Dell Wyse today announced the release of its new Dell Wyse D
class mid-range cloud client family, comprised of thin clients and
cloud PCs, which blends superb system performance, excellent multimedia
capabilities and energy efficiency in a compact desktop device. The new
offerings provide a comprehensive solution that suits the needs of
demanding users, while providing systems administrators with ultimate
control over their application environments. The Dell Wyse D class
reflects the needs of changing virtual desktop environments and delivers
efficient high performance and versatility. It also serves as an ideal
mid-range desktop client within Dell’s wide-ranging end-to-end Desktop
Virtualization Solutions (DVS) lineup consisting of servers, storage,
networking, and services that extend from the datacenter to the end user.
Compact and efficient yet very powerful, the new D class is especially
proficient in delivering high-quality graphics, as evidenced by the
standard Passmark Performance Test 7.0 benchmark suite (http://www.passmark.com/products/pt.htm).
These standard desktop performance tests reveal that the D class
provides up to a 43% higher 2D graphics performance score over the
comparable HP t510 mid-range thin client, and a up to a 76% higher score
for 3D graphics performance.**
The new D class cloud client family combines features that provide users
with uncompromised access to line-of-business information from
virtualized environments from Citrix, Dell, Microsoft, and VMware.
Organizations can tailor and personalize application profiles as they
wish, while users benefit from a wide array of I/O interface options for
enhanced multimedia support to get the most from audio, video and
graphics intensive content. The D class is based on the same high
performance technology as Dell Wyse’s state-of-the-art Z
class cloud client family.
Its compact 170 (H) x 185 (D) x 40 (W) mm dimensions signal yet another
example of Dell Wyse’s position as an industry leader in the design of
small yet powerful platforms. The streamlined design means that Dell
Wyse cloud clients can be used in a wider variety of scenarios.
Organizations often choose virtualized desktops to improve security and
energy efficiency while easing management and maintenance burdens on IT
staffs. While providing greater flexibility to the end-user, the Dell
Wyse D class cloud clients provide mid-market and large organizations
flexible networking, peripheral connectivity, OS and storage options,
yet are easy for IT teams to manage. Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11 a/b/g/n
single or dual band wireless and Bluetooth connectivity suit virtually
all local access scenarios.
Details on the Dell Wyse D class cloud client family
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The Dell Wyse D90D7 thin client includes firmware based on
Microsoft Windows Embedded Standard 7, and the Dell Wyse D90DW thin
client includes firmware based on Microsoft Windows Embedded Standard
2009, both delivering broad capabilities including rich support for
peripherals, local Internet Explorer browser, local terminal
emulation, and comprehensive support for connection to virtual
infrastructures based on Citrix, Microsoft and VMware technologies.
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The Dell Wyse D00D cloud PC delivers a full-featured PC desktop
experience with the benefits of cloud computing using Dell
Wyse WSM provisioning software. Although a cloud PC environment is
centrally managed, all applications execute locally.
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The Dell Wyse D50D thin client is based on Dell Wyse-enhanced
SUSE Linux Enterprise, a state-of-the-art enterprise-quality Linux
operating system, combining security, flexibility and usability.
All of these devices are supported by Dell Wyse advanced virtualization
and management software products, including management and automatic
configuration from Dell Wyse Device
Manager (WDM) and Dell Wyse
Configuration Manager (WCM), and user experience optimization and
acceleration through Dell Wyse TCX
and Dell Wyse Virtual Desktop
Accelerator (VDA) software.
As desktop virtualization usage scenarios continue to increase within
large and mid-size organizations, Dell Wyse recognizes the need to
afford the workforce greater flexibility and usability, while enabling
the IT department to maintain control of the organization’s application
environment. The Dell Wyse D class cloud client family serves as a vital
new component within Dell’s overall end-to-end desktop virtualization
solution set and provides users with a powerful desktop experience,
helps improves security, and eases the IT department desktop management
burden while giving the ability to maintain complete control of the
business network.
Quotes
“The Dell Wyse D class mid-range cloud client family provides new levels
of desktop performance in an extremely efficient, compact form factor,
as well as extends Dell’s cloud client computing offering to better
serve the customer needs.” - Param Desai, executive director, Product
Management, Dell Wyse. “The D class offers businesses the efficiency,
flexibility and ease of integration they require, while end users enjoy
a rich, high-performance multimedia desktop experience.”
"The new D class cloud client family not only improves on price and
performance, but because it is built upon the same platform as Dell
Wyse's Z class family of solutions, customers are able to easily scale
up their implementation." - Mark Bowker, Senior Analyst with Enterprise
Strategy Group. "It's always exciting to see this kind of
future-proofing in an end point that delivers real benefits today and
scalability into the future."
"When we design VDI or virtual desktop solutions for our customers, our
top goals are performance, security and maintaining a consistent user
experience across all devices." - Adam Bari, managing director at IPM.
"The new Dell Wyse D class enhances the user experience by incorporating
high-definition multimedia, voice and video functions and
personalization capabilities that are currently not available in the
market. We are excited to integrate this new series into our solutions
and give our customers an unrivaled virtual experience anywhere, anytime
and on any device."
Pricing and Availability
The Dell Wyse D90D7 is available immediately and costs $499. The
additional D class models will be offered in the near future for superb
compatibility.