FIBERLINK

Expands Enterprise-class Wi-Fi Reach Across Europe, Asia and Latin America

November 17, 2003

BLUE BELL, Pa. – Nov. 17, 2004 – Fiberlink, the leading provider of comprehensive, policy-centric remote access solutions for enterprises, today announced that it has integrated over 5,000 Wi-Fi hot spots into its new Dynamic Network Architecture (sm) (DNA). Fiberlink's DNA Platform (sm), unveiled at DEMOmobile 2003 in September, unifies the control, availability, security and management of worldwide enterprise access by integrating tier-one networks, security technologies and emerging access standards into a single-system architecture. With this announcement, Fiberlink becomes the first company to extend advanced security and policy-based management to wireless broadband and devices, putting control of remote access firmly in the hands of IT managers.

Wireless connectivity offers significant productivity gains for mobile workers - adding up to 11 hours of new work output per week according Gartner research. The potential efficiencies for enterprises are staggering considering industry analyst projections that remote and mobile worker numbers will swell to 106 million by 2006 from 78 million in 2002. Baseline Magazine forecasts that companies will spend $1.7 billion on wireless networking this year.

"Security remains the main roadblock to widespread enterprise deployment. Integrating the critical elements of layered security and policy enforcement into a best-in-class wireless network, through a holistic platform-based approach, marks an important industry development," said, Gartner Research Director Bill Clark. "Transforming Wi-Fi into an enterprise-class solution will be the key to enabling enterprises to finally tap the productivity they seek from a mobile solution while mitigating business risk."

The enterprise-class Wi-Fi network Fiberlink offers its Global 2000 customers now spans over 5,000 hot spots worldwide: approximately 3,000 under contract in Europe, 1,700 in the U.S., and 400 combined in Asia and Latin America. This aggregated network of hot spots will offer globetrotting road warriors secure wireless access across 19 countries.

Fiberlink and partner Boingo Wireless keep enterprise Wi-Fi networks secure by performing rigorous testing on each hot spot. These tests ensure each access point will integrate smoothly with Fiberlink's other best-in-class security technologies, such as personal firewalls, anti-virus protection and VPNs.

About Fiberlink

Fiberlink is a leading provider of secure remote access solutions, unifying worldwide remote access, management and enforcement within existing IT policy. Fiberlink addresses the growing infrastructure complexities of enterprise access brought on by the demands of an expanding business ecosystem. From employees to partners, remote offices to extranets, dial-up to wireless to broadband, Fiberlink allows enterprises to capitalize on virtually any extended business opportunity. Multi-network redundancy, best-of-breed application services and support, the lowest TCO and the least impact on IT help make Fiberlink a critical business partner. For the first time, companies can manage every aspect of remote, mobile or wireless access with the same rigorous policy enforcement as for local users.

With over 300,000 corporate users, analyst firms such as Gartner, Burton Group and Yankee Group recognize Fiberlink as a leader and innovator in the industry. Customers such as General Electric, Computer Sciences Corporation, Royal Caribbean, The Gillette Company, and Sun Healthcare prove it with their business. Headquartered in Blue Bell, Pa., Fiberlink has offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.

Kristen Muckleroy
Fiberlink
kmuckleroy@fiberlink.com
215/793.6541

Veselina Buie
A&R Partners for Fiberlink
vbuie@arpartners.com
212/905.6156

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