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Expertcity Announces GoToMyPC PocketView for Windows Mobile 2003 Software for Pocket PCs

Posted on: Monday, 23 June 2003, 06:00 CDT

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 23, 2003--

GoToMyPC PocketView Enables Users to Access and Control Their Entire

Desktops from Windows Mobile-Based Pocket PCs

Expertcity, Inc. today announced that its recently launched GoToMyPC PocketView(TM) service is compatible with Windows Mobile 2003 software for Pocket PCs, Microsoft's newest version of software for Pocket PC devices. Together, GoToMyPC PocketView and Windows Mobile 2003 software for Pocket PCs are bringing business professionals and the enterprise the ultimate productivity tool by providing secure, wireless remote access to desktop computers from next-generation mobile devices.

GoToMyPC PocketView is the new wireless feature of GoToMyPC(TM), the award-winning Web-based remote-access service. Launched at CeBIT America last week, GoToMyPC PocketView allows GoToMyPC subscribers to access and control the full contents of their desktop PCs in real time. It is the first fully functioning remote-access solution for wireless devices that provides total access to the PC desktop, including all files, applications and network resources.

"To be fully productive, mobile professionals need access to more than just email, calendars and a few 'Webified' programs from their wireless handheld devices," says Dr. Klaus Schauser, founder and CTO of Expertcity, Inc. "By working together, GoToMyPC PocketView and Windows Mobile 2003 software for Pocket PC provide mobile professionals with fast, easy and secure access to all of the data and applications on their desktops -- giving them the ultimate productivity tool."

"Windows Mobile 2003 software for Pocket PCs sets the benchmark for wireless connectivity, messaging and rich multimedia on PDAs," said Irwin Rodrigues, product manager for the Mobile Devices Division at Microsoft. "GoToMyPC PocketView builds upon these features, bringing additional value to Windows Mobile 2003-based Pocket PCs by providing users with secure remote access to their PCs, anytime, anywhere."

GoToMyPC PocketView is available with all versions of GoToMyPC 4.0: GoToMyPC Personal(TM) for individual business professionals, GoToMyPC Pro(TM) for small businesses and GoToMyPC Corporate(TM) for the enterprise. For more information on the different service levels, visit www.gotomypc.com.

About Expertcity, Inc.

Expertcity, Inc. is the leading provider of real-time Web-based remote-access and customer-support technologies. The company's award-winning screen-sharing technology enables users to securely view and control a remote computer. Expertcity offers two products: DesktopStreaming(TM), an application service that allows enterprises to remotely assist their users with technical support, and GoToMyPC(TM), a remote-access solution that enables individual users and enterprises to access and work on their PCs from any Internet location. Expertcity services more than 2,500 corporate clients, including Cisco Systems, Siemens, Best Software, Colgate-Palmolive, Intuit, Autodesk, Cablevision, EarthLink and Microsoft Business Solutions. Founded in 1997, Expertcity is financially backed by Sun Microsystems, CNET, Bertelsmann Ventures and SoundView Ventures. The company is privately held with headquarters in Santa Barbara, California.

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