KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., July 31, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Neoware Systems (Nasdaq:NWRE), the leading supplier of software, services and solutions for the Appliance Computing market, today broadened its product portfolio with the release of the new, high performance Eon Professional Series and the introduction of the first product offering within the Eon Professional Series, the Eon Professional 4300.
The Eon Professional Series is Neoware's high-performance appliance family, designed for customers who require processing power for local applications, as well as high-resolution graphics. The Eon Professional 4300 is the first model in Neoware's Eon Professional Series and is targeted primarily as a next-generation product for IBM NetVista 2200 and 2800 thin client customers.
Engineered to meet customer demands for a powerful thin client that can run local applications, the Eon Professional Series also has the flexibility to access virtually any application on a server, provides easy connectivity to a wide variety of peripherals, and offers upgrade and expansion capabilities to maximize customer investment protection. With a rugged metal case and no fan or other moving parts, Eon Professional is perfect for customer, office, or harsh environments and gives users the option of a zero footprint device by being able to support a monitor. The Eon Professional comes equipped with a full complement of ports and expansion slots, including two serial ports, a parallel port, two USB ports, audio and a PCI/ISA slot for customization and future expansion. It can access virtually any Windows, UNIX, X Window, Internet, Java and mainframe application, and is managed by Neoware's award winning ezRemote Manager software.
The Eon Professional 4300 runs NeoLinux, an appliance version of the industry standard Red Hat Linux operating system that enables customers to add Linux applications locally for a variety of vertical markets. The Eon Professional Series is targeted primarily at IBM NetVista 2200 and 2800 thin client users who are seeking next-generation products that are compatible with their installed base of IBM thin clients. Neoware's NeoLinux operating system and ezRemote Manager software are available for Neoware thin client appliances and the IBM NetVista 2200 and 2800. This common software platform protects customer investments in their installed base by enabling them to upgrade their existing thin clients and deploy new Eon Professional thin client appliances that run and are managed with exactly the same software.
The Eon Professional Series complements Neoware's software strategy of offering continuous product enhancements and updates via downloadable software upgrades -- without changing hardware -- providing investment protection to customers with the most capable and feature-rich products.
"Neoware's unique, software-powered strategy lets us offer customers products and services to meet their growing needs," stated Michael Kantrowitz, Neoware's President and CEO. "The Eon Professional 4300 is an excellent platform to complement installed IBM NetVista 2200 and 2800 thin clients, as it allows customers to deploy new devices that are fully compatible with their installed base of products. Because of our unique software-focused business model, Neoware is able to protect customers' investments in their thin client hardware, while providing the latest capabilities via ongoing software upgrades."
The Eon Professional 4300 is available immediately throughout the world from Neoware and IBM, with prices starting at $689 US.
About Neoware
Neoware provides software, services, and solutions to enable Appliance Computing, an Internet-based computing architecture targeted at business customers that is designed to be simpler and easier than traditional PC-based computing. Neoware's software and management tools power and manage a new generation of smart computing appliances that utilize the benefits of open, industry-standard technologies to create new alternatives to personal computers used in business and a wide variety of proprietary business devices. Neoware's products are designed to run local applications for specific vertical markets, plus allow access across a network to multi-user Windows servers, Linux servers, mainframes, minicomputers and the Internet. Computing appliances that run and are managed by Neoware's software offer the cost benefits of industry-standard hardware and software, easier installation, and have lower up-front and administrative costs than proprietary or PC-based alternatives. More information about Neoware can be found on the Web at www.neoware.com or via email at info@neoware.com. Neoware is based in King of Prussia, PA.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the cost benefits and other advantages of the Company's products. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those predicted in any such forward-looking statements include Neoware's timely development and delivery and customers' acceptance of Neoware's appliance computing products, pricing pressures, rapid technological changes in the industry, growth of the appliance computing market, increased competition, Neoware's ability to attract and retain qualified personnel, adverse changes in general economic conditions, risks associated with foreign operations in the U. S. and internationally and political and economic uncertainties associated with current world events. These and other risks are detailed from time to time in Neoware's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, its report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended June 30, 2001.
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