Laplink Celebrates 21 Years of Innovation in PC Connectivity

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Laplink Software is celebrating 21 years of providing reliable and innovative connectivity products to PC users throughout North America and across the globe. For over two decades, people have looked to Laplink to help them "connect their world". Laplink is the global leader in remote access and control, file transfer, and file synchronization applications for home, professional, and enterprise use.

Laplink"s trajectory begins in 1983, when it developed the first embedded mobile application software. The company"s history encompasses a series of "firsts", including the first "mobile device to desktop" communications software, the first synchronizing software for PDAs, the first real-time high speed delta sync technology (Speedsync", U.S. patent 5,446,888 and other filings) and the first to allow easy and secure direct folder connectivity between PC users over the internet.

The Laplink family of products currently includes: Laplink Gold 12, Laplink Everywhere, ShareDirect, PCmover, FileMover, Laplink Controller, PDAsync 3, and FileSender.

"We"re proud of our history as a pioneer in connectivity products, and excited about where this core directive will take us in the future," states Thomas Koll, CEO of Laplink. He explains, "Our roots are in the simple, physical cable connections that made synchronization and portability faster and easier in the "eighties. Now our latest applications are connecting people and resources on a scale we could never have imagined twenty-one years ago. Laplink Everywhere lets people connect to their home or work PC from any web-enabled device, anywhere in the world regardless of firewalls. Laplink Gold 12 brings the most complete remote control experience commercially available to home and professional PC users and IT support staff alike. And our latest newest product, ShareDirect, allows users to directly share their folders across the internet with other users - safely, securely, and simply!"

To celebrate its 21-year anniversary, Laplink has teamed up with its official travel partner, Orbitz, to offer an exciting contest that anyone can enter. Together, they are giving away 21 free round-trip airline tickets to anywhere in the 48 contiguous states. Entries are now being accepted, with one round-trip ticket being awarded to a different lucky entrant every day from January 1 to January 21, 2005.

"We wanted to share the celebration with everyone," said Emir Aboulhosn VP Marketing Communications says, "since Laplink and Orbitz are both about connecting people in different ways, it seemed like an ideal partnership."

Anyone who purchases or signs up for a free trial of any Laplink software product at www.laplink.com between now and January 21, 2005 will be automatically entered. It"s a great time to "connect your world" with Laplink"s award-winning software. Details about trying or buying Laplink products can be found at http://www.laplink.com.

About Laplink Software Inc.

For nearly 30 years, Laplink has been the leader in providing software used for PC migration, remote access, file transfer, and synchronization. The privately-held company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington.

For more information about this release, please contact:

Laplink Software Press Contact
Andy Tolton
andy.tolton@laplink.com
+1-425-952-6023

Additional information and images can be found online at Laplink’s Media Center: http://www.laplink.com/media.