Wyse Adds New Features to Latest Release of Windows CE 5.0 for Thin Computing

New version of industry's most popular thin client OS adds key security, wireless and performance features for the enterprise

SAN JOSE, Calif. – 2006/06/13 - Wyse Technology, the global leader in thin computing, today announced its second wave of exclusive enhancements to Microsoft(R) Windows(R) CE 5.0 for its thin client customers. Wyse Feature Release 2 (WFR2) is the latest release of the Wyse-enhanced Windows CE and will be offered in new devices and as an upgrade for current Wyse customers.

"Driving forward on Wyse's promise of providing the latest thin client functionality, including support for performance-enhanced Citrix ICA 9, this new release brings an unprecedented level of functionality and flexibility to Wyse's Windows CE 5.0 based thin clients," said Ricardo Antuna Vice President of Business Line Management at Wyse.

As part of Wyse's ongoing efforts to enhance Microsoft Windows CE 5.0 for thin computing environments, Wyse developed the Windows CE 5.0 WFR2 with a focus in the following areas:

• Delivering the first industry-standard Atheros-based wireless 802.11a/b/g solution for the Windows CE platform, compatible with leading Wi-Fi solutions from Cisco, Dlink, Linksys, TRENDnet, and others.
• Industry first USB Wi-Fi LAN adapter support for thin computing environments, part of Wyse's broad strategy to enable Wyse customers to securely connect to the enterprises existing wireless infrastructure.
• Support for WPA-2 and PEAP-GTC authentication protocols for strong 802.11x wireless authentication.
• Performance-enhanced Citrix ICA 9.0 client for application virtualization and access infrastructure applications.
• Integrated Ericom PowerTerm(R) terminal emulators for broad legacy systems connectivity.
• New Terminal Services Advanced Client (TSAC) functionality that connects and launches RDP sessions from within Internet Explorer as ActiveX(R) components.
• Improved RDP performance under low bandwidth conditions.

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。