The largest thin client vendor has updated its Linux-based thin-client OS, adding modularity, support for wireless LAN adapters and security schemes, broader SmartCard support, and support for double-byte Asian languages. Version 6.3 of Wyse Linux V6 is free to current customers of Wyse's Linux-based thin clients.

Wyse's version 6.3 Linux OS has a modular architecture that enables administrators to “specify exactly what functionality is delivered to the end-user, removing unneeded features and adding custom drivers and clients for their own enterprise environment,” the company says.

Additional touted features include:

• Support for 802.11a/b/g wireless LAN adapters and enterprise-class WPA-2 and 802.1x wireless authentication
• Improved SmartCard compatibility
• Enhanced authentication and security
• Double-byte Asian language support

As with older versions of Wyse Linux V6, version 6.3 supports server-managed applications through Citrix MetaFrame and Microsoft Windows Terminal Server Edition. It offers VPN security, and supports a local Firefox web browser, local terminal emulation, and local printers and USB removable drives.

Availability

Wyse Linux 6.3 is available now to customers of Wyse's S50 and V50, as well as the 5150 SE.

 
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