All good points. I'll have to check what speeds the offices are rated at.

Tony: I'll look into that IPSec VPN and whether it's more trouble than I can handle

I do believe that the client licenses are free, but frankly I have no idea. They have a few of these vertical applications that I have never heard of before, so most of my challenge in supporting these offices has been familiarizing myself with these applications and what they can/cannot offer them.