Wyse Technology Names Marketing Expert Tarkan Maner as Senior Vice President of Global Marketing and Business Development

Accomplished Veteran of Computer Associates, IBM and Sterling Commerce Joins Executive Team

San Jose, CA – 16/05/2005 - Wyse Technology, the domain experts in network-centric computing, today announced that Tarkan Maner has joined Wyse as Senior Vice President of Global Marketing and Business Development. In this role, Maner will oversee and direct all strategic marketing and business development activities for Wyse worldwide, including product management, brand development and management, direct marketing, partner and channel marketing, advertising and public relations. In addition, Maner will be responsible for creating new business opportunities and growth for Wyse through strategic business alliances and OEM initiatives.

"The enormous growth potential of network-centric computing excites me immensely," said Maner. "I've been fortunate enough to work with the best companies in our industry, but I can say that the opportunity for growth at Wyse is absolutely second to none. I'm extremely pleased to be part of the team that is taking thin-client technology and its addressable market to the next level and is providing its customers and partners with unparalleled experiences."

Prior to joining Wyse, Maner led marketing, product management, business development and strategic business alliance initiatives at Computer Associates, where he was instrumental in developing the company's corporate vision, strategy and brand. Earlier, at IBM, Maner led global product marketing for the company's Internet Security, Network Computing and eCommerce divisions. While with IBM, Maner played a central role in delivering these fledgling organizations from incubation to multi-billion dollar global operation status with solid brand equity and market share for IBM. Before this, Maner held senior product marketing roles in the eCommerce Software Group at Sterling Software and later, Sterling Commerce.

"Tarkan's solid global business network and outstanding achievements and experience at Computer Associates and IBM make him an excellent addition to our powerful executive team," said John Kish, CEO of Wyse Technology. "By leveraging Tarkan's technology marketing and business development expertise, Wyse will be better positioned to respond to the needs of its growing global customer and partner base, and to solidify its leadership position in the thin-client market worldwide."

Maner graduated from Istanbul Technical University with a B.S. degree in Engineering Management, received his MBA degree from Midwestern State University, and the invitation-only Executive Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. Maner is a sought-after speaker and commentator on current IT and business issues worldwide.

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