Wyse Technology
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| Subsidiary | |
| Industry | Computer Systems |
| Fate | Acquired by Dell |
| Predecessor | Wyse |
| Successor | Dell |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Founder | Garwing Wu, Bernard Tse, and Grace Tse |
| Defunct | May 30, 2012 |
| Headquarters | Santa Clara, California |
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Key people
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Steve Lalla, Curt Schwebke, Jeff McNaught, Anthony Armenta, Adiya Fotedar, Daniel Barreto |
| Products | Cloud Client Computing, device management software, virtualization software, cloud software, zero client, thin client, virtual desktop hardware |
| Owner | Dell |
| Website | dell.com/wyse |
Wyse is a manufacturer of cloud computing systems. They are best known for their video terminal line introduced in the 1980s, which competed with the market leading Digital. They also had a successful line of IBM PC compatible workstations in the mid-to-late 1980s, but were outcompeted by companies such as Dell starting late in the decade. Current products include thin client hardware and software as well as desktop virtualization solutions. Other products include cloud software-supporting desktop computers, laptops, and mobile devices. Dell Cloud Client Computing is partnered with IT vendors such as Citrix, IBM, Microsoft, and VMware.
On April 2, 2012, Dell and Wyse announced that Dell intended to take over the company. With this acquisition Dell surpassed their rival Hewlett-Packard in the market for thin clients. On May 25, 2012 Dell informed the market that it had completed the acquisition, renaming the company Dell Wyse.
Wyse Technology was founded in 1981 by Garwing Wu, Bernard Tse, and Grace Tse. The company became famous in the 1980s as a manufacturer of character terminals. Most of these terminals can emulate several other terminal types in addition to their native escape sequences. These terminals were often used with library card catalogs such as Dynix. In 1983, Wyse began shipping the WY50, a terminal that was priced some 44 percent lower than its nearest competitor. It became their first big-selling product, and had a larger screen and higher resolution than competitor products at the time. Following the WY50 was the WY60, the best-selling general purpose terminal of all time. In addition to standard character-mode operation, the WY60 supported box graphics that could be used to produce more attractive displays. The Wyse 99GT and 160 terminals added graphical capability through Tektronix 4014 emulation. The WY325 and 375 models added color support with Tektronix graphics.
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