Neoware Extends Linux Thin Client Leadership with Latest Release

Next-generation Open Source OS for Thin Clients Enhances Security and Provides PC-Like Experience to End Users


KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., Feb. 14, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Neoware, Inc. (Nasdaq:NWRE), which ships more Linux-based thin clients than any other vendor, announces the release of NeoLinux 4.0, the next generation of Neoware's embedded open source operating system.

Enhancing security and delivering easier, more flexible integration and management, NeoLinux 4.0 also incorporates improved support for wireless and peripherals. NeoLinux 4.0 provides IT professionals with a robust, best-in-class thin client operating system. Featuring an optional, easy-to-use PC-style user interface, NeoLinux 4.0 is at once familiar and accessible, simplifying end user training needs and encouraging the broader adoption of Linux-based thin clients within an organization.

"The NeoLinux 4.0 interface offers the best of both worlds -- the strong, reliable controls that Linux IT professionals expect, and an available PC-like experience that's familiar and friendly for new enterprise users of Linux-based thin clients," explains Matt Wrabley, Neoware's Executive Vice President, Marketing. "Beneath that interface lies a more secure, more flexible thin client operating system with better peripheral support and the most up-to-date Citrix(r) access to Microsoft(r) Windows(r) applications."

Making its debut Feb. 14-15 at the LinuxWorld Open Solutions Summit in New York City, NeoLinux 4.0 will be available for attendees to experience directly via Neoware's recently introduced Neoware m100 mobile thin client notebooks.

NeoLinux 4.0's new features and capabilities include:


  * Latest 2.6 Linux kernel: Broader, more robust support and 
    integration for USB and serial peripherals, with the ability to 
    execute scripts and update software from a USB memory stick, 
    enhanced security features, and PC smart card support
  * Greater security: A new file structure that improves security and 
    increases integration flexibility. With built-in Citrix ICA 9 and 
    support for Citrix Access Gateway, a universal VPN appliance 
    provides a secure (SSL), always-on, single point of access to all 
    applications and protocols
  * Customizable desktop: Optional PC-style interface with features 
    such as personalization of boot logos and desktop wall paper
  * Greater compatibility: A new system library, making NeoLinux 
    compatible with popular Linux development platforms such as Red 
    Hat, SUSE, Fedora, Debian, etc.
  * Cost effective protocol support via No Machine's NX Client
  * Native Firefox Web browser, as well as native Java 2, Macromedia 
    Flash Player, and Adobe Acrobat Reader

NeoLinux 4.0 will be generally available in late March 2007. More details are available at www.neoware.com.

About Neoware

Neoware, Inc. (Nasdaq:NWRE) provides enterprises throughout the world with thin client computing devices, software that turns PCs into thin clients, and services that adapt thin client technology to virtually any enterprise computing environment. Neoware's software powers, manages and secures thin client devices and traditional personal computers, enabling them to run Windows(r) and Web applications across a network, stream operating systems on demand, and connect to mainframes, mid-range, UNIX and Linux systems. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, USA, Neoware has offices in Australia, Austria, China, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Neoware's products are available worldwide from select, knowledgeable resellers, as well as via its partnerships with IBM, Lenovo, NEC, and ClearCube. Neoware can be reached by email at info@neoware.com.

Neoware is a trademark of Neoware, Inc. All other names, products and services are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.



            

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