WMS 5.0 rollout

Dear Customers,

  We’re excited to announce the WMS 5.0 release, which introduces several performance enhancements,
  bug fixes, and new features.
  Please note that ThinOS 10 and WinIoTE 11 features will become available in WMS once their respective
  platforms/OSs are released. 

 Highlights include:
 ThinOS 10 support/enablement: 
                •   Device & Policy Management: Supports ThinOS 10.x device types, group selection, phased policy 
                     deployment, and remote shadowing for WMS Pro. 
                •   Performance & Licensing: Includes telemetry, OS licensing, license migration, client functionality
                     updates upon license expiry and introduces a new license for ThinOS 10. 
                •   Migration Support: Provides tools for ThinOS configuration migration, multiple device upgrades, 
                     and UI/UX guidance for migrating from ThinOS 9 to 10. 
                •   Expanded Support: Adds IPv6, large-scale OS upgrades, DHC device upgrades, multi-version 
                     firmware support, and ThinOS 10 repo enablement (local, remote, cloud). 

  WinIoT Enterprise Feature Enhancements: 
              •  Remote Upgrade from Windows 10 IoT Enterprise to Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC: 
                   Provides instructions for customers to remotely upgrade to Windows 11 IoT Enterprise
                   LTSC in the field.  
              •   Dell Thin Imager Support for Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024: Leverages new fast and
                   small-sized OS images for Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024 devices within WMS 5.0. 
              •   License Activation for Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024: Allows uploading of PKEA license
                    keys to activate devices. 
              •   Default WinIoT 2.x Policy: Provides a default policy for Windows 11 IoT Enterprise
                   LTSC 2024 devices. 
              •   Consistent User Experience: Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024 maintains the
                    same feature set 
                    as Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024 on Wyse Management Suite 5.0, 
                    offering a familiar and consistent experience for both users and administrators. 

  Additional Feature Enhancements for all platforms: 
              •   Audit & Policy Management: Audit logging, group structure duplication, and 
                   repository usage tracking. 
              •   Device Identification & Messaging: SN/MAC address/service tag support and
                   a messaging feature for WMS clients. 
              •   Subscription & License Management: Adds license availability and tenant info for
                   expiry notifications in Portal Administration. 
              •   Client Reporting & Compliance: Automated reports, SIEM compliance, custom console timeout,
                    monitor info exports, and compliance tracking. 
              •   Bulk Actions & Data Visibility: Bulk device exception removal, group key export, non-compliance
                   check-in reporting, and selected device count display

  Release Timing:
   •  Customers using the WMS public cloud version will receive the WMS 5.0 update automatically. 
         We will roll out the update to US1 customers beginning Saturday, January 18th, 2025 at 9:00 pm CST.    
   •   Subscribers should expect downtime of about 12 hours. until 9.00 AM CST, January 19th, 2025.
   •  During this time, the portal will be unavailable, and users will be redirected to a maintenance page.
         There may also be brief periods when the maintenance page is unreachable. However,
          this will not affect the thin clients’ ability to connect to their computing environments. 
   •  Customers using the WMS on-premises version can download the WMS 5.0 update here on 
         January 20th, 2025.
   • Technical documentation (release notes, admin guide) can be found on dell.com/support >
         (https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/product-support/product/wyse-wms/docs) 
         under Documentation
 
We sincerely appreciate your partnership with our teams to keep improving our products and
 your experience.

Best regards,
Dell Wyse Management Suite Team