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Netilla Networks Introduces Netilla Virtual Office Service;
Offers Affordable, Secure, Remote Access to Office Networks 		 


 
         
 

Somerset, NJ, July 23, 2001

Netilla(sm) Networks, Inc. (www.netilla.com), the networking service company that supplies secure Web access to office applications, today announced the general availability of Netilla Virtual Office® service, its complete solution for secure remote access to applications, files and e-mail residing on office-network servers. With Netilla Virtual Office service the Web becomes a secure "extension cord" to the office network, enabling a business user at an off-site location to use a Web browser for secure access to shared software applications. The service, which eliminates the cost and complexity of installing special client software or hardware at remote sites, is sold through a national network of certified systems integrators, resellers and solutions providers.

"Since the beginning of the year, a charter version of Netilla Virtual Office service has been used very successfully by a number of systems integrators and their customers in a variety of industries," said Netilla Networks CEO Reggie Best. "We've seen it contribute to greater productivity, lower costs, increased workplace flexibility and better responsiveness to customers in such areas as health care, insurance, publishing, training, design and architecture.

"Now, with general availability, we expect that other types of businesses also will join the roster," continued Best. "I can't think of an industry in which businesses today could not benefit from a secure, cost-effective way to allow employees, freelancers, partners, suppliers and customers to remotely access office files, databases and applications," he said.

"Our sales force and managers, who are located in seven sites across the country, have found Netilla Virtual Office service to be a tremendous tool for productivity," noted Matthew Prentice, director-Information Systems, WestLake Internet Training, a Virginia-based provider of Web-development training and a Netilla Networks' charter end user. "They're using the service to access such critical applications as Saba Learning Enterprise software for training and class planning, and Microsoft Great Plains Business Solutions for internal accounting. And, administering the service is a breeze," he added. "Web-enabling new applications and adding new users are so easy to do."

Other end users of the service are currently utilizing it to Web-enable applications for e-business development, network management and administration, computer-aided design (CAD), graphic arts, personal organization and diagram design. Those applications include such well-known software names as ACT! (Interact Commerce), AutoCAD (Autodesk), Visio (Microsoft), and Quickbooks (Intuit). Netilla Virtual Office service provides such features as:

  • 128-bit Secure Socket Layer security with digital certificate authentication;
  • an adaptive firewall, which goes beyond proxy and packet-filtering security measures;
  • no need to open new firewall ports in existing networks;
  • a graphical portal user interface that is easy-to-use and customizable;
  • secure extranets with quick set-up of guest logins and capabilities for administrators to easily restrict an individual user's access to any category of applications, based on needs and company policy;
  • browser support through Microsoft and Netscape; and
  • capabilities for managing files on both the server and the local device for greater convenience.