Plat'Home Announces Free Availability of Easy-to-Operate VPN Software

PacketiX.NET Utilizes Cloud Computing to Protect Remote Access
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Plat'Home(TOKYO:6836)(ISIN:JP3833000007), Japan's Linux technology
pioneer, today announced the world-wide availability of PacketiX.NET,
a VPN server cluster with a web interface and thousands of virtual
hubs. With PacketiX.NET, users can easily set up their own private
virtual hub for free and take advantage of unlimited, full
functionality by simply accessing a free download. Plat'Home is a
sales partner for SoftEther, the maker of PacketiX.NET.

To build a network connection and send data over a hub, users can
download and install the PacketiX VPN client for free at
http://www.packetix.net/en/.

PacketiX.NET routes all data transmissions over a secure gateway
server and encrypts all data by SSL. Regardless whether content is
sent over a wireless LAN, which may be susceptible to intercepted
traffic, or over a public Internet access service, users can easily
apply encryption to achieve maximum security against eavesdropping.

"PacketiX.NET allows you to use the Internet for security. That
sounds like an oxymoron, but it's not. Simple, inexpensive security is
possible. With this free service, you get to test it, or see yourself
how useful it is for your business and at home," said Nobori Daiyu,
president of SoftEther. "With PacketiX.NET, unlike a standard VPN
setup, users don't need server hardware and a fixed IP on the
Internet. They simply access the central server that's set up by
SoftEther, thus making the whole process considerably easier."

The service is best suited for accessing the Internet in the
following situations:

-- Public and hotel or airport wireless LAN hotspots

-- Unidentified WLAN hotspots

-- Internet connections that have many users, such as in a
company or university LAN

-- Internet access by an untrustworthy telecommunications company
or ISP

For more information about PacketiX.NET, please visit
http://www.packetix.net/en/

About Plat'Home

Plat'Home Co., Ltd. introduced the fledgling Linux operating
system to Japan when it was founded in 1993. Plat'Home introduced the
first server line under its own brand in 1996, and went public at the
Tokyo Stock Exchange in 2000. Plat'Home is First Partner for
SoftEther, developer of the revolutionary VPN software PacketiX VPN.
In 2007, Plat'Home established its U.S. subsidiary in San Jose,
California. For more information, please contact Plat'Home USA Ltd. at
sales@plathome.com.

Page One PR for Plat'Home
Jesse Casman, 415-321-2347
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