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True North Technology Selects Tarantella to Fuel Expansion of Its Desktop Services on Demand Offering

Posted on: Thursday, 18 November 2004, 09:00 CST

SANTA CRUZ, Calif., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Underscoring the security, integration and compliancy advantages of the Tarantella Secure Global Desktop Enterprise Edition software, Tarantella, Inc. and True North Technology, a leading provider of utility-based Java, web, application and desktop services on demand, announced today that Secure Global Desktop software has been selected as the foundation of True North's proven Northstar Desktop Services on Demand offering. This agreement enables True North to revolutionize access to tools, applications and information from virtually any device, anywhere, anytime, while providing the capability to cut the costs and time associated with providing these services in half.

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"Secure Global Desktop Enterprise Edition software has quickly become the platform of choice for secure delivery of the widest range of host applications to the widest range of client devices," explained Steve Bannerman, CMO, Tarantella, Inc. "The combination of True North and Tarantella technologies provide customers with the most secure, flexible desktop environment available, coupled with a subscription-based, pay-as-you-use model -- all at a fraction of the cost of previous solutions. We're extremely excited about this new relationship as it further demonstrates Secure Global Desktop's unparalleled customer value."

Northstar Desktop Services on Demand offers a complete desktop operating solution to enterprise customers on a monthly subscription basis, accessible from thin client devices or any computer or wireless device that supports Java and a standard browser. The organization or end user is free to select the operating system, productivity applications, back office applications, and ERP solutions they require at the time the user is provisioned, or dynamically via self-service methods. Although the solution is delivered via a service bureau model, the client has complete control of all aspects of security and administration and can provide or revoke access and services at any time from a central console utility. Current services range from email to Voice over IP, and the list continues to grow as True North works with a number of ISVs to deliver their software as on demand subscription services. Round the clock support services and the professional services required to integrate user directories and applications are included in the price of the service.

"Today's technology is evolving faster than an organization's ability to place it in the hands of its users," said Doug Nassaur, CEO of True North Technology. "Our partnership with Tarantella and the introduction of our Desktop Services on Demand solution, unites critical portal, identity management, single sign-on and secure remote access features into a single subscription based, utility computing solution. Desktop Services on Demand will finally provide users with the tools they need, when and where they need them. This enables the organization to focus time, resources and budget on the strategic use of technology while spending less time fighting the tactical fires associated with managing at the component level."

Targeted to the enterprise with the highest security and flexibility requirements, the Tarantella Secure Global Desktop Enterprise Edition software is the only integrated application management and access solution to span an unprecedented range of server-based applications including Microsoft Windows, Linux, UNIX, Mainframe or Midrange systems. Its three-tiered design is engineered to support open standards, stringent security and encryption requirements, and to optimize network performance, using any combination of Internet, intranet or extranet pathways. Enterprise Edition is the ideal platform to enable cost-effective enterprise application migrations and ensure business continuance in disaster scenarios.

About Tarantella

Tarantella, Inc. is a leading provider of secure remote access software to nearly 12,000 customers' sites worldwide. Tarantella enables organizations to access and manage information, data and applications across all platforms, networks and devices. Tarantella bridges the gap between vendors, ensuring that customers have complete access to business-critical information. Using Tarantella's software, customers realize the benefits of secure corporate data, maximizing return on existing IT assets and improved productivity. The company markets its products through the Internet, key industry partnerships, and a worldwide network of consultants and resellers. Tarantella is headquartered in Santa Cruz, Calif. For more information, please visit the Tarantella web site at http://www.tarantella.com/.

About True North Technology:

Based in Alpharetta, GA, True North Technology has a long history in the data center and sharing Sun Microsystems N1 vision for the next-generation data center, True North Technology is uniquely qualified to lead consolidation, service bureau, and integration initiatives, and help clients begin the transformation to the advantages and benefits of network computing. With the introduction of its Northstar(TM) Services on Demand Network, True North Technology is leading the charge to utility based, network computing services.

True North engineers have knowledge and expertise in solving complex integration and operational challenges, and can implement critical network computing and service-oriented technology solutions that unite major computing platforms and application vendors. With True North Technology solutions, clients gain the ability to improve resource utilization, integration, interoperability, and information security -- while significantly reducing cost and complexity. For more information, please visit http://www.truenorthtechnology.com/.

NOTE: Tarantella, Secure Global Desktop and the Tarantella logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Tarantella, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Northstar and Desktop Services on Demand are trademarks or registered trademarks of True North technology. All other brand and product names are or may be trademarks of, and are used to identify products or services of, their respective owners.

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Tarantella, Inc.

CONTACT: Lucia Mikasa of Tarantella, Inc., +1-831-427-7331, orlmikasa@tarantella.com; or Joanna Green of Griffin Public Relations,+1-212-481-3456, Ext. 27, or jgreen@griffinpr.com, for Tarantella, Inc.

Web site: http://www.truenorthtechnology.com/

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Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall

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