Wyse and Novell Announce First Enterprise-Class Linux Thin Client Optimized for Desktop Virtualization
September 16 2008 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
OEM Partnership Offers Industry Standard Thin Client Based on SUSE
Linux Enterprise SAN JOSE, Calif. and WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 16
/PRNewswire/ -- Wyse Technology, the global leader in thin
computing, and Novell today announced the joint delivery of Wyse
Enhanced SUSE(R) Linux Enterprise, the next-generation of Linux*
operating system designed for thin computing environments and
available only on Wyse desktop and mobile thin client devices. Wyse
Enhanced SUSE Linux Enterprise is a powerful combination of Wyse's
extensive experience in thin computing and the ease of use,
flexibility and security of SUSE Linux Enterprise. Wyse Enhanced
SUSE Linux Enterprise will be available pre-loaded on the Wyse thin
client devices in Q4 2008. According to a 2008 IDC report(1), the
Linux thin client market will grow from nearly 1 million units in
2008 to 1.8 million units in 2011. Linux will reach a 30.5 percent
share of all operating system shipments on thin client devices by
2011. The ever-increasing market penetration of Linux-based thin
clients is due to their ability to lower total cost of ownership,
while helping enterprises gain a more secure and flexible computing
environment. Additionally, in emerging areas such as desktop
virtualization, the operating system used by client devices is
becoming less relevant, as long as it is an enabler of
virtualization technologies, and not the limiting factor. With Wyse
Enhanced SUSE Linux Enterprise customers gain a host of benefits.
End-users will be able to maximize productivity and minimize
training costs due to the easy-to-use graphical user interface
combined with the rich user experience provided only by Wyse,
including cross-platform multimedia support, USB peripheral support
and flexible hardware options. IT administrators will gain the
flexibility of having their thin client devices automatically
update and configured upon boot-up, or being able to use the
enhanced scalable management capabilities of Wyse Device Manager,
the industry-leading thin computing management software solution.
"With the announcement of Wyse Enhanced SUSE Linux Enterprise
pre-loaded on our platforms, we are providing more choices and more
flexibility to users who wish to deploy Linux-based thin clients,"
said Ricardo Antuna, vice president of Product Management and
Business Development at Wyse Technology, Inc. "Since we announced
our intention to collaborate with Novell last year, we have worked
towards creating a solution that will enable our customers to
deploy Linux without the compromises on security, scalability and
performance encountered with non-standard and proprietary thin
Linux distributions. Wyse Enhanced SUSE Linux Enterprise doesn't
disappoint." "We are pleased that Wyse has selected SUSE Linux
Enterprise as the platform for their next generation Linux-based
thin clients," said Carlos Montero-Luque, vice president of product
management for Open Platform Solutions at Novell. "This is clear
indication of the readiness of desktop Linux overall to meet the
needs of enterprise customers, including lower costs, stronger
security and improved manageability. All kinds of organizations are
finding Linux thin client deployments to be a good fit for their
hardware, security needs and budgets, and we are excited to partner
with Wyse to deliver a market-leading solution." Integration with
Microsoft* Active Directory* and unparalleled driver and software
support will enable enterprises to easily deploy Wyse Enhanced SUSE
Linux Enterprise thin clients in a Windows* environment. Finally,
Wyse Enhanced SUSE Linux Enterprise includes built-in support for
Wyse's suite of virtualization software, enabling enterprises to
take advantage of third-party desktop virtualization solutions such
as Citrix* XenDesktop* and VMware* VDI. "Wyse Enhanced SUSE Linux
Enterprise further builds momentum for client virtualization by
providing customers with multiple options when deploying desktop
appliances within their organizations," said Raj Dhingra, group
vice president and general manager, Desktop Delivery Group, Citrix
Systems Inc. "The tight integration between Wyse's suite of desktop
appliances and Citrix client virtualization technologies,
XenDesktop and Citrix XenApp, provides a superior experience for
the user and a cost-effective solution for desktop and application
delivery." "The VMware-Wyse partnership has been extended with the
release of Wyse Enhanced SUSE Linux Enterprise with built-in
support for the VDM client. This release further helps lower the
overall costs of deploying a VMware VDI solution by eliminating the
need for expensive client-side hardware and operating systems,"
said Jerry Chen, VMware's senior director of Product Marketing for
Enterprise Desktop Products. Wyse Enhanced SUSE Linux Enterprise
includes the GNOME* desktop, Firefox* browser, a powerful terminal
emulator, as well as pre-built technologies for connecting to thin
computing architectures. These architectures include the VDM client
from VMware, the ICA client from Citrix, and the RDP client from
Microsoft. This flexibility and support makes Wyse Enhanced SUSE
Linux Enterprise the ideal choice for organizations whether they
wish to run server-based, Web-based, or local (including legacy)
applications. Wyse Enhanced SUSE Linux Enterprise will be available
in Q4 2008 pre-loaded on Wyse X50L mobile thin client devices. For
more information on Wyse Enhanced SUSE Linux Enterprise and the
Wyse family of thin clients visit http://www.wyse.com/products.
About Wyse Technology Wyse Technology is the global leader in thin
computing. Wyse and its partners deliver the hardware,
infrastructure software, and services that comprise thin computing,
allowing people to access the information they need using the
applications they want, but with better security, manageability,
and at a much lower total cost of ownership than a PC. Thin
computing allows CIOs and senior IT professionals to reduce costs,
manage risk, and deliver access to information. Wyse partners
closely with industry leaders Microsoft, Citrix, VMware, and others
to achieve this objective. 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. About
Novell Novell, Inc. (NASDAQ:NOVL) delivers the best engineered,
most interoperable Linux platform and a portfolio of integrated IT
management software that helps customers around the world reduce
cost, complexity and risk. With its infrastructure software and
ecosystem of partnerships, Novell harmoniously integrates mixed IT
environments, allowing people and technology to work as one. For
more information, visit http://www.novell.com/. (1) IDC, Worldwide
Enterprise Thin Client 2008-2012 Forecast and Analysis: QView, Doc
# 212588, June 2008 SUSE is a registered trademark of Novell, Inc.
in the United States and other countries. *All brands and names
mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective holders.
DATASOURCE: Wyse Technology CONTACT: Cara Cassidy of Big Sky
Communications, Inc., +1-408-460-0241, for Wyse Technology; or
Charlotte Betterley of Novell, Inc., +1-781-464-8253, Web site:
http://www.wyse.com/ http://www.novell.com/
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