KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., Jan. 7, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Neoware Systems (Nasdaq:NWRE), the leading supplier of award-winning software, services, and solutions for the emerging Appliance Computing market, today announced that it will offer new software packages for its broad family of Eon and Capio thin client appliances that include Windows CE .NET, the operating system that powers the next generation of 32-bit, small-footprint devices.
Neoware has been working closely with Microsoft Corp. to develop products based upon the Windows CE .NET operating system and to market them to customers. Windows CE .NET, a robust embedded operating system, delivers the latest wireless and multimedia functionality to enable Neoware to quickly bring to market smart, connected devices for business customers. Windows CE .NET will enable Neoware's thin client appliance customers to fully integrate Microsoft .NET web services computing technologies. Neoware intends to be among the first to deliver a Windows CE .NET-powered thin client appliance to market, building upon Neoware's thin client appliance products which currently support all available Windows Embedded operating systems, including Windows CE 3.0, Windows NT Embedded 4.0, and Windows XP Embedded.
Unique among thin client appliance vendors, Neoware allows its customers to choose from a variety of operating systems on the same hardware platform, enabling them to migrate and upgrade from one thin client operating system to another by simply changing software and adding memory if required. Neoware will offer Windows CE .NET on new Eon and Capio products and as an upgrade to its existing customers, allowing them to gain the benefits of the new operating system without requiring the purchase of new hardware.
Neoware develops its own proprietary software products, which are enhancements to embedded operating systems, making them secure and centrally manageable in network environments. Neoware's software products integrate the latest features and enhancements available from Microsoft, to help customers more quickly gain access to state-of-the-art capabilities. The new Windows CE .NET user interface will make adding Neoware enhancements even simpler, as well as provide increased built-in support for peripherals such as USB devices and smart cards.
Windows CE .NET allows Neoware's customers to connect to servers to run Windows applications using Microsoft RDP or Citrix(r) ICA(r) protocols, connect to the Internet through a built-in Internet Explorer browser, and connect to mainframes and midrange computers via terminal emulation.
All of Neoware's thin client appliances are managed using Neoware's ezRemote Manager software, which is an enterprise-class management tool designed to significantly lower the cost and time associated with administering large networks of thin client appliances. Neoware has also extended the capability of its ezRemote Manager software to manage, upgrade, and configure Windows CE .NET-based products.
"Neoware is committed to offering our customers access to the latest thin client appliance technologies," said Michael Kantrowitz, president and CEO of Neoware. "By introducing new software packages for our Eon and Capio appliances that are powered by Windows CE .NET, we enable our customers to drive down ownership costs by deploying the latest technology without replacing their hardware. With this new software, which incorporates Windows CE .NET, Neoware customers can access virtually any Windows, legacy, or Internet application from a centrally managed appliance, with dramatically lower cost and significantly simplified administration. Even better, our customers can purchase Neoware products today, confident that they can be fully integrated into future technologies like the Microsoft .NET initiative."
"Enterprise customers are looking to implement cost-effective thin client solutions with the most up-to-date technology that easily integrates with their existing network infrastructure," said Keith White, senior director of marketing for the Embedded and Appliance Platforms Group at Microsoft. "With its Eon and Capio devices, Neoware delivers a solution that meets those needs, while taking advantage of Windows CE .NET to deliver rich Internet connectivity, access to applications, and ease of management."
About Neoware
Neoware provides software, services, and solutions to enable Appliance Computing, a new 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, the Company being the among the first to deliver a Windows CE . NET Embedded appliance and Neoware's customers' ability to upgrade to Windows CE .NET Embedded. 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 and Microsoft's timely development 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 customer order patterns, adverse changes in general economic conditions in the U. S. and internationally, risks associated with foreign operations 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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