SOMERSET, N.J. – July 22, 2003 –Netilla® Networks, Inc., the SSL VPN leader that provides secure remote access to the broadest range of enterprise applications, today announced that Commonwealth Health Corporation has implemented Netilla’s Web-based remote access platform across its entire integrated delivery network. The premier health service provider in south-central Kentucky, Commonwealth operates hospitals in Bowling Green, Franklin and Scottsville, with a total of 542 beds. Commonwealth selected the Netilla Security Platform G-Class to provide its thousands of physicians and staff with secure remote access to vital patient information across its network.

Netilla’s versatile Web-based approach marks a significant advance over existing VPN remote access solutions by eliminating the time and cost of installing applications on the remote user’s PC. The Netilla platform uses SSL encryption — the proven technology embedded in today’s Web browsers — for secure access to remotely hosted applications. Through Netilla, both affiliated and on-staff physicians can monitor the status of their patients and securely connect to centralized hospital applications. These applications include MEDITECH’s HIS/CIS System, AMS’ Sovera HIM Document Imaging Solution, Fuji Medical’s Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS), intranet applications, Microsoft Windows and other commonly used programs.

“We chose Netilla to solve our geographic issues and for its ease of use, but it is quickly becoming a competitive weapon,” said Matt Ebaugh, senior vice president and chief information officer at Commonwealth. “Functionality is very good, and performance is excellent. Through a single-user interface and with only a Web browser, our staff now has access to their patient information regardless of their location — in one of our hospitals, in their own office, at home or even at a patient’s bedside. Netilla’s security satisfies HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) mandates, and it’s easy to use. Support calls to our IT department have been reduced by 20 percent, and doctors are spending less time worrying about technology and have more time for patients.”

Using the Netilla Security Platform, Commonwealth’s staff of more than 2,500 healthcare professionals will be able to access hospital applications and tools or patient documents without the need to install additional software on an individual PC. Commonwealth is also piloting a wireless program that will allow doctors to access test results on tablet PCs while making rounds and to receive up-to-the-minute information critical to their patients without being tied to one location. “Doctors love the remote-access capabilities because it’s so easy to use, and they get the screen they’re used to, from anywhere. They can sign off on chart completion, for example, from home,” said Ebaugh.

“The Netilla remote access platform is especially beneficial for healthcare organizations, which typically have a distributed network of locations and professionals who can all benefit from gaining secure remote access to centralized business systems,” said Reggie Best, president and chief executive officer of Netilla Networks. “Our Netilla Security Platform is an ideal tool for the healthcare industry, maximizing medical providers’ use of time, helping hospitals to attract the best doctors and caregivers, and allowing for better patient services – all while ensuring the privacy that patients need and deserve.”

In May, Netilla announced the Netilla Security Platform Release 4.0, which combines secure remote access to the broadest range of applications with comprehensive user authentication and policy capabilities. With Release 4, Netilla added two important new capabilities to its browser-based VPN: secure access to enterprise intranet and Web applications via HTTP reverse proxy, and application synchronization via Netilla’s unique Virtual Adapter, which allows users to connect any local desktop application to central servers through an encrypted SSL tunnel. These new features augment Netilla’s longstanding ability to provide clientless remote access to centralized client/server and legacy applications running on mainframe, UNIX, Linux and Microsoft Windows servers.