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IndosatM2 Launches New Mobile Email Service for Consumers With Memova(TM) Mobile From Critical Path

Posted on: Wednesday, 3 August 2005, 09:00 CDT

Memova(TM) Expected To Drive Mass-Market Adoption of Mobile Email with New Consumer-Friendly Experience Now Available to Indosat's 12.87 Million Subscribers

Critical Path, Inc. (Nasdaq:CPTH), a leading provider of messaging software and services, today announced that IndosatM2, a leading Internet and multimedia service provider in Indonesia, together with its holding company Indosat Tbk, has launched a new consumer email service using Memova(TM) Mobile from Critical Path. The new service, which is now available and being marketed by Indosat under the brand name i-Memova,(TM) is expected to increase consumer usage of mobile email by providing a user-friendly, push email experience on affordable consumer phones, and by offering rich multimedia capabilities and giving users better control over the mobile email messages they receive.

Unlike other mobile email services targeted at enterprise or executive users, the i-Memova service specifically addresses the needs of consumers in the mass market. It works on inexpensive MMS-enabled handsets and enables users to send and receive multimedia emails with colorful images, video and sound. In addition, users can specify which email messages they want to receive on their mobile phone.

"While demand for mobile email solutions is increasing everyday, we recognize that consumer priorities and behaviors are very different from executive users," said Brata T. Hardjosubroto, CEO IndosatM2. "In order to successfully meet that demand, we need to offer subscribers a mobile email service that is easier to use, more affordable and more multimedia-rich than enterprise-oriented services. With our new i-Memova service, we expect we can improve our customers' email experience and drive significant revenue growth."

Because most consumers do not necessarily want to receive all of their email on their mobile phone, Memova Mobile suggests which messages users might want to receive and then enables users to set mobile email preferences and priorities with a few simple clicks. This feature eliminates the threat of mobile spam and differentiates the user experience from other solutions, making it more consumer-oriented. Additionally, with no software to install on the phone, the one-step set-up process can be done on the handset or on the operator's Web site, and it is simple and easy to understand.

"Memova Mobile is an innovative approach to mobile email that enables operators to drive revenue by leveraging untapped opportunities in the consumer mass market," said Mike Serbinis, CTO, Critical Path. "Consumers don't want to receive all of their email on their mobile phone; they want messages from important friends, colleagues and family members. Unlike other solutions, Memova Mobile gives users the messages that matter and provides a seamless push experience on everyday handsets at a price consumers can afford."

For more information on Memova(TM) Mobile, visit www.criticalpath.net. Memova is a trademark of Critical Path, Inc., used under license.

About IndosatM2

Indosat Mega Media (INDOSATM2) is an Internet, Multimedia and IP-based services provider that provides services, such as high-speed/dedicated Internet, dial-up Internet, cable TV, VPN (Virtual Private Network) services, hosting and co-location, VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) and e-commerce. IndosatM2 is a subsidiary of PTIndosat (the Telecommunication Service Provider in Indonesia), which began operations in 2000 and provides services for companies, organizations and personal residences in Indonesia, supported by a high-capacity global Internet network.

About Critical Path, Inc.

Critical Path's Memova(TM) solutions provide a new and improved email experience for millions of consumers worldwide, helping mobile operators, broadband and fixed-line service providers unlock the potential of email in the mass market. Memova(TM) Mobile gives consumers instant, on-the-go access to the messages that matter most. Featuring industry-leading anti-spam and anti-virus technology, Memova(TM) Anti-Abuse protects consumers against viruses and spam. Memova(TM) Messaging provides consumers with a rich email experience, enabling service providers to develop customized offerings for high-speed subscribers. Headquartered in San Francisco with offices around the globe, Critical Path's messaging solutions are deployed by more than 200 service providers throughout the world. More information is available at www.criticalpath.net.

Forward-Looking Statements: This press release contains forward-looking statements by the Company and its executives regarding the performance of our product and service offerings, the ability of our customers to achieve cost savings and improve revenues in the provision of services, industry trends, market and customer requirements, the ability of our products and services to meet the business needs of our customers, the market for products and services like ours and the performance of our senior management in achieving strategic goals. The words and expressions "look forward to,""will,""expect,""plan,""believe,""seek,""strive for,""anticipate,""hope,""estimate" and similar expressions are intended to identify the Company's forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. These risks include, but are not limited to, our evolving business strategy and the emerging and changing nature of the market for our products and services, our ability to deliver on our sales objectives, the ability of our technology and our competitors' technologies to address customer demands, changes in economic and market conditions, and software and service design defects. These and other risks and uncertainties are described in more detail in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (www.sec.gov) made from time to time including Critical Path's Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003, its Quarterly Reports on Forms 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2004, June 30, 2004 and September 30, 2004, Current Reports on Form 8-K, as may be amended from time to time, and all subsequent filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (www.sec.gov). The Company makes no commitment to revise or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances after the date any such statement is made.

Note to Editors: Critical Path, the Critical Path logo, Memova and the Memova logo are the trademarks of Critical Path, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

Source: Business Wire

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