Wyse Named 2010 Citrix Ready Solution of the Year Finalist by Citrix Systems

Citrix Systems’ Top Partner Award Recognizes Wyse’s Commitment to Helping Customers Meet their Cloud Computing and Desktop Virtualization Needs

SAN JOSE, Calif. – 03/05/2010 - Wyse Technology, the global leader in thin computing and client virtualization, today announced that it has been selected as a Citrix Ready Solution of the Year award finalist.  The award recognizes those that excel in providing solutions compatible with Citrix products and confidence in joint solution compatibility.

Citrix Systems honored Wyse with this recognition in anticipation of the winner announcement at Citrix Synergy San Francisco 2010, an important industry event where virtualization, networking and cloud computing meet.

"Wyse continues to demonstrate its commitment to Citrix as Citrix Ready partner and together we have expanded to offer new and exciting solutions.   With their HDX Ready thin clients, Wyse has shown their dedication and support of the Citrix Ready Program," said John Fanelli, vice president of solutions and community marketing at Citrix Systems, Inc.  "Congratulations on your selection as a finalist."

Wyse was chosen for this award based on five selection criteria: impact on Citrix business; commitment to its relationship with Citrix; customer satisfaction, channel and field commitment; and, marketing commitment. Citrix Ready showcases select trusted solutions designed to meet various customer needs. Through the online catalog and Citrix Ready branding program, customers can easily find and build a trusted infrastructure. Citrix Ready not only demonstrates current mutual product compatibility, but through our continued industry relationships also ensures future interoperability.

"We have worked closely with Citrix Systems for over 15 years to promote and provide the benefits of desktop virtualization to our customers," said Jeff McNaught, Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer at Wyse.  "We are honored to be chosen as a Citrix Ready Solution of the Year finalist and to be showcased within the Citrix alliance and channel eco-systems."

About the Citrix Ready Program
The Citrix Ready program identifies verified solutions that are trusted to enhance virtualization, networking and cloud computing solutions  from Citrix, including Citrix® XenDesktop ™, XenApp™, XenServer™, NetScaler® and GoToMeeting ®. The Citrix Ready designation is awarded to third party products that have successfully met verification criteria set by Citrix, and gives customers an added confidence in the compatibility of the joint solution offering. The Citrix Ready program leverages industry-leading alliances across the Citrix partner eco-system to meet a wide variety customer needs, and currently incorporates over 2,800 partners who have demonstrated more than 12,000 product verifications. It also includes the Citrix Ready Community Verified  program which allows customers to see thousands of products that have been verified by other customers to work in their production environments. The Citrix Ready program received the Alliance Excellence Award from the Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals (ASAP) for creating a strong community of alliances through implementation of new, innovative best practices.  More information about the Citrix Ready program can be found at www.citrix.com/citrixready.  Reach Citrix ready using social media via the Citrix Ready blog site and Twitter.

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About Wyse Technology

Wyse Technology is the global leader in thin computing-based virtualization software and hardware solutions. Wyse and its strategic partners, including, Citrix®, IBM®, Microsoft®, Novell®, VMware®, and others deliver the innovative hardware, infrastructure software, and services that formulate the benefits of cloud computing, virtualization and Green IT. These thin computing solutions allow consumers, public and private enterprises to access the application information they need, but with better security, manageability, and at a much lower total cost of ownership than a PC. Wyse is headquartered in San Jose, California, with offices worldwide.

For more information, visit the Wyse website at http://www.wyse.co.uk or call 0845 604 0038 (UK only) or +44 (0) 118 934 2200

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For further information contact:

David Angwin
Director of Marketing - EMEA

dangwin@wyse.com

+ 44 (0)118 982 8306