Government Agencies Nationwide Select GoToMyPC Corporate for Implementing Telework Programs.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 13, 2003

Fast, Easy and Secure Remote-Access Is Solution of Choice

for Many Federal, State, County and City Agencies

GoToMyPC Corporate(TM), the Web-based remote-access service that provides secure access to computer desktops from any Internet connection, has been selected by more than 50 government agencies to enable their telework initiatives. The award-winning service from Expertcity, Inc. allows agencies of all sizes to quickly and easily roll out secure telework programs that allow employees greater workplace flexibility. The state of Alaska, the cities of Austin, Texas; Rochester, N.Y.; and San Bernardino, Calif.; and counties including Albany, N.Y. and King County, Wash. are among those using GoToMyPC Corporate.

Momentum for telework is being driven by government mandates that require telework for compliance with EPA-sponsored environmental regulations, including the Clean Air Act, and a desire to increase employee quality of life. According to Brian Donahoo, senior vice president of products for Expertcity, governments are looking for solutions that can easily and securely provide remote access to large numbers of employees to make their telework programs a success.

"With GoToMyPC Corporate, government entities have a telework solution that overcomes many of the barriers to large-scale implementation associated with cost, complexity and security that are inherent in the more customary VPN systems," says Donahoo. "As a result, GoToMyPC Corporate is especially attractive for government agencies needing to augment their existing offering for many of their workers who need only occasional access to the networks while working from home one-to-two days a week and in the evenings and on weekends."

According to Wendy Frizzell, telework program manager for The City of Austin, GoToMyPC Corporate has helped make telework simple for hundreds of City of Austin workers who previously did not have an easy solution to access the city networks away from their offices. "We needed a highly secure solution that would be easy for all employees to use for accessing their desktop computers from home and that required very little training or administration on the part of plan managers," commented Frizzell. "GoToMyPC Corporate has helped make our telework program more viable to a greater number of workers and plan administrators tasked with managing the program."

With GoToMyPC Corporate, government employees can easily access files and information systems on their computers from any location at any time, allowing for increased productivity and job flexibility. The service is easy for employees to install and operate, resulting in minimal installation, training and support time requirements of IT departments within the organizations. Through the GoToMyPC Corporate Administration Center, telework plan administrators can easily and efficiently manage accounts in real time, control users' feature-access rights, and run usage reports.

Advanced security features ensure that network resources and information are never compromised. GoToMyPC Corporate is pre-configured with user-activated security controls, including dual password requirements and 128-bit end-to-end user authentication, which provide additional security and privacy for users and administrators.

Following its introduction in 2001, GoToMyPC has quickly assumed the leadership position in the remote-access category. More than 800 organizations have implemented GoToMyPC Corporate for telework purposes, including many in the Fortune 1000. It is repeatedly rated higher than other remote-access offerings by top-rated technology media, and it has won numerous awards for excellence, including The International Telework Association & Council's award for Outstanding Innovation in 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 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 by the TruSecure SiteSecure service, the industry-recognized security assurance and certification program that addresses all aspects of information security.

Expertcity services more than 1,000 corporate clients, including Cisco Systems, Siemens, Sun Microsystems, Best Software, Colgate-Palmolive, Intuit, Autodesk, Cablevision, EarthLink 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.