Forget the plethora of Network Computer announcements at Comdex next week, Wyse Technology Inc reckons it’s got the thing covered. Having sold 20,000 of its Winterm not-quite-so-dumb Windows terminals since their launch last Comdex (CI No 2,803), the company has launched the Winterm 4000 series of enhanced Network Computers. Fully compliant with the Network Computer Reference Profile, the 4000 series run Java applets as well as accessing Windows applications. They run Javasoft Inc’s JavaOS operating system and use Digital Equipment Corp’s StrongARM RISC chip. Wyse also has a new modular version of the Winterm 2000SE series offering enhanced video due to a flat-panel active-matrix liquid crystal display. An agreement just signed with Cruise Technologies Inc will herald a wireless, battery-powered Winterm for mobile thin clients, and the forthcoming Winterm, code-named Elite, will enable access to HyperText Mark-up Language Internet or intranet data without the need to go through a Windows NT server. Wyse has also launched the JSB ALPHAbrowser, which is designed to enable character terminals to browse the Web and retrieve text only. First ships of the Winterm 4000 and 2000SE are due early next year. US pricing will be given at Comdex.
