American Freightways Adopts PassGo InSync; PassGo's Password Synchronization Solution Provides Simplified Access and Control for Shipment Industry Leader.

BOXBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 8, 1998--Continuing to provide solutions that simplify business information access and control, PassGo Technologies announced today that American Freightways, a scheduled, for-hire carrier of less-than-truckload (LTL) shipments of general commodities, has successfully deployed the Company's password synchronization solution, PassGo InSync(tm).

Since implementing PassGo InSync, American Freightways has recognized a significant decrease in the number of calls to the help desk and has also experienced increased productivity in the PC support and user administration areas. PassGo InSync provides enterprise-wide password synchronization across multiple platforms and was the ideal solution for American Freightways, which was looking to simplify the management of passwords used throughout the company. Before PassGo InSync, users were juggling a minimum of four passwords and user IDs, facing mandatory monthly password changes and overloading the help desk with calls to reset passwords. With PassGo InSync, employees now need only one password to access the necessary information and applications. PassGo InSync has enabled American Freightways' employees from the help desk and other departments such as sales, marketing, shipping, human resources, and finance to spend more time on business issues rather than concern themselves with the recollection, retention and reset of passwords.

"We saw no need to evaluate other products after reviewing PassGo InSync. We knew the business problem we needed to solve and knew that PassGo could solve it," said Jackie Austin, director of application development for American Freightways. "We are seeing tremendous benefits from PassGo's InSync product. Our users know they can logon to their systems every morning with no hassles and get their jobs done. This allows the entire company to work more efficiently."

American Freightway's implementation of PassGo InSync involved 3000 users in 28 states, yet was completed in only four days. American Freightways utilized Tivoli System's Software Distribution to deploy PassGo InSync and converted users from OS/2 to Windows NT. With PassGo InSync there were no changes to the end-user desktop environments and no intrusive server-based product to be installed.

"We are excited to provide American Freightways with this innovative technology," said Ann Palermo, Vice President of Worldwide Marketing at PassGo Technologies. "PassGo InSync's simplification of business access and control and quick deployment across the enterprise demonstrates the value of this point of entry solution. The use of PassGo InSync will continue to provide valued time to American Freightways and better service to its customers."

About PassGo

PassGo Technologies, formerly CKS, is a worldwide leader in technology solutions that simplify business information access and control. Its suite of products includes PassGo, and industry-leading single sign-on (SSO), security, and adaptive administration solution for large-scale, heterogeneous computing environments. PassGo's products increase productivity and security in Global 2000 companies, across the enterprise and in departments such as customer service, call center, and direct banking. Over 2 million PassGo users at over 700 companies worldwide are gaining business advantage through streamlined access to multiple mission critical information sources and fortified security of their business systems.

PassGo Technologies can be contacted at 1-800-321-9004. The company's North American sales headquarters are located at 11 Parkway Center, Suite 390, Pittsburgh, PA 15220. It's worldwide marketing headquarters are located at 1740 Massachusetts Avenue, Boxborough, MA 01719, and can be reached at 978-635-1588. The company's web page is www.passgo.com.