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GoRemote Signs Managed Broadband Contract With Leading Specialty Retailer Hallmark Subsidiary to Securely Connect Over 400 Stores Nationwide MILPITAS, Calif., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GoRemote Internet Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:GRIC), a leading provider of secure managed broadband network services, today announced that the retail subsidiary of Hallmark Cards, Inc. has agreed to use the GoRemote Branch Office (TM) solution to securely network over 400 of Hallmark's corporate-owned retail stores across the United States. Hallmark Retail needed faster network connections between stores to enable Point Of Sales (POS) transactions, inventory control systems, HR applications, email and other future needs; and wanted to find a way to decrease expenses at the same time. Through implementing a broadband IP VPN solution like GoRemote Branch Office(TM), Hallmark Retail will be able to increase capabilities both in the present and future while cutting costs. Hallmark Retail plans to roll out the solution to a majority of the company's corporate-owned stores and will recommend the GoRemote Branch Office solution to its independent retail network representing more than 3,500 retail locations. "GoRemote was able to offer a complete managed broadband network service that addresses the needs of all Hallmark retail locations in terms of broadband network design, deployment, service level agreements, installations, network management, helpdesk support and backup redundancy services," said Tom Thimot, president and CEO of GoRemote. "We are pleased to work with Hallmark and to enable them to cost effectively deliver higher value via their retail network." The GoRemote Branch Office(TM) solution is a complete, fully-managed IP VPN solution for connecting dispersed branch offices and retail locations to corporate data centers and networks using high-speed broadband. Enterprises can dramatically cut costs, boost productivity, and get unmatched service guarantees by replacing costly frame relay networks as well as inefficient dial-up access with the GoRemote Branch Office(TM) solution. About GoRemote GoRemote Internet Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:GRIC) is a leading provider of secure managed broadband network services, enabling customers to achieve best-of-breed network security and to increase critical business application performance, while reducing capital and operating expenses associated with their network. GoRemote provides a comprehensive portfolio of secure managed broadband network solutions for branch office and retail environments, teleworkers/home offices and mobile workforces. The GoRemote Global Network(TM) includes more than 45,000 wired and wireless access points in more than 150 countries. More information about GoRemote is available at http://www.goremote.com/ or by calling +1-408-955-1920. NOTE: GoRemote, GoRemote Branch Office, GoRemote Express, GoRemote Global Network, GoRemote Internet Communications, GoRemote Mobile Office, GoRemote Revolution, GoRemote Teleworker, GoRemote Total Security Protection, GoRemote Universal Remote Control, and "For the everywhere enterprise" are trademarks of GoRemote Internet Communications, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners. This news release, including statements by Tom Thimot, may include "forward-looking" statements, including projections about the business of GoRemote Internet Communications, Inc., within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements are based on information available to us at the time of the release and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this release are not guarantees of future performance and actual results could differ materially from our current expectations as a result of numerous factors, including the risks and uncertainties associated with our business that are detailed in our most recent reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q on file with the SEC and available through http://www.sec.gov/. DATASOURCE: GoRemote Internet Communications, Inc. CONTACT: Bethany Sebra of GoRemote, +1-408-965-1127, or Web site: http://www.goremote.com/

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