Wyse Technology Sets New Standards in Multimedia Performance for Desktop Virtualization

Wyse Technology Sets New Standards in Multimedia Performance for Desktop
Virtualization
New TCX Multimedia 3.0 Capabilities Bring Green IT Benefits to the Virtualized
Desktop on Wyse Thin Clients

SAN JOSE, Calif. and HOUSTON, May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Wyse Technology, the
global leader in thin computing, today announced enhanced multimedia
capabilities designed for Wyse thin clients connected to Desktop
Virtualization environments. The announcement was made today at Citrix
Synergy(TM) and will be demonstrated at Booth #105 of the event where
virtualization, networking and application delivery meet.
Wyse TCX Multimedia 3.0 continues Wyse's pattern of innovation in bringing
rich multimedia capabilities to the thin client. The new software delivers
the multimedia support for Wyse thin clients connecting to a Windows Vista
virtual machine running on desktop virtualization technologies from Citrix and
VMware. TCX Multimedia 3.0 augments Wyse's already well-received multimedia
virtualization capabilities for rich multimedia playback acceleration on thin
devices. Wyse TCX Multimedia 3.0 offers a unified user interface and
simplified installation, making it highly appealing to IT administrators,
developers, and testers.
Wyse TCX Multimedia 3.0 is built for Virtual Server environments to
harness client processing power and maximize server performance and hosting.
By providing users with high-quality multimedia, Wyse is meeting market demand
in industries such as education, corporate training, financial services,
medical care and research industries. Wyse TCX Multimedia 3.0 builds upon
continuous innovation and continues to drive the improvements across the Wyse
TCX suite to improve the end user experience in a thin computing environment.
These enhancements deliver new levels of performance, scalability and
compatibility for running the most demanding multimedia workloads.
The features include:
-- Support for Citrix XenApp(TM), Citrix XenDesktop(TM), Microsoft
Terminal Services and VMware VDI
-- Support for Windows Vista, Microsoft Server 2008 and Windows Server
2003
-- Support for the personal firewall port configuration
-- Enhanced one-stop unified installation for Wyse TCX software
enhancements
-- Supports Windows Media Player 11 and WMV direct playback

"Wyse continues to work toward eliminating the gap between a thin client
and a PC," said Jeff McNaught, Chief Marketing Officer for Wyse Technology.
"The release of TCX Multimedia 3.0 further validates the end user benefits of
combining Wyse thin clients and Citrix XenDesktop."
Wyse TCX Multimedia 3.0 works with Citrix, Microsoft and VMware
environments and is available now priced under $25 per-client. The product is
currently in beta to be released within this quarter.
About Wyse Technology
Wyse Technology is the global leader in thin computing. Wyse and its
partners deliver the hardware, infrastructure software, and services that
comprise thin computing, allowing people to access the information they need
using the applications they want, but with better security, manageability, and
at a much lower total cost of ownership than a PC. Thin computing allows CIOs
and senior IT professionals to reduce costs, manage risk, and deliver access
to information. Wyse partners closely with industry leaders Microsoft, Citrix,
VMware, and others to achieve this objective. Wyse is headquartered in San
Jose, California, with offices worldwide.
For more information, visit the Wyse website at http://www.wyse.com or
call 1-800-GET-WYSE
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Press: Tim Smith, Element Public Relations, +1-415-350-3019,
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