Consilnet ties-up with iPass to provide High-speed internet solutions to Indian Corporations.

New Delhi, January 07, 2003: This is for the first time Consilnet Inc. solution Partner of iPass Inc brings together a holistic solution to Indian Corporations. IPass is introducing the Corporate Access (CA) product in India. CA allows Indian companies to potentially reduce their remote connectivity costs drastically. By our estimates, the CA solution saves companies between 40-70% of their existing remote connectivity telecom costs

Most companies today rely on a patchwork means of enabling their traveling staff to access email, Internet, Intranet and corporate server resources and we believe Indian companies to be no exception. This patchwork of STD/IDD dialing, Internet cafes, remote access servers (RAS) and web mail presents the CIO with a burden of managing the staffs communications the moment they step out of their office. This not only generally adds to his cost of administration of remote connectivity provision to the travelers, but also permits for high costs of communication, such as in the case of IDD calls on the travelers commuter to access their resources back at the home office. In addition, the absence of IT security in the case of Internet cafes, sometimes severely limits what a traveler can do in a public environment.

Consilnet Inc. (www.consilnet.com) was incorporated in USA in the year 2000 by a team of highly successful Indian professionals based in Silicon Valley. It is promoted with an objective of providing High Speed Broadband Internet Access by deploying the latest technologies. The technology so selected and deployed not only caters to immediate need of the business traveler to remain connected but also is most dependable for the desired futuristic applications like video conferencing, VoIP, VPN, Video-on-Demand etc. since its incorporation in 2000 the company has grown globally September 2000. Consilnet launched its subsidiary in Indian and achieved market leadership position in the year 2001. During the same year the month of May was marked by the launch of their marketing operations in UAE, while in the month of June Consilnet launch of their marketing efforts in Asia Pacific. It established its subsidiary in Singapore and Dubai shortly. In February 2002, Consilnet Inc. and Holiday Inn Park View, Singapore, launched Regions First Wireless Broadband Internet Accessible Hotel. At present Consilnet has its Regional Headquarters in Singapore.

iPass Inc. (www.ipass.com) founded in 1996, is headquartered in Redwood Shores, California, with offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. iPass offers the worlds largest remote access network with over approx. 19,000 access points in 150 countries. iPass provides software-enabled enterprise connectivity services that give employees secure access to information and applications on the corporate network from any location in the world. iPass global virtual network offers employees a range of Internet protocol-based connectivity technologies, including wired and wireless broadband service at airports, hotels and conference centers worldwide.

The award winning and user-friendly iPassConnectTM smart client is easily deployed across multiple computing devices and operating systems within an enterprise. Once deployed, the iPass service gives the corporate IT department complete control over how network resources are accessed. iPass counts among its enterprise and service provider customers many of the most recognizable corporate brands and Global 1000 companies. iPass includes the industrys first secure Wi-Fi and wire line Global  Broadband Roaming service and has been named one of the Top 100 Emerging Companies to Watch in 2002 by Computer world magazine iPass Corporate Access service allows employees to easily access the corporate network and email from anywhere in the world, securely, for the price of a local phone call. With iPass the Corporate Travelers can access the Internet using the same simple and familiar interface every time they log on and also gain access via dial-up, wireless, ISDN or Broadband. iPass negotiates with preferred network providers, ISPs and carriers to offer the greatest savings and network redundancy possible moreover all activity is tracked in a single bill and every user-logon attempt is tracked to allow monitoring of actual user experience of the iPass network. iPass also offers Tier 1 Help Desk support available for Global 1000 corporations.

Managed Access

Managed Access is the same network as Corporate Access, but the convenience of a turnkey hosted solution. This service is only offered through iPass Channel Partners who take on the responsibility for centralized configuration and management of client software, user lists, authentication, authorization, security policies and proactive management of network service quality for their customers. This is an excellent solution for small and medium-sized businesses that wants a sophisticated remote access delivered in a cost-effective manner