Manchester, England, 12th July 2007 —VXL Instruments, a leading global manufacturer of Thin Client devices, today launched a major upgrade to its successful laptop range of thin clients, the Itona TL33xx range. VXL were one of the first thin client manufacturers to produce a thin client laptop with the first model launching in 2005. Since then, VXL have built up a wealth of experience regarding the integration of thin client laptops into a wide variety of IT environments. That experience has proved invaluable in developing the new range of models which bear the hallmark of VXL’s design excellence and price performance.

Available for shipment immediately the TL33xx boasts a number of product enhancements designed to improve the thin client experience. Key features on the new models include.

• 512Mb RAM & Flash Memory as standard
• Express Expansion slot
• 1.6Mhz Celeron processor
• WXGA Graphics adaptor
• Fast SATA flash disk

Additionally the models are available with Linux or Windows XPe as the inbuilt operating system and they also include VXL’s latest remote management software, XLmanage Workgroup Edition, as standard.

“The laptop side of our business has really taken off in the last six months as customers recognise the value and security of truly mobile thin client computing” said Frank Noon, VXL’s Worldwide VP of Sales. “There is no better way of safeguarding valuable data, and these new models will further secure VXL’s market eminence.”

Industry analysts forecast that the current growth in thin client laptops will continue as a result of the lower purchase and running costs, ease of management and greater security.

“By expanding the range and scope of our products”, concludes Noon, “we are pushing the thin client boundaries, yet maintaining the VXL commitment to quality and performance at the lowest price point”

About VXL

VXL is one of the world’s largest suppliers of Thin Client hardware and offers the widest range of thin client devices available, from laptops to wireless desktops. A Citrix Partner since 1996, VXL has also attained Windows Embedded Partner status from Microsoft. Established in 1976, VXL has grown steadily and now has over three hundred people worldwide, with offices in the United States, Australia, Germany, France, India, and the United Kingdom. Visit www.vxl.net