New Client Virtualization Software From Wyse Technology Extends Life of Existing...

New Client Virtualization Software From Wyse Technology Extends Life of
Existing PCs
Solution Not Only Extends PC Life, Adds Functionality for Use with Virtual
Environments

SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Wyse Technology, the global leader
in thin computing and client virtualization, today announced Project "Borg",
the codename for its new client virtualization software to extend the lifespan
of a personal computer, optimizing and configuring it to deliver a superior
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) experience.

With the ongoing economic downturn, companies are looking to stretch their
dollars and extend the life of existing capitol assets. Increasingly, the
hidden costs of PCs are emerging as a problem within the enterprise. While
the economy has generally hampered buying of new technology, it has helped
companies realize that the best control over their environment and long term
strategy is to move to virtualized environment. Wyse has responded to this
challenge with a new solution enabling companies to leverage their existing
PCs for 4-6 years, instead of the need to replace them at the typical 3-4 year
mark.

Not only does Borg help break the vicious cycle of PC replacement, it does so
simply and efficiently. IT departments will see that Borg not only helps
solve the problem, but is also easy to install and manage. Borg includes
automatic management and Wyse's award-winning TCX virtualization software,
providing the best end user experience connecting to virtualization solutions
from Citrix, VMware, and Microsoft. The protocol agnostic technology adds
functionality and improves user experience in four key areas: Multi-display
support, multimedia, richer sound, and support for USB peripherals, as well as
adding Wyse's award winning Collaborative Processing Architecture (CPA). CPA
intelligently divides rich media application workloads between the server and
client, reducing the need for larger servers and networks, while delivering
the best virtual client experience yet.

"When Borg becomes commercially available in late 2009, enterprises will be
able to immediately gain the benefits of VMware View(TM) for desktop
virtualization and contain costs by leveraging the investment in existing PCs.
Down the road, when the PC must be replaced, it can seamlessly be replaced
with a Wyse thin client," said Patrick Harr, vice president of enterprise
desktop marketing, Desktop Business Unit, VMware. "No configuration changes
are required and organizations will be up and running with a virtualized
desktop environment."

"In today's economic environment, IT organizations cannot afford to 'rip and
replace' existing PC hardware, but still need to deliver new applications to
meet business needs. Wyse's Project Borg rejuvenates and simplifies older
PCs, enabling customers to adopt desktop virtualization at a lower up-front
cost," said Raj Dhingra, group vice president and general manager, XenDesktop
product group at Citrix. "With the built-in Citrix Receiver for Project
'Borg,' IT can deliver new applications or desktops as a service using Citrix
XenApp and Citrix XenDesktop, and enhance data security while extending the
life of their existing PCs by two to four years."

"IBM is pleased to see that Wyse Technology is extending its expertise in thin
computing software to the PCs," said Arthur Chiang, VP of End User Services
Portfolio Management at IBM Global Technology Services. "Project Borg builds
upon existing Wyse virtualization software products, which further eases the
transition from PC architecture to VDI infrastructures."

"We've seen a great deal of interest from companies looking to lower the
overall TCO of their computing infrastructures, but without making sacrifices
to quality or end user experience," said Guy Lunardi, director of Client
Preloads at Novell. "By repurposing PCs into thin clients, Project Borg
leverages Linux to help to reduce costs while simplifying the move to VDI."

"Borg is a relatively simple decision today with enormous implications for
tomorrow," according to Jeff McNaught, Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer at
Wyse Technology. "Borg continues Wyse's progressive vision and strategy to
help companies do more with less by leveraging their existing technology."

Project Borg is being demonstrated at the VMworld show in San Francisco, CA,
August 31st - September 3, and will become commercially available from Wyse
and its resellers worldwide later in 2009.

About Wyse Technology
Wyse Technology is the global leader in thin computing-based virtualization
software and hardware solutions. Wyse and its strategic partners, including,
Citrix(R), IBM(R), Microsoft(R), Novell(R), VMware(R), and others deliver the
innovative hardware, infrastructure software, and services that formulate the
benefits of cloud computing, virtualization and Green IT. These thin computing
solutions allow consumers, public and private enterprises to access the
application information they need, but with better security, manageability,
and at a much lower total cost of ownership than a PC. 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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SOURCE Wyse Technology

Tim Smith of Element PR, +1-415-350-3019, tsmith@elementpr.com, for Wyse
Technology