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CallWave Announces Wireless Industry's First Visual Voicemail Widget

Posted on: Tuesday, 23 January 2007, 15:00 CST

CallWave, Inc. (NASDAQ:CALL) today announced the industry's first visual voicemail widget -- a free, desktop-based application enabling users to see and hear their mobile phone voicemail messages right on their PC or Mac desktop.

"This widget demonstrates CallWave's commitment to simple and innovative uses of the PC as a companion to the mobile phone," said David Hofstatter, Chief Executive Officer for CallWave. "We believe Web 2.0 widgets are an explosive channel for delivering cutting edge software and services to end users. They are extremely simple to download and this one creates an innovative new way to check mobile voicemail. We are pleased to introduce the industry's first visual voicemail widget through Yahoo! Widgets."

CallWave's Visual Voicemail widget provides a visual notification when new messages arrive, whether a user's handset is nearby or not. With this widget running in the Yahoo! Widget Engine, users can view a list of callers, message lengths and when the call was received. Users can then choose which messages to listen to first. The widget is currently available on Yahoo! Widgets at http://widgets.yahoo.com/gallery/view.php?widget=41120.

Hofstatter continued, "For mobile phone users who also use the web each day, our intuitive visual voicemail widget delivers invaluable ease and efficiency -- making the PC a natural companion to the mobile phone."

About the CallWave Visual Voicemail Widget

The CallWave Visual Voicemail widget is the simplest way to experience CallWave's visual voicemail service and elevates voicemail management to new levels of ease. The service enables users to view their list of mobile voicemail messages and then sort, prioritize and listen to these messages, right from their PC -- without switching service providers, purchasing a new handset or changing their mobile phone number. When not at the computer, users are notified of mobile voicemail messages via a detailed SMS sent to the handset. Users can still check their voicemail from their mobile phone.

The visual voicemail service is currently available on popular service providers, including Cingular™, Verizon™ and T-Mobile™.

Pricing and Availability

CallWave's visual voicemail widget is free. To access, visit www.callwave.com/widgets.asp or http://widgets.yahoo.com/gallery/view.php?widget=41120.

About CallWave, Inc.

CallWave is leading the way in developing applications that make phones and PCs work better together. With CallWave, tasks that are difficult to do on the phone become much easier on the desktop -- without changing phone numbers or adding any equipment. CallWave enables mainstream consumers and small businesses to get more out of the devices they use each day -- their landline, PC and mobile phone. CallWave also private-labels PC-based voice applications to service providers, so this community can deliver visual voicemail solutions to their customers -- reducing churn and driving revenue through new landline, Internet and mobile convergence applications. Founded in 1998, CallWave is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California. For further information, please visit www.callwave.com.

This press release may contain certain statements of a forward-looking nature. Such statements are made pursuant to the "forward-looking statements" and "safe harbor" provisions 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. The statements contained herein which are not historical facts are considered forward-looking statements under federal securities laws. Such forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs of our management as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to them. The Company has no obligation to update such forward-looking statements. Actual results may vary significantly from these forward-looking statements.

Source: Business Wire

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