Wyse Technology Appoints Japan Country Director to Meet Rising Regional Demand for Thin Computing

Global Leader in Thin Computing Extends Reach in Japan

San Jose, CA – 2005/09/13 - Wyse Technology, the globalleader in thin computing, today announced Hidesuke Kawata as President of WyseTechnology K.K. Mr. Kawata brings to Wyse over 24 years experience in theinformation, communications and technology industry in senior managementpositions. At Wyse, Mr. Kawata will lead the effort to meet the growingdemand among Japanese enterprises for more secure, manageable and lower costcomputing options.

"One of the key drivers of thin computing in Japan is the recentgovernment legislation making company directors responsible for the securityof personal information residing on corporate networks," said Mr. Kawata."Wyse thin clients are among the most secure desktop access devices since theyhave no hard drive on which information can be captured and removed from thenetwork."

"Wyse is the market leader in revenue and shipments both globally andregionally in Asia Pacific with nearly 35% of all thin clients shipped in2004," commented Bob O'Donnell, Research VP, Clients and Displays with IDC."We predict the thin client market will grow at a compound annual growth rateof 20.7% from 2005 to 2009, significantly outpacing the overall growth rate ofthe PC market."

Mr. Kawata's appointment further strengthens Wyse's leadership position inthe Asia Pacific region. This announcement follows the recent appointment offormer Oracle and Network Appliance senior executive Andrew Hu as President,Asia Pacific.

"We are seeing significant increases in interest in thin computing andthin clients among CIOs and IT managers around the region," said John Kish,President and CEO of Wyse Technology. "In markets such as Japan, it is ofincreasing importance to enable data and processing to be kept in the networkon secure central servers, rather than on vulnerable desktop or notebook harddrives."

Mr. Kish continued, "The enablers are now in place to make this technologya compelling option for enterprises throughout Japan. Because the necessarybandwidth is pervasive throughout the region today, companies can get all thefunctionality of the PC without the cost and security headaches associatedwith deploying large numbers of desktop and laptop PCs. Furthermore, today'sadvanced remote device management software enables IT administrators tocontrol, manage, and leverage the network very effectively and efficiently."

Industry research from Gartner suggests that using thin clients can resultin up to 41% in overall cost savings, compared with typically managed PCs(1).According to Mr. Kawata, the top IT managers, CFOs and CEOs in Japan arerealizing that this is the time to look at thin computing. "Thin clients arethe ideal solution for transaction and task workers because the data andapplications reside on a central server without the expense and security risksnormally associated with desktop PCs. Thin computing is the right solution fortoday's toughest IT issues and will easily scale to address tomorrow'schallenges too."

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。