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AskMeNow Introduces the Ultimate Mobile Information Platform

Posted on: Monday, 3 April 2006, 15:00 CDT

AskMeNow, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ocean West Holding Corporation (OTC BB: OWHC), today announced the global launch of its mobile information platform to wireless carriers, manufacturers and Mobile Virtual Network Operators. The launch of the platform is the first announcement to be made this week at the CTIA Wireless Conference.

AskMeNow's mobile information platform features natural language and multi-language interaction and dynamic content provisioning to allow for simple and quick information retrieval from the Internet or any structured database. Content is constantly updated to reflect the latest customer data trends, which is then wirelessly provisioned and updated automatically on each handheld application. AskMeNow also offers a companion toolset to seamlessly integrate content into the platform.

The AskMeNow platform also features a dynamic contextual advertising feature called Adswers, offering highly targeted marketing messages incorporated into the answers sent back to AskMeNow's customers. These marketing messages are based on keyword placement determined by user location, question, answer, and demographics; much like online paid search but with a more targeted approach. Fees for Adswers placement can be based on acquisitions, click-throughs (or 1-800 call) and impressions. AskMeNow offers the opportunity to advertisers and marketers to sponsor entire categories of answers, based on content category, keyword, demographic criteria or location.

"The AskMeNow platform represents an opportunity for carriers and manufacturers to deliver a natural language interface to the most popular content on the Internet," said AskMeNow CEO Darryl Cohen. "The platform's dynamic provisioning and ability to contextually offer truly local advertising represents never-before experienced access to information on the Internet or any structured database."

AskMeNow's mobile information platform offers mobile customers easy access to a wide variety of content such as directory assistance, flight times, headline news, hotels, directions, weather, stock quotes, sports scores, and a host of other local information through the AskMeNow application. They will also have the ability to ask virtually any question through the service's proprietary AskMeAnything(TM) feature.

AskMeAnything allows its user to access specific information from the Internet by asking a question through a natural language text input application directly on their cell phone or PDA. AskMeNow sends a specific and relevant answer back to the phone in moments for a small automated per question fee.

About AskMeNow

AskMeNow, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ocean West Holding Corporation, is the easiest, most convenient way to access information on the Internet or from local content from your cell phone or mobile PDA device. The first mobile lifestyle network, AskMeNow utilizes its proprietary technology to offer a natural language based interaction and dynamic content provision platform designed for simply and quick information retrieval. The Company generates revenue through per usage fee and one-to-one contextual mobile advertising sponsorships. AskMeNow launched officially in November 2005. The Company is based in Irvine, CA. Please click on www.askmenow.com for more information or write to pr@RLMpr.com for press contacts.

Forward-Looking Statements:

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those predicted in any such forward-looking statement include our ability to continue to lower our costs, our timely development and customers' acceptance of our products, including acceptance by key customers, pricing pressures, rapid technological changes in the industry, increased competition, our ability to raise funds for operations and/or acquire Karrell Pty Limited or any other acquisition, attract and retain qualified personnel, our ability to identify and successfully consummate future acquisitions; adverse changes in general economic conditions in the U.S. and internationally, political and economic uncertainties associated with current world events. These and other risks are detailed from time to time in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, its report on Form 10-KSB for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2004, and its Registration Statement on Form SB-2 dated September 14, 2005.

 AskMeNow Investor Relations AGORA Investor Relations http://www.agoracom.com/IR/AskMeNowOWHC@Agoracom.com  AskMeNow Media Relations Curtis Hougland RLM PR curtis@RLMpr.com 212.741.5106 x220  

SOURCE: Ocean West Holding Corporation

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