves. This ensures that information can be easily managed, protected and co-located for quick recovery if desktops are damaged, or if local offices are damaged or inaccessible for any reason.

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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。