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6 | 13 | 2007

New York Yankees AA Affiliate, Trenton Thunder, Enhances Business Capabilities With WorldExtend's® Managed Remote Network Access

Managed Service Provider, Forward Technology Solutions, Leverages WorldExtend’s Software to Enhance Service Delivery Features While Reducing Delivery Costs

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 13, 2007 - WorldExtend, the remote access and network security specialist, today announced that its software has made it simple and cost effective for Trenton Thunder, the Class AA Affiliate of the New York Yankees, to enhance its business capabilities and productivity by providing secure 24/7 network access to such applications as its accounting package, from any location. Installed by managed service provider (MSP), Forward Technology Solutions, WorldExtend’s software now provides user-friendly anytime, anywhere remote access for Trenton Thunder's front office staff, including executive management.

"Trenton Thunder's existing email and website provider, Forward Technology, added WorldExtend's software to enhance business capabilities by making it simple for staff to work from any location over a secure connection," said Brad Taylor, General Manager, Trenton Thunder. "It is not uncommon for work days to extend well beyond the traditional eight hours, and it certainly improves productivity when you can continue to work from the comfort of home."
"WorldExtend makes it easy to add a new remote user to the system in a matter of minutes," noted Bill Cook, Director of Public Relations, Trenton Thunder. "Once you are added to the system it becomes simple to take care of any eventuality immediately," Cook continued. "So, if team news breaks in the evening, such as a player being called up to the Yankees, I can now access the network from any location to add their photo and background to the Trenton Thunder website."

Downloadable in minutes from www.worldextend.com, and configured via an extremely-simple and intuitive wizard-driven process, WorldExtend’s software enables any organization to set up secure access to data and applications from any location within minutes - providing the same business agility and related productivity gains previously available only to large enterprises. 

WorldExtend's intuitive software-based platform makes it simple for an organization's employees, branch offices, suppliers, or even customers to gain simple and secure remote access to shared data, such as network file folders or client server applications. The service can be utilized to enhance the security of client/server applications for remote users (e.g., e-mail, accounting, or billing programs), while the application publishing features provide a more secure and less costly alternative to Citrix Systems' application publishing solution.

"As a managed service provider that targets smaller organizations, we immediately saw the benefit of using the WorldExtend platform for delivering enhanced managed services to our customers, such as the Trenton Thunder," said Michael Sandoz, Director of Operations for Forward Technology Solutions. "It's very simple and fast to administer, and acts as the ideal door opener with prospective customers as it delivers several advanced security and feature options that provide us with additional revenue building opportunities without any hardware costs."
"As evidenced by our rapid growth since April, end-user organizations globally are beginning to appreciate the productivity benefits associated with WorldExtend's simple and secure remote access solution, and we are very excited about this first MSP announcement," said Bruce LeBuhn, Director, Marketing & Sales, WorldExtend, LLC. "We deliver a reliable platform that can be implemented on a timescale measured in minutes without any additional hardware cost -- MSPs will continue to be a significant channel development focus for us in the next 12 months," LeBuhn continued. 

About The Trenton Thunder

Over the last 14 years, the Trenton Thunder have been a source of affordable, family entertainment for over five million people in the central New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania region. The Thunder hold Minor League Baseball records for the Double A level and below for drawing over 400,000 fans in each of the last 12 seasons and for reaching five million in franchise attendance in the fewest seasons. Over 150 former Thunder players have gone on to wear a Major League uniform including current Yankee stars, Robinson Cano, Melky Cabrera and Chien-ming Wang. The Thunder has also hosted Yankee stars including Roger Clemens, Derek Jeter, Bernie Williams and Hideki Matsui on rehabilitation assignments

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