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iPass Expands Tokyo Footprint With Addition of Yamanote Line Network Mesh Wi-Fi Network Covers Nearly 23 Square Miles and Supports Over 3 Million Daily Travelers

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2008-04-07 05:00:00

iPass Expands Tokyo Footprint With Addition of Yamanote Line Network

Mesh Wi-Fi Network Covers Nearly 23 Square Miles and Supports Over 3 Million Daily Travelers

REDWOOD SHORES, CA–( EMWNews – April 7, 2008) – iPass Inc. (NASDAQ: IPAS), a global

provider of services that unify enterprise mobility management, today

announced it has added the municipal wireless network encircled by Tokyo’s

Yamanote Line to the iPass global network as part of a roaming agreement

with Tokyo-based, livedoor Co. Ltd. With more than 2,000 access points

spanning over 60 square kilometers, this Wi-Fi network is one of the

largest in the world.

The world’s tenth largest city by population, Tokyo ranked as the world’s

third busiest city in terms of Wi-Fi use, behind London and New York,

according to the iPass Mobile Broadband Index (www.ipass.com/mobileindex).

Usage is only expected to increase. In its recent report, “Worldwide Mobile

Worker Population 2007-2011 Forecast,” IDC predicts that the Japanese

mobile worker population will reach 52.8 million by 2011, and, at 79.6

percent, Japan will have the largest percentage of mobile workers of any

country in the world.

The livedoor Wireless network is now available to more than one million

quarterly users of iPass services. The enterprise mobility management

benefits of the iPass Mobile Office service extend to this network,

including features designed to protect devices, session data and user

credentials; embedded mobile device management, detailed usage reporting

and consolidated global billing. iPass’ global footprint now includes

metropolitan Wi-Fi networks in a variety of cities including Sydney,

London, New York City, Seoul and Taipei.

The Yamanote Line is Tokyo’s busiest and most important commuter line. A

circle route, it connects most of Tokyo’s major stations and urban centers

including the Ginza area, Shibuya, Shinjuku and Ikebukuro. The iPass

service will be available to the more than 3.6 million commuters that

travel the Yamanote line on a daily basis, as well as anyone within the 23

square-mile urban area covered by the network.

“iPass has a strong base of business customers that work in or travel to

Tokyo,” said Mr. Tomoki Terui, Vice President of livedoor. “The ability to

connect while in and around Tokyo will enable these users to be more

productive while they are in the city. We are pleased to welcome iPass

users to the livedoor wireless network.”

As part of the integration process, livedoor’s wireless mesh network was

certified through the iPass Enterprise Ready program. This process helps

ensure that the network will deliver the high quality of service that

iPass’ business customers demand by testing the network for speed and

reliability. It also ensures interoperability with corporate security

tools, such as virtual private networks, personal firewalls and anti-virus

software.

“Around the world we’ve seen a substantial rise in the business use of

Wi-Fi at train stations as workers find value in connecting and getting

work done while commuting,” said Loy Chee Leng, Managing Director for iPass

Asia Sales. “By partnering with livedoor, we are able to offer secure,

manageable, enterprise-grade access to customers who do business in Tokyo,

whether they are commuting to the office or are on a business trip.

Additionally, iPass business users visiting this global economic center can

now obtain the same high-quality service they have come to rely on while

traveling the globe.”

iPass has the world’s largest multi-technology virtual network of more than

95,000 active Wi-Fi hotspots as well as support for 3.5G, 3G and 2.5G

mobile broadband and dial-up in more than 160 countries.

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.

iPass® is a registered trademark of iPass Inc.

About livedoor Co., Ltd.

Headquartered in Shinjuku, Tokyo, livedoor Co., Ltd. operates Portal Site

Businesses and Data Center Businesses. With over 18 million monthly unique

users of www.livedoor.com, it is one of the major portal sites in the world

and the leader for CGM Services in Japan. Especially, livedoor Blog has

established a concrete basis in CGM Services; with over 2.4 million blog

registers and approximately 14 million blog viewers. In recent years,

livedoor Co., Ltd. has started providing public wireless LAN services for

its users. livedoor Co., Ltd. is 100% subsidiary of livedoor Holdings Co.,

Ltd.

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