GoToMyPC Partners With eCommute to Promote Corporate Telework Programs.

Business Editors

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 8, 2002

Addressing Air Quality Through Telework Programs and Technology

Benefits the Bottom Line for Participating Companies

GoToMyPC(TM), the leading remote-access service is being offered as a telework solution by the eCommute program, a new agency funded by the National Environmental Policy Institute (NEPI).

The eCommute program is launching a tax-incentive program for companies to tackle the problems of the daily commute and its affect on employees and air quality, while measuring the effectiveness of reducing vehicle trips and mobile emissions through teleworking.

To address air quality concerns through teleworking, Congress enacted HR 2084, Section 365 of the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, sponsored by Congressman Frank Wolf (VA) and Senator Rick Santorum (PA). The act proposes the development of pilot programs that would measure the effectiveness of an emissions-trading incentive for businesses that implement telework programs.

"GoToMyPC allows companies of all sizes to make telework a reality," states Brian Donahoo, senior vice president of products at Expertcity. "GoToMyPC breaks down the technology barriers and offers companies secure administrative features that serve as a telework program enabler. We are delighted to help support company participation in the eCommute program with our special pricing agreement of GoToMyPC for corporate and personal accounts," states Donahoo.

GoToMyPC, the award-winning, Web-based, remote access solution for teleworkers is offering eCommute program members exclusive pricing agreements for corporate licenses and individual users. GoToMyPC allows businesses of all sizes to quickly and easily enable a secure remote-access solution for their employees. Companies can offer telework programs with web-based solutions such as GoToMyPC to help transform their traditional site-centric environments to a virtual workplace that is more people-centric, agile and responsive.

The eCommute program offers pilots in five metropolitan areas including Denver, the District of Columbia (Maryland, Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C.), Houston, Los Angeles and Philadelphia. These metropolitan areas are the first to examine how telework can simultaneously reduce congestion, improve air quality and the quality of life and benefit an employer's bottom line.

For more information on the eCommute program, please visit: http://www.ecommute-nepi.org/newindex.html.

About the eCommute Program

The eCommute program, funded through a federal grant and administered by the National Environmental Protection Institute (NEPI), will create market economic incentives such as emissions credits and credit trading to encourage employers to promote telework at their companies. NEPI has developed the emissions credit and exchange system to test the effectiveness of incentives that would be offered to employers. Another goal of the eCommute program is to help identify regulatory and statutory issues that need to be addressed to promote air emissions trading incentives. Implementation of the pilot program, with oversight by NEPI, will help build partnerships within the community to address the important air quality and quality of life issues associated with telework.

About Expertcity, Inc.

Expertcity, Inc. is the leading provider of Web-based remote-access and customer-support technologies. The company's award-winning screen-sharing technology enables users to 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 services more than 600 corporate clients, including Cox Communications, Siemens, Sun Microsystems, Best Software, Colgate-Palmolive, Intuit, Ikon Office Solutions and Microsoft Great Plains Business Solutions. 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.