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SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Wyse Technology, the global leader in thin computing, announced today that it heads into the end of 2008 with significant customer momentum including Fortune 1000 companies across a broad range of industries.
Wyse enjoys significant customer traction in industries such as retail, banking, transportation, education, and more. What they all share in common is the desire to simplify their IT operations without sacrificing application performance.
"Everyone knows that as much as 80 percent of IT's budget is allocated to maintenance, so the concept of thin computing has always been attractive," said Jeff McNaught, Chief Marketing Officer at Wyse Technology. "What's held this industry back, frankly, is that all of an organization's applications need to work on a virtual desktop, not just the majority of apps. As our customers can attest, practice has caught up with concept at Wyse."
With the rise of multimedia-based content, and the increasing sophistication of computer users everywhere, it is critical that virtual desktops have the capability to support and deliver advanced application features such as audio and video content, USB peripheral usage, multi-display capabilities, multimedia redirection capabilities, and more.
"VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure has the potential to transform how enterprises work, collaborate and compete, enabling them to take control of data and information assets like never before," said Jeff Jennings, Vice President of Desktop Products and Solutions, VMware. "Wyse understands the importance of delivering virtual clients with an ideal combination of rich user experience, energy savings, mobility and security, making Wyse thin clients a natural choice for VMware VDI customers."
Historically, thin clients were used in task worker environments, but that's changing as enterprises demand client virtualization solutions that meet the needs of knowledge workers. Wyse's solution to the problem was not to attempt to replace the protocols that connect the server and desktop, but rather to extend them with a technology Wyse calls the TCX Suite. TCX is the cornerstone to provide customers with thin computing benefits without...