KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., July 12, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Neoware Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:NWRE), the leading supplier of enterprise software, thin client appliances and related services, today announced the availability of Neoware Image Manager(tm), advanced software that improves manageability of thin clients and personal computers, enhances security, and significantly lowers the cost of server based computing. Neoware Image Manager streams applications and Windows(r) operating systems on-demand from a Linux or Windows server to personal computers and thin clients, allowing users to run any application locally while eliminating the need for local storage.
Neoware Image Manager solves expensive and time-consuming desktop manageability issues by enabling personal computers and thin clients to use shared, centralized storage, which eliminates the need for any local storage device such as a hard drive or flash memory. This ensures that data is centrally backed up and eliminates the need to perform on-site updates or software patches at individual desktops. With Neoware Image Manager, one single software image that contains the operating system, applications, and hardware drivers for multiple hardware platforms can be streamed on-demand to any personal computer or thin client -- regardless of the device's hardware configuration -- eliminating the need to manage dozens or hundreds of images as is required with other operating system deployment methods.
Neoware Image Manager enhances security by providing on-demand delivery of locked-down operating systems and application components from a server. Neoware Image Manager enables operating systems to be centrally managed, so that unauthorized local desktop changes can be eliminated. Personal computer and thin client users keep their personal configurations and settings, and their data remains unique and secure on the server.
Through this new technology, Neoware is introducing the ability to run Windows XP Embedded or Windows XP Professional on a thin client without any flash storage, eliminating one of the most costly hardware components of a thin client. This substantially reduces the cost of a thin client with Windows XP Embedded and eliminates future obsolescence, since the device can access unlimited storage on a server. In addition, being able to run a secured version of Windows XP on a diskless personal computer extends the life of PCs, which in turn reduces the total cost of ownership. Server-based image management virtually eliminates the ongoing administrative expenses of maintaining desktop software. As a result, Neoware Image Manager delivers substantial cost benefits, both up-front and on an ongoing basis. In addition to lowering cost, Neoware Image Manager enables thin client users to access all features of the Windows XP operating system, including the full help system, multimedia, all device drivers, and all operating system tools. This capability is available without requiring additional flash memory, enabling personal computer functionality on thin clients while at the same time lowering costs.
"By deploying operating systems and applications to a personal computer or thin client on demand, enterprises can enhance the security and ease the manageability of those desktops," said Federica Troni, Principal Analyst at Gartner.
Desktop deployment and management account for a significant portion of IT budgets. Neoware Image Manager improves manageability, enhances security, and significantly reduces desktop management costs, by leveraging the benefits of server-based computing.
Neoware Image Manager will be bundled with Neoware thin clients and a robust version of Windows XPe starting at $399, significantly below the entry price of competitive thin clients from other manufacturers. The software will also be sold stand alone to be used with currently deployed thin clients as well as personal computers, for prices ranging between $89 and $189 per device depending on usage. More information about Neoware Image Manager can be found at www.neoware.com.
About Neoware
Neoware (Nasdaq:NWRE) is the leading provider of enterprise software, thin client appliances, and related services that make computing more open, secure, reliable, affordable and manageable. By employing open technologies and eliminating the obsolescence built into standard personal computer architectures, Neoware helps enterprises leverage server-based computing architectures to increase security and reliability, enhance flexibility, as well as lower their total cost of ownership.
Neoware's software products enable enterprises to gain control of their desktops, stream software on-demand, and to integrate mainframe, midrange, UNIX and Linux applications with Windows(r) environments and the Web. Its thin client appliances and software enable enterprises to run applications on servers and display them across wired or wireless networks on secure, managed, reliable appliances that cost as little as one-fourth the price of today's typical business personal computer. The company's global development, services, and support provide customers with customized solutions that facilitate their specialized computing needs.
Neoware's products are available worldwide from IBM, as well as from select, knowledgeable resellers. More information about Neoware can be found on the Web at http://www.neoware.com or via email at info@neoware.com. Neoware's global headquarters is in King of Prussia, PA.
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