Leading IT Security Distributor Will Handle
Netilla Product Line in U.K. and European Markets

SOMERSET, New Jersey and BERKSHIRE, England - December 10, 2002 - Netilla® Networks, the premier provider of SSL Web-based VPN platforms, and Allasso, Europe's largest specialist security distributor, have reached an agreement for Allasso to distribute Netilla's clientless remote access solution to the European market. Under the agreement, Allasso will distribute the Netilla network appliance to security network and enterprise value-added resellers in Europe.

The Netilla Security Platform simplifies the deployment of enterprise-strength remote access while providing enhanced security. The Netilla appliance enables enterprises to provide remote or mobile workers with secure access to centralized corporate applications using a Web browser. Netilla's Web-based "thin client" approach marks a significant advance over existing virtual private networking (VPN) alternatives by eliminating the time and cost of installing applications on the remote user's PC. Installation of the Netilla Security Platform provides end-to-end encryption coupled with seamless integration into strong authentication technologies, without the need to modify existing application servers or to install VPN client software.

"The Netilla appliance enables the use of a clientless, browser-based SSL VPN solution to access legacy Microsoft, UNIX and mainframe applications via a single gateway," said Clive McCafferty, Allasso's European business development and marketing director. "This solution provides significantly improved security through a strong authentication and authorization framework, and at a price/performance point that is unequaled in the market."

"Netilla is excited to be working with Allasso, whose expertise as a premier value-added distributor of security products will help speed the deployment of our solution across Europe," said Reggie Best, president and CEO of Netilla Networks. "While the U.S. has until now been our primary focus, the unique value of our clientless remote access solution will have strong appeal for European enterprises as well - especially in manufacturing, finance, professional services, and the public sector."

"Netilla allows remote and mobile employees to boost their productivity by giving them a Head Office working experience from virtually anywhere in the world," said Steve Jennings, business development manager at LANsition, an Allasso value-added reseller based in the U.K. "Netilla is also extremely simple to administer and maintain, leading to savings in management and support costs. There is no client software to install, no client hardware to upgrade and secure access to corporate applications can be given instantly to anyone with an Internet connection and a browser."