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GNC Corporation Improves Remote/Mobile Worker Productivity, Reduces Costs, Protects Network from Security Breaches with iPass Universal Policy Enforcement Solution.


CHICAGO -- Please replace the release with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions.

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 CORPORATION IMPROVES REMOTE/MOBILE WORKER PRODUCTIVITY, REDUCES COSTS, PROTECTS NETWORK FROM SECURITY BREACHES WITH IPASS IPASS Improved Point Analysis Support System  UNIVERSAL POLICY ENFORCEMENT SOLUTION

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) today announced GNC Corporation (GNC) has selected iPass to provide a fully integrated mobility solution that will give its employees simple, secure access to the Internet while enabling GNC's IT staff to more effectively manage remote devices. The deployment is expected to improve employee productivity while reducing the risks and costs that can be associated with mobile access. E[acute accent]GNC will deploy the complete iPass Universal Policy Enforcement solution, which combines iPass' award-winning iPass Connect(TM) universal client with iPass/ advanced software, End Point Management and DeviceID, to protect the GNC network from security breaches caused by unauthorized devices, or devices becoming infected by using connections such as home broadband networks This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.
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, public Wi-Fi hotspots or 3G mobile data links. E[acute accent]GNC, which is the largest global specialty retailer of nutritional supplements Nutritional Supplements Definition

Nutritional supplements include vitamins, minerals, herbs, meal supplements, sports nutrition products, natural food supplements, and other related products used to boost the nutritional content of the diet.
, will integrate the iPass system into its existing network infrastructure and leverage the capabilities of multiple iPass services. In addition to iPass Connect, which provides GNC employees with single-password access to the Internet from anywhere in the world, these services include Endpoint Policy Management software, which facilitates management of PCs, software updates, service patches and more; and the iPass intelligent Online Quality (iOQ) service, a online reporting tool that helps IT detect problems early and troubleshoot connection problems faster than traditional connectivity solutions. E[acute accent]"GNC realizes the importance of providing secure connectivity to its mobile employees. By deploying our Universal Policy Enforcement solution, GNC is able to deliver trusted mobility to its workforce and protect its corporate access in an increasingly unsafe environment," said Joel Wachtler, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Strategy, iPass. "Our goal is to enable GNC's IT managers to sleep better at night, knowing that they've effectively served all of their in-house 'customers'." E[acute accent]Based in Pittsburgh, GNC is the largest global specialty retailer of nutritional supplements, which includes vitamin, mineral and herbal supplements, sports nutrition Sports nutrition is applied in most sports training, however it is most dominant in strength sports (for example weight lifting and bodybuilding) and endurance sports (for example cycling, running, triathlon).  products, diet and energy products, specialty supplements and products and supplements for low carb lifestyles. GNC has more than 5,000 retail locations throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , including over 1,200 domestic franchise locations and locations in 41 countries.

E[acute accent]About iPass Inc.

E[acute accent]iPass Inc. (NASDAQ: IPAS) delivers simple and manageable enterprise mobility services that help maximize the productivity of workers as they move between office, home and remote locations. iPass connectivity services utilize the iPass global virtual network, a unified network of hundreds of dial-up, wireless and broadband providers in over 160 countries. Through its Retail Connection solution, iPass serves the retail industry by bringing high-speed broadband to retailers, enabling them with always-on access in a highly secure and well-managed environment. iPass services are the choice of hundreds of Global 2000 corporations including many leading retailers such as GNC, Coldwater Creek Coldwater Creek is a clothing retailer which is based in Sandpoint, Idaho, United States. The company was founded in 1984 by Dennis Pence. The company had 239 stores in operation at the end of the 2006 fiscal year.[1] Notes

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, and Arby's. Founded in 1996, iPass is headquartered in Redwood Shores, Calif., with offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. For more information visit www.ipass.com.

E[acute accent]iPass(R) is a registered trademark of iPass Inc.
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