Wyse Technology strengthens UK distribution

Twyford, UK. – 23/10/2006 - Wyse Technology, the global leader in thin computing today announced the appointment of Getech Limited as a Wyse Authorised Distributor serving the UK market.  This appointment reflects the continuing strong growth of the thin client market with research company IDC forecasting 25% year on year growth of the UK market through to 2010. Latest IDC data also reports Wyse having over 40% UK market share.

“This appointment will drive incremental business in the fast growing UK market” said Steve Brown, Director of Operations for Northern Europe at Wyse. “Many more organisations are looking at thin computing as a way to reduce IT costs, manage risks  and make their businesses more flexible and agile. Getech’s strength in vertical markets and with resellers serving the SMB sector increases our market reach and enables us to meet the demands of more customers.”

Over the past year Wyse has enhanced its thin computing portfolio with solutions ranging from Wyse Thin OS, an ultra-thin operating system for connecting to centralised applications, through to Wyse Streaming Manager which delivers all the benefits of a full PC without the complexity.  Reseller partners combine Wyse hardware and software with their own services to deliver complete thin computing solutions to customers.

“Getech is very pleased to work with Wyse, the acknowledged thin client market leader in the UK” said Mark Jordan, Managing Director at Getech. “Getech is well recognised in the market and has an established reputation for excellent service to resellers.  We are looking forward to combining our strengths with those of Wyse to drive business in this exciting market.”

Resellers interested in working with Wyse can learn about the award-winning Wyse Partner Network programme at http://uk.wyse.com/partners/

About Wyse Technology

Wyse Technology is the global leader in thin computing. Wyse and its partners deliver the hardware, infrastructure software, and services that comprise thin computing, allowing people to access the information they need using the applications they want, but with better security, manageability, and at a much lower total cost of ownership than a PC. Thin computing allows CIOs and senior IT professionals to reduce costs, manage risk, and deliver access to information. Wyse is headquartered in San Jose, California, with offices worldwide. For more information, visit the Wyse website at http://uk.wyse.com

About the Getech Group

Since 1990 Getech has developed into one of the largest independent value added distributors and provider of desktop services in the UK. Getech success is based on unrivalled commitment to our partners and has adopted sales, support and logistics structures, which are totally focused on developing on-going value added relationships. Getech also operates in a number of vertical markets, such as Education, Telecoms and Manufacturing Services. For more information, visit the Getech website at www.getech.co.uk

Contacts:

Wyse:  David Angwin, Senior Marketing Manager, dangwin@wyse.com, 0118 934 2200

Getech:  Mark Jordan, Managing Director, mjordan@getech.co.uk , 01473 240470