Founded in 1981 and based in San Jose, California, Wyse Technology leads the world in thin computing technology. Wyse Thin Clients and Wyse Zero Clients offer large organizations a means of boosting their computer productivity at a much lower cost than providing and maintaining fully loaded PC’s to each of their employees. Thin Computing technology provides the hardware and software necessary for Wyse Thin Clients to operate. A Thin Client has a very basic operating system pre-installed that lets the user connect to the much larger central system that houses all of the software and databases necessary for the organization’s information technology operations. Zero Clients work much like Thin Clients, except they do not come with a pre-installed operating system. Instead, a Zero Client is custom configured with its operating system to fit the precise function of the user. Thin Computing systems save companies money in up-front hardware and software costs, as well as saving money in operating costs, since maintenance is much simpler and the system consumes much less energy than conventional PC-based networks.

Wyse Thin Clients range in price from a couple of hundred dollars up to eight hundred dollars. Since they tap into a larger network for all of their software applications, they cost less than a fully loaded PC setup, plus they are much smaller and easier to fit into a comfortable work space. By using a central system to run software, they are extremely energy efficient, earning the Energy Star Partner endorsement. Thin Clients, Zero Clients, and cloud computing will be the wave of the future in IT systems, making businesses more competitive at the same time they get more “green.”