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WorldExtend Sees Global Demand For Its Free Managed VPN And Remote Access Service, SecureIDA, In More Than 50 Countries In First Month Since Launch

WorldExtend’s Core Values of Simple, Secure, and Affordable Remote Access Resonates Globally

June 5, 2007; 01:06 AM

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – WorldExtend®, the remote access and network security specialist, today announced that it has seen global demand for its software-based SecureIDA™ free managed VPN and remote access service in more than 50 countries since its official launch on April 10, 2007. On top of the incredible sales in North America, SecureIDA has been downloaded from all over the world, including the U.K., Germany, China, India, Brazil, and Australia.

“From day one the global interest in SecureIDA has exceeded our initial projections – clearly our core values of simplicity, security, and affordability are relevant globally and across industry sectors,” said Bruce LeBuhn, Director Marketing & Sales, WorldExtend, LLC. “WorldExtend recognized that while most organizations appreciate the productivity benefits associated with simple and secure remote access, many lack the technical expertise, infrastructure, or budget to implement such a solution,” LeBuhn continued. “The feedback from customers worldwide has been extremely positive, and WorldExtend is fully committed to continuing to provide its rapidly-growing client community with the very best in products and support – including a major product enhancement by this fall.”

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

“Remote desktop suggests people controlling their office computer from home, and that happens, but more often people need a file from home when at the office, or vice versa – and that’s why all the remote desktop control programs include file transfer,” explained James Gaskin, SMB tech columnist and evangelist. “SecureIDA goes one step better; you can define a remote connection to your computer, but just to a single directory on your disk drive if you want,” Gaskin continued. “This means you can give access to your files, or at least a subset of your files, to others without fear they’ll start searching around your computer while in the drivers seat.”
“We were looking for a managed remote access solution that would make it simple and cost effective for staff to centrally manage appointment scheduling and all applications,” said Alvin Felman, President & CEO of U.S. Physical Therapy’s affiliate, Hamilton Physical Therapy. “As a healthcare practitioner it was critical to meet the strictest security standards to ensure the safety of all patient records and full HIPAA compliance,” Felman continued. “WorldExtend’s excellent support staff made it simple to meet all our criteria with SecureIDA.”

Downloadable in minutes from www.SecureIDA.com/pr6, 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/pr6.

About WorldExtend, LLC

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.

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