Traveling Software Releases LapLink Professional, the Fastest and Easiest Remote Access Solution for Mobile Workers.

BOTHELL, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 14, 1998--

--Next-Generation LapLink is first to Support USB, Fast Infrared and Windows 98--

Delivering on its promise to provide the most efficient remote access solutions, Traveling Software Inc. today announced LapLink Professional, the next-generation of LapLink 7.5.

LapLink Professional is now the market's fastest, most flexible and easiest-to-use solution for mobile professionals and telecommuters, enabling users to remotely access, control and transfer files to and from their office PCs with the greatest speed and superior usability, reducing their time on task.

Building on Traveling Software's patented remote access technology, LapLink Professional supplements the award-winning LapLink 7.5 features with first-to-market USB cable support. Now users can connect two computers at network-like speeds of up to 6 megabits per second, many times faster than the 500-800 kilobits per second of traditional file transfer products.

LapLink Professional is also the first remote access product optimized for Windows 98. LapLink Professional takes advantage of Windows 98 features -- allowing users to expand their desktop onto multiple monitors, making a large virtual desktop, and allowing them to schedule a file transfer using the Task Scheduler provided in Windows 98 and Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0. LapLink Professional also gives users the option of controlling the display-intensive aspects of Windows 98, which can hinder remote control performance.

Other major enhancements include support for the leading Windows platforms (98, NT 4.0, 95, 3.1) in one box and a free CE client via the web, connection via Fast Infrared (FIR) and print redirection.

"For over a decade, LapLink has been recognized by users around the world as the benchmark for remote file transfer and remote control," said Kevin Bohren, president and CEO of Traveling Software. "Today, we raise the bar by introducing the newest member of the LapLink product family, LapLink Professional. No other product in the market delivers the combination of performance and ease of use for the remote worker as LapLink Professional."

Gateway Portables Are First to Ship with LapLink Professional

Further validating Traveling Software's strength in the remote access arena, all Gateway (NYSE:GTW) Portable Computers worldwide will ship with LapLink Professional this fall.

Industry-Leading Features Packed into Award-Winning Product

Since its introduction, LapLink has been lauded as the best communications software available both for usability and its powerful remote access capabilities. LapLink Professional continues this tradition enabling on-the-go professionals to experience the benefits of being on a corporate network, while working away from the office. All of its features are designed to simplify and speed remote access for mobile workers, offering the most automated, easy-to-use tools that reduce time on task. Wizards that walk users through system setup and task performance, simultaneous host/guest mode, one-click connections, adaptive compression and an Xchange Agent to schedule file transfers to run unattended are just some of the reasons that LapLink Professional is the smart choice for mobile professionals and telecommuters. Major new features in LapLink Professional include:

-- First remote access software to support USB: With the LapLink USB

cable (see pricing and availability below), two computers can connect at network-like speeds of up to 6 megabits per second, many times faster than the 500-800 kilobits per second of traditional file transfer products. It's up to five times faster than the LapLink parallel cable and up to seven times faster than the LapLink serial cable.

-- Support for Fast Infrared: This capability is important to the

growing number of mobile users with new notebook computers. LapLink now offers complete connectivity over modem, cables (USB, parallel, serial), Internet, IPX and TCP/IP networks, Dial-Up Networking, ISDN, CAPI 2.0/ISDN and IrDA/FIR.

-- Only Remote Access Software Package Optimized for Windows 98:

LapLink Professional is the only remote access product on the market today with features designed exclusively for Windows 98.

-- Windows 98 Multiple Monitor Support: If you have more than one monitor and video card, users can expand their Windows 98 desktop onto multiple monitors, making a large virtual desktop. This is a great feature if you use remote control frequently, because LapLink Professional can display another Windows desktop on a secondary monitor while another program runs on the primary monitor. All of LapLink Professional's remote control features work when running LapLink on a secondary monitor, including full screen mode.

-- Support for Windows 98 scheduler program for Xchange Agent: LapLink Professional's Xchange Agent program can now schedule file and folder synchronization jobs using the Task Scheduler program provided in Windows 98 and Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0. LapLink Professional also supports the System Agent provided in the Microsoft Plus! Companion for Windows 95, and provides its own scheduler program (LapLink Scheduler) for use with Windows NT.

-- Management of Windows 98 display features: New display- intensive features of Windows 98 such as Active Desktop, font smoothing and menu animation can slow down the performance of remote control programs. LapLink Professional was designed to effectively manage these new features in Remote Control, disabling them while connected, if optimum performance is desired.

-- Windows 98-style LinkBar with flat buttons and drop down "Connect over" button: The new flat-look LinkBar resembles toolbars in other Windows 98 applications, and includes a "Connect over" button with a drop down menu making it even simpler for users to connect.

-- Print Redirection enhancements: LapLink's new On Demand Print

Redirection feature (first included in LapLink Tech) has been enhanced to include all available printers and to print on-demand (if LapLink is open and connected, Print Redirection is automatically started when you print to a LapLink printer).

-- Windows 3.1 and Windows CE products included: In addition to

connecting over 98/95/NT 4.0, LapLink Professional also includes two bonus software packages: LapLink for Windows 3.1 and LapLink CE (for connecting to your desktop from a Windows CE 2.0 device). LapLink CE is a special bonus offer for LapLink Professional customers and will be available via the web by December 1998.

Pricing and Availability

LapLink Professional will join Remote DeskLink and LapLink Tech at major retail outlets nationwide today, with a suggested retail price of $149. There is an $80 rebate for customers upgrading from LapLink -- or a competitive product -- in the LapLink Professional box! Traveling Software's USB cables are available on Traveling Software's web site, www.travsoft.com, for $39.99. LapLink Professional will also be available in French, Italian, German and Spanish in the fourth quarter of this year.

LapLink Family

Traveling Software is committed to helping customers work when and where they want. Unlike the "one-size-fits-all" approach of other remote access vendors, Traveling Software has identified and addresses the distinct needs of emerging classes of remote access users. Remote DeskLink offers a one-step remote control solution that gives day extenders the freedom and flexibility to access their office PC after hours. LapLink Professional anchors the family as the fastest and easiest remote access solution for mobile professionals and telecommuters, while LapLink Tech addresses the needs of the independent PC support professional, providing the most affordable, efficient and secure tools for remotely supporting customers.

About Traveling Software Inc.

Founded in 1982, Traveling Software is a privately held company and a leading developer of remote access software that provides connectivity to private and public networks and individual desktop PCs. Available worldwide, Traveling Software's product line includes Remote DeskLink, LapLink Professional, LapLink Tech and Point B Remote Net-Accelerator. For more information, contact Traveling Software Inc., 18702 North Creek Parkway, Bothell, WA, 98011, 425/483-8088, 800/343-8080, or access Traveling Software's home page at www.travsoft.com.

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