June 13, 2007; 12:13 AM
New York and Philadelphia – WorldExtend®, the remote access and network security specialist, today announced that its SecureIDA free managed VPN and remote desktop access service has made it simple and cost effective for Trenton Thunder, the Class AA Affiliate of the New York Yankees, to enhance its business capabilities and productivity by providing secure 24/7 network access to such applications as its accounting package, from any location. Installed by managed service provider (MSP), Forward Technology Solutions, SecureIDA now provides user-friendly anytime, anywhere remote access for Trenton Thunder’s front office staff, including executive management.
“Trenton Thunder’s existing email and website provider, Forward Technology, added WorldExtend’s SecureIDA to enhance business capabilities by making it simple for staff to work from any location over a secure connection,” said Brad Taylor, General Manager, Trenton Thunder. “It is not uncommon for work days to extend well beyond the traditional eight hours, and it certainly improves productivity when you can continue to work from the comfort of home.”
“SecureIDA makes it easy to add a new remote user to the system in a matter of minutes,” noted Bill Cook, Director of Public Relations, Trenton Thunder. “Once you are added to the system it becomes simple to take care of any eventuality immediately,” Cook continued. “So, if team news breaks in the evening, such as a player being called up to the Yankees, I can now access the network from any location to add their photo and background to the Trenton Thunder website.”
Downloadable in minutes from www.SecureIDA.com/pr7, and configured via a simple and intuitive wizard-driven process, SecureIDA enables service providers and end-user organizations 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.
“As a managed service provider that targets smaller organizations, we immediately saw the benefit of using the SecureIDA platform for delivering enhanced managed services to our customers, such as the Trenton Thunder,” said Michael Sandoz, Director of Operations for Forward Technology Solutions. “It’s very simple and fast to administer, and acts as the ideal door opener with prospective customers as it delivers several advanced security and feature options that provide us with additional revenue building opportunities without any capital costs.”
“As evidenced by our rapid growth since April, end-user organizations globally are beginning to appreciate the productivity benefits associated with SecureIDA’s simple and secure remote access solution, and we are very excited about this first MSP announcement,” said Bruce LeBuhn, Director, Marketing & Sales, WorldExtend, LLC. “By delivering a reliable platform that can be implemented on a timescale measured in minutes without any additional hardware or capital cost WorldExtend has turned the service delivery economics for MSPs on its head, and MSPs will continue to be a significant channel development focus for us in the next 12 months,” LeBuhn continued. “Most service providers are required to set a per-seat floor which they cannot go below due to the capital cost of delivering the service – we’ve eliminated that and essentially opened up an entirely new market demographic for our partners.”
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. These services will also be extended to service provider partners via private, white labeled agreements. 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/pr7.
About The Trenton Thunder
Over the last 14 years, the Trenton Thunder have been a source of affordable, family entertainment for over five million people in the central New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania region. The Thunder hold Minor League Baseball records for the Double A level and below for drawing over 400,000 fans in each of the last 12 seasons and for reaching five million in franchise attendance in the fewest seasons. Over 150 former Thunder players have gone on to wear a Major League uniform including current Yankee stars, Robinson Cano, Melky Cabrera and Chien-ming Wang. The Thunder has also hosted Yankee stars including Roger Clemens, Derek Jeter, Bernie Williams and Hideki Matsui on rehabilitation assignments.
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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