Fashion Leader A/X Armani Exchange Trims Computing Costs with Wyse Thin Clients in Technology Makeover.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 2003

Transition from PCs to Thin Clients Reduces Total Cost of Desktop

Ownership by 60 Percent

Armani Exchange, the voice of urban youth, is enjoying a technology makeover by replacing PCs at corporate headquarters and in 46 stores throughout the United States. Wyse Technology, the domain experts in server-centric computing, is assisting Armani Exchange with the transition from PCs to thin clients, which slimmed its IT management and maintenance costs and reduced its total cost of desktop ownership by 60 percent. As a result, Armani Exchange's deployment of Wyse(R) Winterm(TM) 3000-series thin clients has streamlined its ability to maintain and manage its computing resources.

Wyse thin clients ensure critical data and software are stored and maintained on servers that are managed by highly trained IT staff. With reliable, easy-to-use thin clients, Armani Exchange employees can focus on their primary responsibility -- their customers -- not wrestling with PC-centric problems like faulty hard drives and system crashes.

The server-centric computing model spares Armani Exchange IT staff from having to visit all 46 remote stores to maintain and update desktops, and it even allows them to troubleshoot technical problems from corporate headquarters. All functions, including application updates, service pack installations and virus definition updates are managed centrally -- a key part of the management and cost savings that resulted from the Wyse thin client deployment.

"Armani Exchange's thin client deployment demonstrates the tremendous business advantages our Winterm thin clients offer retail businesses," said David Rand, director of corporate marketing for Wyse Technology. "Our products provide more than significant cost savings. They allow retail employees to focus on their job instead of worrying about calling their IT department to solve computer problems. As a result, our products help Armani Exchange's managers and employees maintain their competitive edge -- unparalleled customer service."

ABOUT WYSE TECHNOLOGY

Wyse Technology maximizes the benefits of server-centric computing. The company delivers access to Windows and web applications and has end-to-end expertise from the server, through the network, to the desktop. Wyse makes server-centric computing more manageable and cost-effective through: software that delivers better ROI from existing servers and PCs; desktop and mobile thin clients that provide easy and affordable access to information; software tools that manage a broad spectrum of information access devices, and professional services to make it all work better together. Wyse customers gain a greater return from their existing technology investments, mitigate business risks, and improve their bottom line. The company has been #1 in thin client market share for the last five years, and has been named Microsoft "Embedded Partner of the Year" for three years running. The company has headquarters 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.

Wyse, WY, and WyseWorks are registered trademarks, and Winterm is a trademark of Wyse Technology, Inc. Rapport is a trademark of Rapport Technologies Inc., a division of Wyse Technology, Inc. Other product names mentioned herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

Editor's Note: The appropriate full company name is "Wyse Technology Inc." rather than "Wyse Technologies."

In the company name A|X Armani Exchange, there is a pipe symbol between A and X. This symbol may not appear properly in some systems.