Steve Halland Joins Wyse Technology as Vice President and General Manager of the Americas

Seasoned Executive Will Drive Corporate Growth in U.S., Canada and Latin America

San Jose, CA – 24/05/2005 - Wyse Technology, the domain experts in network-centric computing, today announced that Steve Halland has joined its rapidly expanding management team as Vice President and General Manager of the Americas. Halland will oversee all sales and field marketing efforts in the United States, Canada and Latin America, including field and inside sales, channel and partner marketing and technical support as well as manage Wyse's relationships with distributors and Value Added Resellers (VARs).

"Steve's deep understanding of the needs of our customers and partners and his outstanding track record in sales and marketing in the Americas make him the ideal person to drive Wyse's account management efforts in this critical region," said John Kish, CEO of Wyse Technology. "With Steve's expertise, Wyse is better positioned than ever before to deliver the benefits of network-centric computing to new and prospective customers and partners."

"The rapid proliferation of stronger networks across the globe as well as increasing industry concerns regarding security and privacy have created enormous demand for Wyse solutions," said Halland. "I'm thrilled to be joining a company which provides such clear and immediate value via unmatched customer and partner experience in the industry. I look forward to driving Wyse's ongoing effort to meet and exceed its customers' and partners' high expectations."

Halland brings 20 years of sales and marketing experience to his role at Wyse Technology. During the course of his career, Halland has personally negotiated and closed numerous multi-million dollar contracts, managed and coached sales organizations of more than 300 people and held responsibility for more than $3 billion in annual sales. Prior to joining Wyse, Halland was vice president and general manager of the desktop and server business unit of Acer America, a $13 billion PC manufacturer and distributor. In his role at Acer, he oversaw more than $300 million in sales of desktop and server products sold throughout Canada, Latin America and the United States. Previously, Halland held senior sales and management positions with a number of industry-leading organizations including Ingram Micro, Inc. and Computerland Corporation, Inc. Halland has a B.S. in Business from the University of San Francisco.

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