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Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company Builds Enterprise Mobility Solution With iPass and Sayers
| Source: iPass
REDWOOD SHORES, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- May 1, 2007 -- iPass, Inc. (NASDAQ : IPAS ), a global
provider of services that unify management of enterprise mobility, today
announced that in partnership with value-added IT services provider,
Sayers, it will deliver easy, secure connectivity and device management to
Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company.
Established in 1895, Pennsylvania Lumbermens is an insurance specialist,
providing property and casualty insurance to the lumber, woodworking and
building material industries. It has a distributed sales force, and its
agents are often on the road, and often in remote locations underserved by
traditional connectivity methods. In the competitive insurance market, the
ability to quickly get information from the field to corporate headquarters
and back is critical.
"Our industry is very competitive and getting information back to the
office is essential for quick turnaround," said BJ Gardner, network
administrator at Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company. "The
iPass service is simple and intuitive to use -- it has changed the sales
approach for our company; now our team can take care of requests and
address issues on site, instead of needing a turnaround of a day or more.
Additionally, our IT department loves the new system because it makes it
easy to control costs and track users with high or pressing demands for the
service."
The company uses a solution combining iPass Mobile Office and iPass Device
Management services to provide their users fast, secure mobile access while
enabling IT to easily manage remote and mobile devices, and perform
important functions such as assessment and remediation, software upgrades,
application downloads, and hardware and software inventory across devices.
"At Sayers, our goal is to create the best solutions we can for our
customers. With its network strength and complete suite of software for
managing the business and technical challenges of mobility, iPass is the
perfect partner," said John Kasser VP at Sayers. "By joining forces with
iPass, we are able to deliver a complete solution that's changing the way
Pennsylvania Lumbermens runs their business."
The iPass solution for Pennsylvania Lumbermens integrates seamlessly with
the company's existing network infrastructure and enables its IT team to
quickly detect and troubleshoot remote and mobile network connection
problems, ensuring that users remain productive. Sayers integrates the
iPass service into a complete remote access solution by providing
proprietary on-line billing and reporting tools, VPN services, security
integration and expert account management.
"It was critical that Pennsylvania Lumbermens' agents be able to easily
connect while in the field," said Piero DePaoli, Director of Product
Marketing at iPass. "With the iPass and Sayers solution, the company was
able to both improve the efficiency of its agents and simplify the
management of these mobile devices."
About Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company
Established in 1895, and based in Philadelphia, PA, Pennsylvania Lumbermens
Mutual Insurance Company is an insurance specialist, providing Property and
Casualty insurance to the lumber, woodworking and building material
industries. PLM provides protection for some 5,300 businesses in more than
39 states. For more information, visit: http://www.palumbermens.com/.
About Sayers
Led by football legend and 20 year industry entrepreneur, Gale Sayers,
Sayers is a value-added reseller and service provider that offers high
value, high return solutions to a broad range of companies for business
gain. The Sayers' "Built Around You" approach ensures that its clients get
the best solution for their unique business challenges. Sayers is a
Certified Minority-owned business enterprise headquartered in Chicago with
offices around the U.S. For more information, visit: www.sayers.com.
About iPass Inc.
iPass helps enterprises unify the management of remote and mobile
connectivity and devices. With iPass software and services, customers can
create easy-to-use broadband solutions for their mobile workers, home
offices, and branch and retail locations, complete with device management,
security validation, and unified billing. iPass offerings are powered by
its leading global virtual network, on-demand management platform, and
award-winning client software. The iPass global virtual network unifies
hundreds of wireless, broadband and dial-up providers in over 160
countries. Hundreds of Global 2000 companies rely on iPass services,
including General Motors, Nokia, and Reuters. Founded in 1996, iPass is
headquartered in Redwood Shores, Calif., with offices throughout North
America, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit: www.ipass.com.
iPass® is a registered trademark of iPass, Inc.