Wyse Technology Chosen by Microsoft asWindows OEM Embedded Partner of the Year

Thin Appliance Pioneer Honored For Success of Company's Winterm 8000 Series Windows Terminal

San Jose, CA – 07/02/2001 - Wyse Technology, the worldwide leader in thin-appliance computing, today announced the company has been honored by Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) as the 2000 Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Embedded Partner of the Year. The growing popularity of Wyse's Winterm 8000 series Custom-Application Terminal (WinCAT) has made Wyse the largest Windows NT Embedded 4.0 OEM to date. Wyse was chosen for its proven business excellence in delivering Windows NT Embedded 4.0 solutions and the impact of the company's projects on the Windows Embedded industry. Wyse will be honored at the Microsoft Windows Embedded Partner Summit in Las Vegas on February 9, 2001.

The Wyse Winterm 8000 series is based on the Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Embedded operating system and Wyse's proven solid-state hardware. The Wyse Winterm 8000 series enables enterprises to embed 32-bit Windows applications directly into a thin appliance, providing the high levels of customization needed for mainstream use by the Fortune 1000. Windows NT 4.0 Embedded provides the flexibility, performance and power of an industry-standard operating system, and provides enterprises with a wide array of driver and peripheral support. In addition to the embedded 32-bit Windows application, the Wyse Winterm 8000 series also features Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 browser software to meet the growing demand for direct access to Web applications and corporate intranets.

"Wyse was chosen as Microsoft's OEM Partner of the Year for the company's proven technical aptitude surrounding the Windows NT Embedded 4.0 platform," said Keith White, director of marketing for the Embedded and Appliance Platforms Group at Microsoft Corp. "Wyse has demonstrated business excellence in this market, and its Winterm 8000 series WinCAT is being broadly adopted and experiencing strong sales."

Wyse Redefines the Thin Appliance Desktop

What sets the Winterm 8000 series appliance above the crowd is the ability for businesses to tailor the product to the end user's specific needs. Many enterprise customers have a desire to locally support features such as Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) or Windows Media Player, or have the need to access a special database directly from the desktop client. The Winterm 8000 series enables these organizations to embed and run these applications directly on the terminal. At the same time, the Winterm 8000 series delivers all of the cost and management benefits of a solid-state thin appliance.

"Wyse has been an integral part of the thin appliance market since its inception in 1995 and winning this award from Microsoft only confirms our commitment to the market space we created," said Jeff McNaught, vice president of customer marketing at Wyse. "Wyse and Microsoft have been working to redefine the thin appliance market by providing functional, capable and reliable Windows embedded devices."

About Wyse Technology

Wyse is the #1 vendor the world's largest businesses and institutions trust for scalable thin-client computing solutions. Wyse provides the hardware, software, and services that shift computing complexity to the network, reducing cost, liberating IT departments from unnecessary support and maintenance functions, empowering users to be more productive in their jobs, and protecting and improving access to critical information and business applications. Headquartered in San Jose, California with offices worldwide, Wyse has been #1 in thin-client market share for the last eight years, enjoys a close partnership with Citrix Systems, and has been named Microsoft "Embedded Partner of the Year" for three years. Wyse customers include FedEx, Best Buy (Canada), Quaker Foods, and Gold's Gym.

For more information, visit the Wyse website at http://www.wyse.com or call 1-800-GET-WYSE