WorldExtend Announces Over 500 New Customers Since The Launch Of Its SecureIDA Free Managed VPN And Remote Access Service On April 10

May 11, 2007; 01:41 AM

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – WorldExtend, the remote access and network security specialist, today announced that it has increased its customer base to over 500 users since the launch of its software-based SecureIDA free managed VPN and remote access service on April 10, 2007.  In response to such rapid growth, WorldExtend has appointed Barry Porozni as Chief Operating Officer.  Porozni will oversee WorldExtend’s continued growth strategy.  The arrival of Porozni, who has vast security, mobility, operations, and application development experience, underscores WorldExtend’s commitment to its rapidly-expanding client community.

“While most organizations recognize the productivity benefits associated with simple and secure remote access, WorldExtend understood that many lack the technical expertise, infrastructure, or budget to implement such a solution,” said Terry Bienstock, CEO, WorldExtend, LLC.  “As the rapid increase in SecureIDA sales since its launch a month ago underscores, the response from organizations has been extremely positive across all industries,” Bienstock continued.  “Appointing a dynamic IT professional like Barry Porozni as Chief Operating Officer underlines WorldExtend’s commitment to continue to provide its burgeoning client community with the very best in products and support.”

SecureIDA’s simple and cost-effective secure remote access has been warmly welcomed by such diverse sectors as healthcare, telecommunications, retail, business services, and manufacturing. 

Downloadable in minutes from www.SecureIDA.com/pr4, and configured via an extremely-simple and intuitive wizard-driven process, SecureIDA enables any organization to set up secure access to data and applications from any location within minutes – providing the same business agility and related productivity gains previously available only to large enterprises.  SecureIDA is the only service that includes free VPN and free remote desktop access as part of a complete end-to-end remote access solution.

SecureIDA’s intuitive software-based platform makes it simple for an organization’s employees, branch offices, suppliers, or even customers to gain simple, secure, and unlimited free remote access to shared data, such as network file folders or client server applications.  Offering far greater functionality and security than other remote access services, such as GoToMyPC, SecureIDA provides free secure access to one Microsoft Windows XP Pro or Linux desktop computer for an unlimited time.  The free service can also be utilized to enhance the security of client/server applications, such as e-mail or billing, while the fee-based SecureIDA Application Portal provides a far-less-costly alternative to Citrix Systems’ application publishing solution (making this productive functionality available to any-sized company).

WorldExtend’s vision for SecureIDA includes making it simple for customers to add additional fee-based, value-added services and enhancements that are customized to their business needs.  WorldExtend’s initial fee-based services include full maintenance and technical support (including a number of advanced features and functionality and access to an additional 25 PCs), application publishing through their Application Portal, and on-net Zero-Port technology that provides enhanced security and ease of use.

For more information on WorldExtend’s free VPN and remote access managed service and to take advantage of the free service, please visit www.SecureIDA.com/pr4.

WorldExtend is a Philadelphia area managed security and remote access solution provider that makes it simple for any organization to provide staff with the same secure, 24/7 remote access to data, desktops, and business-critical applications that was previously only available to large enterprises.  Developed and priced specifically for SMBs, WorldExtend’s easily-scalable, maintenance-free SecureIDA™ managed application portal does not require any additional hardware or client software, and is so simple to install, integrate, and manage that extensive IT experience is not required.  WorldExtend’s patent pending IronDoor™ Agent ensures complete security by creating an encrypted tunnel between remote users and company servers as well as implementing Zero-Listener technology.