Aventail and Twingo Join Forces to Advance Secure Remote Access from Untrusted Computers.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 25, 2003

Technology leaders partner to ensure that no trace is left behind

following remote access connections from untrusted computers

Twingo Systems, Inc., a leading provider of secure desktop solutions, today announced it has joined the Technology Partner Program from Aventail, the leading provider of clientless SSL VPN appliances and services. The two companies will deliver unprecedented secure access and protection from untrusted computers, including airport computer kiosks, cybercafe computers, and employee-owned computers. By ensuring that the Twingo capability interoperates with Aventail's SSL VPN appliances, joint customers get the benefit of knowing that their sensitive information is either stored in a secure vault or destroyed after a remote access session from any end-point.

"As the leading SSL VPN independent, Aventail can operate with a very tight focus and targeted execution on delivering products that fulfill the business needs of our customers," said Gavin McMurdo, Aventail's director of business development. "By bringing together an eco-system of best-of-breed technology partners like Twingo, Aventail further advances its competitive edge in delivering unprecedented end-point access policy management and enforcement for anywhere remote access."

Using Twingo software, one can use any third-party computer without leaving any data behind after the session ends. Twingo enables users to customize their temporary session and work in a known environment by restoring their settings and data files. This allows for a greater level of productivity. The technology partnership will ensure that Twingo's software is interoperable with Aventail's SSL VPN appliances, which provides secure clientless VPN access to share files and Web and client/server applications. This combination allows companies to confidently deliver secure clientless VPN access to any network resource from anywhere, while protecting untrusted end-points.

As part of today's news, Twingo also joins Aventail's End Point Control (EPC) initiative, which brings together world-class client security companies including Bluefire Security Technologies, Foundstone, iPass, Swivel, Sygate Technologies, WholeSecurity and Zone Labs. With EPC, the EX-1500 appliance leads the way in helping organizations detect the individual and their environment, then to secure that environment, and finally to deliver the right level of authorized access to that user. With its secure desktop solutions Twingo brings exceptional security and privacy to Aventail's EPC initiative and ensures that joint customers leave no trace behind on any end-point following the completion of a remote access session. With the addition of Twingo to EPC, Aventail further advances its ability to encrypt and authorize anywhere access to all corporate resources based on the security of the user's environment.

"We're enthusiastic about our new partnership with Aventail," said Reza Malekzadeh, president and co-founder of Twingo. "Their leadership and reach into the enterprise market will bring our solutions to a greater number of businesses, and protect a larger share of public computers that continue to pose a threat to businesses and their employees."

About Aventail

Aventail, the recognized SSL VPN leader, is changing the way organizations define secure remote access. The company's SSL VPN appliances and services provide employees and business partners with clientless, secure, anywhere access to any application from any Internet-enabled device. With more than half a million users and 500 global organizations that have purchased Aventail's SSL VPN solutions, Aventail is the most widely deployed and proven SSL VPN available. Aventail's customers include industry leaders such as Aetna, Cerner Corporation, DuPont, FMC, IBM Global Services, and Mount Sinai NYU. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the company has offices in North America, the UK, Germany, and India. Through Aventail's extensive channel and service provider partner network, the company has a sales and technical support presence in more than 75 countries throughout the world. For more information, visit www.aventail.com.

About Twingo Systems

Twingo Systems is a leading provider of secure desktop solutions for untrusted computers. With Twingo's patent-pending Virtual Secure Desktop software, businesses and their employees are protected from the security risks posed by computers in airports, cybercafes, conferences, home offices, and other locations. Twingo Systems sells directly to enterprises, and partners with SSL VPN vendors to offer a complete solution for protecting the entire corporate network, down to the "last mile" -- the untrusted computer. For more information, visit http://www.twingosystems.com.