Wyse Extends Leadership in Mobile Cloud Computing with Breakthrough PocketCloud Client Virtualization App for iPad

SYDNEY, Australia. – 06/04/2010 - Wyse Extends Leadership in Mobile Cloud Computing with Breakthrough PocketCloud Client Virtualization App for iPad


Wyse PocketCloud App Delivers Unprecedented User Interface, Optimizes Enterprise-wide Secure Mobile User Access to Windows-based Virtual PCs, Supports Multiple Virtualization Infrastructures and Standards

Wyse Technology, a global leader in thin computing and client virtualization, today announced its Wyse PocketCloud™ App for iPad is available on the App Store. In addition, Wyse PocketCloud has also been enhanced with more than 20 new features and improvements for existing iPhone users, including VMware View™ 4 support, enhanced user experience via the new Wyse Touch Pointer™ and additional audio features. 

"The goal at Wyse is to allow our customers to access any document or file from any device. The PocketCloud App has been a great addition to our offerings and we're delighted to be supporting iPad at launch," said Daniel Barreto, chief software architect for Wyse. "The fact iPad will provide PocketCloud users with a beautiful, large screen makes the combination of iPad and PocketCloud a natural fit.  We expect the adoption of iPad to be yet another reason for businesses and consumers to abandon their PCs."

PocketCloud has been completely re-written to run natively on iPad taking full advantage of the high resolution screen. PocketCloud's user interface has also been updated to make it easier for iPad users to edit and modify their RDP and VMware View connections. Additionally, PocketCloud's core engine takes full advantage of iPad's fast 1GHz processor.

PocketCloud features include:

• iPad native full-resolution support.

• Enhanced Multi-Touch interface for iPad.

• Up to 50% faster on iPad.

• Custom keyboard with function and short-cut keys.

• International Keyboard support: e.g. Japanese keyboard support.

• Multi-line text entry with iPhone's copy/paste capability.

• Sound Support.

• Newly-designed mouse touch pointer.

• Redesigned look and feel of the computer's list.

• Remote app scrolling (scroll within MS Word or PowerPoint).

• Switches to turn on/off wallpapers, themes, Window dragging.

• QuickZoom feature: one button to zoom in/out quickly to your remote desktop.

• Console login support.

• PocketCloud Windows Companion™ now supports 64-bit operating systems on the host.


The PocketCloud App for iPad is available at the App Store on iPad or at www.itunes.com/appstore/


Existing Wyse PocketCloud users that also purchase the iPad will have universal access across iPod touch and iPhone at no additional cost.

 

Wyse PocketCloud is compatible with iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPod touch and iPad. It connects to Microsoft Windows 7 Pro & Ultimate, Windows XP Pro, Windows Vista Business and Remote Desktop Services and Terminal Services features in Windows Server products. PocketCloud also includes a Windows client side companion application that enables more advanced capabilities such as Thin-Browser™: an enhanced, server-side browser capability, enabling full access to Websites with Flash content. PocketCloud Windows companion can be downloaded at no cost from www.wyse.com.au/iphone.

 

 

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