Manchester, England, 1st September 2008 - VXL Instruments, a leading global manufacturer of thin client devices, today announced that it has become a Select Partner in the Technology Alliance Partner (TAP) program of VMware, the world’s leading provider of virtualization solutions. Through this alliance, VXL will gain the use of VMware testing software, marketing tools, and technical support for technology integration between the two companies.

Through strategic alliances such as this VXL continues to add benefits for customers in the process of deploying virtualization technologies. To gain this accolade VXL have demonstrated that their entire range of innovative thin clients provide high levels of integration with the VMware technology. This includes the highly successful Itona desktop range, the recently upgraded Itona thin client laptop and the new Itona Integrated desktop with touch screen capability.

“Virtualization technology has matured rapidly and is currently one of the leading trends in the enterprise market and we strongly believe this expansion will continue into all sectors,” said Frank Noon, Worldwide VP of Sales at VXL. “As one of the leading providers of thin client desktops, we strongly believe in the benefits of virtualization and are pleased to become a member of the VMware Technology Alliance Partner Program. We are proud to offer our customers the possibility to test and use VXL products in VMware virtual environments and help them to improve sustainability and further lower the total cost of ownership.

For the last 18 months, VXL has been working to ensure the maximum compatibility of its products with the major software vendors. As the alliance with VMware develops, VXL will continue to validate the interoperability of its products with those from VMware, allowing customers to be confident of the benefits of deploying them in concert.

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