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Healthcare Professionals Utilize Wyse Thin Clients to Improve Patient Care

(July 16, 2007)-- St. Joseph Health System (SJHS), an integrated healthcare service provider based in Orange County,California, announced that it will deploy more than 1,500 energy efficient Wyse thin clients to automate and streamline patient care procedures throughout its hospitals and clinics. The Wyse thin clients will
dramatically reduce energy costs and provide doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals with real-time access to vital patient information resulting in a quicker diagnosis and improved patient care.

This thin client solution provides access to a secure Single Sign On (SSO) environment that works in conjunction with SJHS's back-end Citrix IT architecture. The Wyse thin clients will integrate into an RFIdeas
authentication solution, a client-side sonar device that recognizes a badge swipe and seamlessly re-authenticates the user as they move to different workstations without compromising mission critical security policies.

In addition, the Wyse S10 thin clients being installed consume 95 percent less power than conventional PCs. In fact, Wyse S10 thin clients use only 4.4 watts of electricity -- the equivalent of a single light bulb on a Christmas tree. The end result is more energy efficient hospitals and clinics.

"We went with Wyse because their thin clients could handle the rigors and dynamic demands of working in a hospital and clinic environment," said Bill Lazarus, AVP of IT Architecture and Security at SJHS. "Using Wyse thin clients, we're able to safeguard shared workstations from security risks while streamlining access to information. These thin clients not only automate key procedures but enhance collaboration between our healthcare professionals in different areas, which ultimately contributes to improving overall patient care. The fact, that we will reduce power consumption makes selecting thin clients even that more appealing."

The Wyse S10 thin clients were also selected because they are suited to meet the demands of the healthcare industry while making it easier to implement the access security protocols necessary to meet HIPAA (Health
Industry Portability and Accountability Act) standards. This solution will automate patient care for thousands of healthcare professionals at SJHS, from reception desks, examination rooms, nurses' stations to doctors'
offices.

Powered by Wyse Thin OS, the world's smallest, fastest and most secure purpose-built operating system, these thin clients will be able to take advantage of leading security options including smart card integration, peripheral connectivity and sufficient processing power to run applications
locally.

SJHS will also be leveraging Wyse Device Manager (WDM), which provides IT administrators with a simple-to-use central console for asset tracking and remote diagnostic. The end result is a thin client solution that dramatically simplifies network administration and management because data back-up, security, and application version control are handled at the server level, not at each individual desktop.

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