Wyse Technology Distinguished as Microsoft Windows Embedded OEM Partner of the Year for Third Year in a Row.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2002 Wyse and Microsoft Make Windows Embedded Operating Systems an Industry Standard for Thin Clients; Companies Continue Collaboration on Next Generation Windows XP Embedded An enhanced version of Windows XP for compact applications such as PDAs, handhelds and other appliances that use the x86 CPU. It supports such features as CompactPCI and the ability to boot from flash memory or CD-ROM. Devices Wyse(R) Technology, the industry's number one supplier of Windows Powered thin clients, today announced the company has been honored by Microsoft Corp. as 2002 Windows Embedded Partner of the Year in the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and ) category. Wyse was chosen for its ongoing efforts to maintain Windows Powered devices as the industry standard in the thin-client market. Microsoft recognized Wyse for business excellence in delivering new, innovative Windows XP Embedded thin-client solutions and collaborating on the ongoing development of the Windows XP Embedded platform. Wyse was honored at the Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. Embedded Partner Summit in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. on October 21, 2002. "Microsoft is pleased to recognize Wyse's ongoing commitment to thin-client innovation and the Windows Embedded family of operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. ," said Scott Horn, director of the Embedded and Appliance Platforms Group at Microsoft. "Wyse is a leader in thin-client development and has been instrumental in proving that the combination of Windows Powered devices and Microsoft Terminal Services The Windows 2000 counterpart of Windows Terminal Server in Windows NT. See Windows Terminal Server. is ideal for server-centric enterprise computing Refers to information technology in the larger company. See enterprise data and enterprise networking. ." Embedded Partner of the Year - Three Years Running Wyse has a long history of working with Microsoft towards the advancement and market adoption of Windows Powered thin clients. Most recently, Wyse's participation in the Microsoft Windows XP Embedded Joint Development Program (JDP JDP Joint Development Program JDP J D Power & Associates JDP Paris, France - Issy Les Moulineaux (Airport Code) JDP Joint Defensive Planner JDP Junior Development Programme JDP Joint Development Plan JDP Jump-Diffusion Process ) helped shape and influence the design of Windows XP Embedded, and ensured that the security and manageability needs of thin-client customers were addressed. The company's ongoing support of this operating system allows Wyse to be first to market with its Windows XP Embedded-based thin-client devices, introducing these latest additions to the Wyse Winterm 9000 series in August 2002. "Industry leadership can only be obtained through solid relationships, and our relationship with Microsoft over the past three years has evolved to the point that we work together to drive Windows Powered thin clients to new levels," said Brad Rowland, director of product management at Wyse. "Microsoft's Embedded OEM Partner of the Year award demonstrates both our technological leadership and ability to rapidly meet customer demand by bringing new Microsoft Windows Powered solutions to market." Windows XP Embedded is the most powerful Windows Embedded platform for the enterprise. It delivers binary compatibility with Windows XP and provides customers access to more than 10,000 drivers and services designed for Windows XP, advanced Web browsing capabilities and integrated support for the Microsoft .NET Framework. Microsoft .NET delivers the ability to quickly build and deploy connected, secure solutions with XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. Web services. Wyse's Windows XP Embedded-based Winterm thin clients can be instantly and securely deployed to tap into the utility of these Web services. About Wyse Technology Wyse Technology is the worldwide leader in thin clients. The Wyse Winterm line of business desktops provides a secure, manageable, affordable, and reliable alternative to personal computers, maximizing IT budgets and minimizing the risk of unauthorized access to critical information. Through its channel of Authorized Winterm Partners and well-known original equipment manufacturers' (OEM) labels worldwide, Wyse has helped CIOs worldwide reduce the costs and complexity of modern IT infrastructures by eliminating the reliance on personal computers as the only desktop device for business. The company maintains headquarters in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. and Hsin-Chu, Taiwan, with offices worldwide. For more information, visit the Wyse Website at http://www.wyse.com or call 1-800-GET-WYSE. Note to Editors: Wyse(R) and WY-(R) are registered trademarks, and Winterm(TM) is a trademark 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. The appropriate full company name is "Wyse Technology Inc." rather than "Wyse Technologies." |
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