Wyse, Sun Microsystems Collaborate to Deliver End-to-End, Integrated Thin Computing Solutions

Sun and Wyse to Jointly Market Thin Computing Solutions Based on Sun Secure Global Desktop Software and Wyse Thin Clients

SAN JOSE, Calif. and Santa Clara, Calif. – 2005/11/02 - Wyse Technology, the global leader in thin computing, and Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ: SUNW), today announced a strategic alliance to deliver end-to-end thin computing solutions.  Sun and Wyse will jointly market solutions based on Wyse thin clients and Sun(TM) Secure Global Desktop Software (Sun SGDS). The combination of these two market leaders offers enterprise customers broad-scale access to industry leading thin computing solutions, comprising thin clients, server and software infrastructure and services.

As part of the collaboration, Sun and Wyse plan to work cooperatively on joint engineering projects, customer engagements, channel partner programs, and co-marketing initiatives.  Wyse plans to also bundle the Sun SGDS client software  on its S- and V-Class thin clients across three operating system platforms, including Linux, WindowsCE and Windows XPe.  The unique architecture behind Sun SGDS client software provides Wyse customers with highly secure access to applications on a variety of operating systems. The end-to-end solution, including Sun Fire(TM) X2100, Sun Fire X4100 and Sun Fire X4200 servers powered with AMD Opteron(TM) processors will be available through Sun and Wyse joint channel partners.

"By combining market and engineering leadership from Wyse and Sun, customers will benefit from the seamless integration of best-of-breed technology that will ultimately deliver virtually unmatched security, performance, reliability and manageability," said John Kish, President and CEO, Wyse Technology. "Both companies are committed to driving more and more intelligence into the network and simplifying complexity at the edge.  Thin computing solutions leveraging Wyse solutions at the edge and Sun infrastructure represent a very powerful solution for the market, helping customers to purchase and easily deploy integrated, end to end solutions."

"With our Secure Global Desktop Software and Solaris 10, Sun is delivering the most advanced infrastructure on the planet for the secure delivery of applications to client devices in heterogeneous environments," said John Loiacono, Executive Vice President of Software at Sun Microsystems. “Our agreement with Wyse, the global leader in thin computing, expands the market for thin client solutions and reaffirms our assertion that 'The Network is the Computer (TM).'"

With Sun's desktop software platform users can securely access enterprise and desktop applications from a Wyse thin client.  Sun SGDS allows customers to web-enable legacy applications instantly without costly re-writes, and deliver those applications side-by-side with modern server-based applications quickly and cost-effectively to a wide variety of client devices. This approach breaks down traditional remote-access barriers by delivering applications over the intranet, extranet or even the Internet with industry-leading security and encryption, without installing any software on enterprise application servers.

"The collaboration of Sun and Wyse will expand the opportunities for thin client solutions in the enterprise market," said Kim Stevenson, Vice President of Infrastructure Portfolio, EDS. "Customers are increasingly looking to deploy thin computing solutions to simplify their operating environments. Sun and Wyse joining forces will improve the integration of thin computing solutions allowing EDS to strengthen our thin computing portfolio and provide our clients with a robust and secure desktop environment that delivers a superior end user experience."

過去のプレスリリース

Wyse Technology Inc.は、シンクライアント?コンピューティング?ソリューションのトップベンダーであり、コンピューターの利用に関わる管理やコストをネットワークへ移行するためのハードウェアであるシンクライアントと管理ソフトウェアおよびサービスを提供します。これによりIT部門は、不要となったサポート／メンテナンス業務から解放され、ユーザーは本来の職務の生産性向上に集中することができます。加えて、秘密情報やビジネス?アプリケーションに対するアクセスを保護する事によりセキュリティを強化します。米国カリフォルニア州サンノゼに本社を置き、世界中にオフィスを構えるWyse Technologyは、過去7年間にわたりシンクライアント市場シェアナンバーワンを独占してきました。また、Microsoft 社の「Embedded Partner of the Year」を3年間にわたり受賞しています。FedEx、Best Buy(カナダ)、Quaker Foods、Gold's Gymなどの企業でWyse製品をご利用いただいています。Wyseに関する詳細は http://www.wyse.co.jp へアクセスするか　もしくは、info@wyse.co.jp へお問い合わせください。

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