Wyse Technology Joins Open Source Development Labs

Wyse Technology Joins

Open Source Development Labs

 

Wyse to Collaborate with Other OSDL Members to Advance

 Linux Desktop Initiatives 

 

LINUXWORLD - SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (08/02/04) - Wyse Technology, the
domain experts in server-centric computing (SCC), announced today the
company is joining the Open Source Development Labs (OSDL), a global
consortium dedicated to accelerating the adoption of Linux in the
enterprise.  Wyse, with a full line of Linux devices and software and
the only OSDL member solely focused on thin client solutions, will also
participate in OSDL's Linux desktop steering committee to help establish
parameters and lead initiatives for the Linux desktop.

"We look forward to building upon our relationship with OSDL, as the
center-of-gravity for the Linux industry to support and foster the
growth of desktop Linux and server-based technologies in the open source
solutions area," said Mike DeNeffe, Senior Director of the Wyse(r)
Winterm(tm) business line. "As the fastest growing segment of the
thin-client market, Linux thin clients represent a real opportunity to
help advance the overall Linux desktop movement to the enterprise."

 

Participation in OSDL initiatives will allow Wyse to share expertise
with other members on the latest Linux technology. Wyse will join other
members in OSDL, representing many of the biggest and most prominent
technology companies in the world, in support of its mission to
accelerate the use of Linux in the enterprise, provide practical
guidance, and eliminate the inhibitors to Linux expansion to the
enterprise desktop.





 "Linux is gaining acceptance in the thin-client market and that
acceptance will only increase as companies like Wyse offer their
expertise and success in the server-centric and open source solution
arena," said Stuart Cohen, CEO of OSDL. 

Bill Weinberg, OSDL's Open Source Architecture Specialist, will present
with Wyse at the upcoming Birds of a Feather presentation series on
August 3rd at the LinuxWorld conference in San Francisco. They will
discuss the acceleration and key ingredients of Thin Linux adoption.

About Open Source Development Labs (OSDL)

OSDL - home to Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux - is dedicated to
accelerating the growth and adoption of Linux. Founded in 2000 by CA,
Hitachi, HP, IBM, Intel and NEC, OSDL is a non-profit organization at
the center of Linux supported by a global consortium of Linux customers
and IT industry leaders. OSDL sponsors industry-wide initiatives around
Linux in telecommunications, in the enterprise data center and on
corporate desktops. The Lab also provides Linux expertise and computing
and test facilities in the United States and Japan available to
developers around the world. Visit OSDL on the Web at
http://www.osdl.org/.


About Wyse Technology

Wyse Technology is the leader in server-centric solutions that make
users more productive and reduce IT cost and complexity.  As the world's
leading provider of thin-client solutions, Wyse provides end-user
systems that can be centrally managed and controlled to conserve
resources and increase performance. Wyse provides services, software and
hardware that liberate IT departments from unnecessary support and
maintenance functions, empower users to be more productive in their
jobs, and protect and improve access to critical information and
business applications. Its industry-leading software solutions improve
the ROI of existing servers and PCs and enhance management of a broad
spectrum of information access devices and improve the performance of
servers and networks. Wyse thin client systems have been proven to be
nine times more reliable than PCs and require replacement far less
often.  Headquartered in San Jose, California with offices worldwide,
Wyse has been #1 in thin-client market share for the last seven years,
and has been named Microsoft "Embedded Partner of the Year" three times.


For more information, visit the Wyse Website at www.wyse.com or call
1-800-GET-WYSE


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