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enKoo Partners to Penetrate Medium Size Business Market with Industry's Most Affordable Remote Access Solution
FREMONT, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Oct. 18, 2004 -- Partners to Resell enKoo's New 3000 SSL VPN Series and Receive a Risk Free 30-Day Trial
In the company's continuous commitment to deliver SSL VPN secure remote access solutions designed to meet the needs of medium-sized businesses, enKoo today announced a 30-day risk free trial of the company's new 3000 series. (See today's related release entitled "enKoo Delivers Affordable Secure Remote Access Solution for Medium Sized Businesses.") The enKoo-3000 remote access appliance, which supports medium-sized companies with up to 1,000 employees, is priced starting at $3,995.00 for 25 simultaneous users, thus providing an affordable solution with built-in high availability compared to other market offerings.
"We have seen rapid growth in the channel and have signed up more than 50 partners specializing in the SMB market making it easier for SMBs to gain access to our product," said Scott Seaton, senior vice president of worldwide sales for enKoo. "The enKoo 3000 series delivers exactly what our partners have asked for to generate new revenue streams and penetrate this rapidly growing market."
The enKoo-3000 doubles the number of simultaneous remote users supported to 200 without the need to install or maintain client software. It also provides customers with a high availability option at a price which is about one-third of alternative products. Other new capabilities include the ability to securely access both Citrix and Terminal Services, support for LDAP and Active Directory, 32 bit graphics, and automatic password recovery.
"enKoo offers everything that a SMB needs in a remote access solution -- security, reliability and scalability," said Chip Evans, President, Computerware, Inc. "Our customers have been able to increase their productivity and reduce their overall IT investment with enKoo. The new 3000 integrates the enterprise features and scalability that medium size businesses need today. We are pleased to offer this solution as part of our SMB portfolio."
enKoo provides SMBs with a single solution for their employees and business partners remote access needs. Using a standard web browser on any PC or laptop, enKoo users can access files, email and all types of applications (desktop, client/server and web-based) on their PC and company servers from anywhere. Designed to improve business efficiency, enKoo's clientless SSL VPN solution is built from the ground up for SMBs, making it easy for IT professionals to quickly, securely and affordably deploy and manage a remote access solution.
Trial Program Highlights
enKoo has always encouraged customers to try its secure remote access solutions live on the company's demo network. Through enKoo's partners, the company is now offering customers a 30-day risk free trial of the new 3000 series and existing 1000 and 2000 series live on their own network.
Available to all enKoo partners, the program will support an unlimited number of simultaneous evaluations for each partner. enKoo's low price point allows most IT managers to evaluate the appliance without having to go through the traditional purchasing sign off process. Partners may also purchase a demo system for their own use at 50% off list price.
According to Brian A. Reed, president, Firewalls.com: "While SSL VPN vendors are creating light versions of their enterprise products for the SMB market, enKoo has taken a fresh approach offering an enterprise-class solution designed specifically for the SMB market. The product provides the reliability, security and simplicity that SMBs required topped by an aggressive price point. Additionally, by offering our customers a 30-day trial they can quickly see the difference between enKoo and cobbled together solutions."
enKoo Partner Program
The enKoo Partner Program offers Platinum or Gold levels. Designed to match partners' specific business needs, both program levels provide robust marketing and sales tools.
Gold Certified Partners: This level includes product and sales training discounts, product and maintenance discounts, newsletters highlighting marketing events and success stories, competitors and new products, and sales support including lead sharing, market development funds and technical support.
Platinum Certified Partners: The Platinum level includes all the benefits of the Gold Certified Partner plus increased discounts on products and services.
enKoo has gained tremendous market penetration by providing approximately 200 customers a secure, cost-effective remote access solution. Using a simple browser interface, users can unleash the full power of their PC desktop or laptop to access business-critical applications, files and email securely regardless of their location. As a result, users can increase productivity while simultaneously eliminating expensive equipment requirements and daunting administration commonly associated with enterprise solutions. The company has seen great momentum in a broad range of vertical markets including professional services, retail, travel and leisure, government and education. For information on becoming a qualified enKoo reseller, please visit our web site at http://www.enkoo.com/partner.htm.
About enKoo
enKoo simplifies secure remote access solutions for today's small to medium size businesses. Unlike traditional remote access products, enKoo was architected for the corporate environment to support both desktop and laptop users. enKoo's solution eliminates the need for individual PC and network configuration, extensive training and costly deployment. Now, for the first time IT professionals have a centralized management tool to monitor remote activity and prevent network vulnerabilities.
Deploying enKoo's client-less remote access appliance, IT professionals can quickly and securely provide employees and third parties global access from any web browser to email, applications and files located on their PC or corporate server. The product's easy-to-use web interface allows end-users to Beam to their office computer remotely, gain full access to their business-critical data and as a result increase productivity. enKoo is located in the Silicon Valley and offers its products through solutions providers. To become an enKoo partner, go to http://www.enkoo.com/partner.htm. For more information on enKoo and its products, go to www.enkoo.com.
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