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FranklinCovey and GoToMyPC to Jointly Market Productivity Solutions for Mobile Professionals.


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SANTA BARBARA Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 2003

FranklinCovey to Offer GoToMyPC Remote PC-Access Solution through

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Expertcity, Inc., the leading provider of Web-based remote-access and customer-support technologies, today announced a strategic marketing alliance with FranklinCovey(R), a global leader in effectiveness training, productivity tools and assessment services for organizations and individuals. The award-winning GoToMyPC(TM) remote-access service will be promoted through more than 180 FranklinCovey retail stores, the FranklinCovey catalog and www.franklincovey.com.

"GoToMyPC is an excellent, easy-to-use solution that provides individuals with remote access to their most important information, says Todd Simons Todd Simon (born April 21, 1972, in Toronto, Ontario) is a professional ice hockey centre. He was drafted in the ninth round, 203rd overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. , vice-president of handheld and wireless products for FranklinCovey. Through this agreement, FranklinCovey and GoToMyPC provide a new and powerful way for individuals to focus on their highest priorities in order to execute on key organizational objectives."

GoToMyPC offers corporate customers and individuals secure, Web-based remote-access to their desktop computers enabling them to conveniently manage workloads and priorities while they are traveling, working from home or away from the office. It is fast and easy to implement and requires no training or support. GoToMyPC provides PC access from anywhere in the world, enabling people to get work done regardless of time zones and location, just as if they were at their office desktops.

"We are delighted that such a prominent leader in workplace productivity tools has tapped GoToMyPC as the remote-access solution of choice for its millions of professional customers," states John Greathouse, Expertcity's CFO See Chief Financial Officer.  and senior vice president of strategic development. "GoToMyPC is committed to aligning with companies that offer complementary, industry-leading solutions for professional workers, of which this alliance with FranklinCovey is a prime example."

The retail and online elements of the campaign began in December, with the catalog promotion commencing in the Spring 2003 issue.

Expertcity offers two GoToMyPC products: GoToMyPC Personal provides secure remote access for individual users, and GoToMyPC Corporate enables highly secure remote access and administration management tools for businesses of all sizes. Following its May 2001 introduction, GoToMyPC quickly assumed the leadership position in the remote-access category. It has been repeatedly rated higher than other category offerings by credible industry organizations and it has won numerous awards for excellence, including The International Telework See telecommuting.  Association & Council's award for Outstanding Innovation in Telework.

About FranklinCovey

FranklinCovey(R) (NYSE NYSE

See: New York Stock Exchange
:FC) is a global leader in effectiveness training, productivity tools and assessment services for organizations and individuals. FranklinCovey helps companies succeed by unleashing the power of their workforce to focus and execute on top business priorities. Clients include 90 percent of the Fortune 100, more than 75 percent of the Fortune 500, thousands of small and mid-sized businesses, as well as numerous government entities and educational institutions. Organizations and individuals access FranklinCovey products and services through corporate training, licensed client facilitators, one-on-one coaching, public workshops, catalogs, over 180 retail stores and www.franklincovey.com. More than 2,500 FranklinCovey associates provide professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products.  and products in 39 offices and in 95 countries.

About Expertcity, Inc.

Expertcity, Inc. is the leading provider of Web-based remote-access and customer-support technologies. The company's screen-sharing technology enables users to securely view and control a remote computer. Expertcity offers two products: DesktopStreaming(TM), an application service that allows enterprises to remotely assist their users with technical support, and GoToMyPC(TM), a remote-access solution that enables individual users and enterprises to access and work on their PCs from any Internet location. Expertcity is certified See certification.  by the industry-recognized TruSecure SiteSecure service.

The company has received numerous awards, including Fortune's Best Gizmos and Gadgets; Time's Top 50 Web Site; CNET (body) CNET - Centre national d'Etudes des Telecommunications. The French national telecommunications research centre at Lannion.  Editors' Choice and Top 5 Office Software awards; and PC Magazine's Top 100 Classics honors. Expertcity services more than 1,000 corporate clients, including Oracle, Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation).
Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006.
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Founded in 1997, Expertcity is financially backed by Sun Microsystems, CNET, Bertelsmann Ventures and SoundView Ventures. The company is privately held with headquarters in Santa Barbara, California Santa Barbara is a city in California, United States. It is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 92,325. .
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