Devon IT and Tarantella Announce Availability of Jointly Developed Access Express Communication Module for the NTA Virtual Office Appliance.

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. & SANTA CRUZ, Calif. -- Integrated Secure Application Access Software Powers NTA Virtual Office Solution

Devon IT, the information technology products subsidiary of the Devon Group and Tarantella, the leader in secure remote access software solutions, today announced the availability of Access Express communication module for the NTA Virtual Office (NTAVO) appliance. Devon IT and Tarantella jointly developed the software for the new communication module.

The NTA Virtual Office is a turnkey remote access solution that provides enterprise customers with greater security, enhanced manageability, improved reliability, and lowers costs. The solution enables organizations to access and manage information, data and applications across all platforms, networks and devices. Using the NTAVO solution, customers realize the benefits of secure corporate data, maximizing return on existing IT assets and improved productivity.

"We have worked with Tarantella to develop the Access Express communication module that provides our customers with an easy-to-implement secure remote-access solution," explained Ning Liu, President and CEO, Devon IT. "Tarantella offers powerful, indispensable capabilities to our customers and Access Express is at the core of our NTAVO offering."

The NTAVO appliance is based on IBM Server/Linux technology and Access Express provides high-speed secure communication from thin client systems to enterprise-wide applications. When coupled with the NTAVO terminal, an industry-leading thin client device (priced starting at $149), customers have a fast, powerful and secure remote access system. The NTAVO solution is used by many large enterprises including some of the world's largest banks, retail and manufacturing companies.

The NTA Appliance leverages Tarantella's Secure Global Desktop Enterprise Edition to provide secure remote access to server-based applications. Devon IT's technology integrates the Tarantella software and IBM eServers to allow the NTA appliance to be the main application proxy to all backend servers using Linux, Windows, Unix, IBM 32xx and AS/400. The system supports a wide variety of standards such as Java, SSL, LDAP, SSH, RDP and X11. The three-tier architecture is engineered to stringent security requirements, while retaining flexibility, ease of use and scalability. Tarantella's platform-independent Adaptive Internet Protocol (AIP) is used for client/server communication over a secure SSL connection delivering a data stream that is optimized to the bandwidth requirements of each client.

"Tarantella Secure Global Desktop Enterprise Edition is well known in the industry for its secure remote access, flexibility and the great value it provides to our customers," says Frank Wilde, CEO of Tarantella. "The powerful combination of IBM servers, Tarantella's secure remote access software and Devon IT's thin client and system integration expertise takes this solution to a whole other level. Our customers will be amazed with the security, ease of management and reliability of this turnkey remote access solution."

"NTAVO thin client appliances are excellent solutions for companies looking to realize the enhanced security, management and cost benefits of thin client computing," explained Liu. "The customized Tarantella software makes NTAVO products more secure, more reliable and more manageable than PCs, and yields meaningful ongoing savings and security to organizations around the world."

To Contact Devon IT to receive more information about the NTAVO solution or to arrange for a demonstration, email [e-mail] or call: 610-757-4220 or Toll-free Phone: [phone]. Information is also available at www.ntavo.com

About NTA Virtual Office

NTAVO is available from Devon IT, a full service system integration and technology firm with a primary focus on enabling an enterprise to securely and cost-effectively extend its current internal infrastructure to outside vendors, partners, remote users, and remote sites. Devon IT takes a holistic approach to enterprise security by focusing not only on external network security, but LAN/WAN security, application security, and end-user processes. Devon IT is headquartered in King of Prussia, PA. More information is available at www.ntavo.com.

About Tarantella

Tarantella, Inc. (OTC:TTLA.PK) is a leading provider of secure remote access software to nearly 12,000 customers' sites worldwide. Tarantella enables organizations to access and manage information, data and applications across all platforms, networks and devices. Tarantella bridges the gap between vendors, ensuring that customers have complete access to business-critical information. Using Tarantella's software, customers realize the benefits of secure corporate data, maximizing return on existing IT assets and improved productivity. The company markets its products through the Internet, key industry partnerships, and a worldwide network of consultants and resellers. Tarantella is headquartered in Santa Cruz, Calif. For more information, please visit the Tarantella web site at www.tarantella.com.