Perfect Marriage of Wyse's Classroom Zero Client Provisioning and NetSupport`s
Classroom Management Software to Deliver Maximum Engagement & Learning for
Students, Better Control for Teachers, Lower Cost for Schools
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Wyse Technology, the global leader in thin computing and client virtualization,
today announced an alliance with NetSupport for its NetSupport School software,
the class leading software solution that provides teachers with the ability to
instruct, monitor and interact with their students.
By integrating NetSupport School, Wyse`s desktop provisioning software and
energy efficient zero clients, educational institutions are able to deploy more
effective Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) infrastructures for
learning and teaching. Wyse and NetSupport will work together to deliver the
most optimized ICT environment for primary and secondary schools, as well as
universities and colleges.
Wyse thin computing software and devices are in use today by thousands of
schools, colleges and universities worldwide. The company`s Wyse WSM
provisioning software delivers a computer infrastructure that provides a
reliable experience to teachers, an engaging experience for students, while
still offering the same functionality as traditional PCs. From an ICT support
point of view, Wyse WSM provides classroom computers that are automatically
updated and maintained centrally and supports all of the latest curriculum
software including multimedia applications and peripherals such as whiteboards,
webcams and projectors.
When combined with Wyse desktop or mobile zero client devices, education
institutions can create a more efficient learning environment and not just in
terms of teaching, but also in regards to energy consumption and noise levels.
With no moving parts, zero clients are silent in operation and with a typical
energy consumption of 7-15 watts, they use as little as 10% of the energy
consumed by a regular PC. The lower energy use also results in lower heat
emissions keeping classrooms cooler.
NetSupport School classroom management software helps teachers keep students on
task and focused on the applications and content relevant to the area they are
studying. Teachers and Technicians have access to dedicated consoles that allows
them to monitor students` computers or terminals and both deliver classroom
instruction and control student activity. Through the software teachers can
deliver rich multimedia presentations, show their screen to all students,
control Internet, application and printer usage as well as deliver instant
surveys and full interactive testing. The latest version of NetSupport School
also provides full Audio Monitoring and Language lab functionality as well as
new electronic journals for each student, providing a full record of all
activity undertaken during the class.
"By combining Wyse WSM and NetSupport School the two companies will be able to
offer a much more robust and complete solution to education institutions," said
Chris Lovesey, Marketing Manager at NetSupport. "As the leading classroom
management solution NetSupport has over 8 million worldwide licences and has
applications in all aspects of education, from primary right through to higher
education. By working with Wyse we can run our software seamlessly on a highly
reliable, fully functional, cost and energy efficient infrastructure and deliver
an innovative solution for the education market."
David Angwin, Director of Marketing, EMEA for Wyse said, "When it comes to ICT
in education teachers and lecturers just want it to work. The use of ICT in
education can be a great asset but we must remember that it is there to support
the curriculum and help deliver better learning outcomes. It only takes one
computer to stop working to disrupt the whole lesson. Wyse WSM and zero clients
can offer the reliability needed from a hardware and infrastructure point of
view and NetSupport complements this well with their classroom management
offering. Even when everything works, you still need to make sure people are
doing what they are supposed to and this is especially true in an education
environment."
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, CSC, IBM, Lenovo, Microsoft, Novell, VMware and others deliver the most
innovative hardware, software, and services that optimize the benefits of cloud
computing, virtualization and green IT. These thin computing solutions allow
consumers, SMEs and large public and private enterprises to access high
definition voice, data and video content they need, with optimized security,
manageability, and user experience at a much lower total cost of ownership than
other traditional end user devices, including PCs. Wyse has the largest global
distribution network in the thin computing market through its partners and
offices worldwide. Wyse was founded in 1981, and it is headquartered in San
Jose, California, USA.
About NetSupport
Headquartered in the UK and USA, 2009 sees NetSupport celebrating its 20th year
as a leading supplier of Desktop Management software.
Specialising in the development and promotion of commercial software packages to
manage and support Local and Wide Area Computer Networks, its flagship products
are the highly successful NetSupport Manager Remote Control and NetSupport
School, an interactive classroom and training software solution, recently
announced as the winner of the 2009 Tech and Learning awards of Excellence, the
2009 "Best in Tech" winner by District Administrator magazine and, for a third
successive year, winner of the "Best Teacher Tools" category BESSIE from
ComputED learning.
NetSupport and its derivatives are sold worldwide and enjoy market-leading
status in many countries, with a worldwide install base exceeding 8 million
desktops. NetSupport is recognised as one of the fastest growing technology
companies in the EU, consistently included within the Deloitte & Touche Fast 50
Awards (6 years running) and was recently voted the #1 UK Technology Exporter
(European Technology Forum).
NetSupport are a member of BESA and were named ICT Exporter of the Year at the
2009 BETT (British Education and Training Technology) Awards.
Wyse Technology
Allison Darin, 408-473-1223
adarin@wyse.com
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