Critical Path Launches New Memova Messaging Solutions for Service Providers; New Solutions Leverage Innovative Contact-Centric Approach to Provide Safe, Seamless Messaging Experience for Consumers.SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden & LAS VEGAS Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. -- Critical Path, Inc. (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). :CPTH), a leading provider of messaging software and services, today announced the launch of two new Memova Messaging solutions for service providers. The new "Universal Contacts" and "Digital Life" solutions leverage Critical Path's contact-centric approach to enable carriers, ISPs and other service providers to enhance both the security and usability of their consumer messaging services, create viral online communities and deliver new value-added services A value-added service (VAS) is a telecommunications industry term for non-core services or, in short, all services beyond standard voice calls and fax transmissions. . With the growing number of communications devices Typically refers to a terminal used to send voice, video or text. Mobile phones, wireless PDAs and personal computers equipped with microphones, speakers and cameras are all considered communications devices. See modem. consumers own, combined with the increasing onslaught of spam, staying connected to friends and family, while blocking unwanted messages and content, has become a complex challenge. For parents in particular, there is an added worry as research shows that half of teens aged 13-18 often communicate through the Internet with someone they have not met in person.(1) As a result, consumers are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a simple and central way to manage contacts for applications across all devices and protect themselves and their families from unsolicited email messages and content. Critical Path's contact-centric approach puts contacts -- rather than the email or messaging application -- at the center of the consumer experience. This makes messaging services easier to use, enables consumers to share content amongst their preferred community, and provides complete control over which messages they receive. Leveraging the proven Memova Messaging platform, Universal Contacts and Digital Life help service providers to not only enhance the consumer experience, but also deliver new revenue-generating, value-added services. For example: --Universal Contacts -- With the Universal Contacts solution, consumers can create safe online communities and communicate more easily from any device or application. The user's contact list is centrally stored on the service provider's network server and can be integrated with any or all of their applications, including email, instant messaging Exchanging text messages in real time between two or more people logged into a particular instant messaging (IM) service. Instant messaging is more interactive than e-mail because messages are sent immediately, whereas e-mail messages can be queued up in a mail server for seconds or , text messaging Sending short messages to a smartphone, pager, PDA or other handheld device. Text messaging implies sending short messages generally no more than a couple of hundred characters in length. , VoIP, etc. The centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. contact list is also universally accessible from any device, including PCs, mobile phones and PDAs. Address books in all applications/devices are automatically synchronized syn·chro·nize v. syn·chro·nized, syn·chro·niz·ing, syn·chro·niz·es v.intr. 1. To occur at the same time; be simultaneous. 2. To operate in unison. v.tr. 1. whenever new contacts are added or updated. In an effort to eliminate spam and/or provide greater parental controls This article is about computer options. For the television show, see Parental Control (TV series). Parental controls are options, typically included in digital television services, computer and video games, or computer software used to access the Internet, that , integrated anti-abuse technology enables users to allow or block senders who are not in their universal contact list. Users can create closed, safe online communities by setting up "white lists" and "black lists" that control who can contact them via Internet or mobile messaging. --Digital Life -- With the Digital Life solution, consumers can easily exchange photos, videos, music and other multimedia content with members of their online community. The multimedia content is stored on the service provider's network server and is tied to the user's universal contact list. The contact list denotes which members of the list have access to what content. Subscribers can easily publish content to their personal blogs, Web sites or RSS feeds and share it with their online community through email and other mobile messaging applications. The Digital Life solution allows service providers to grow online communities by taking advantage of the growing trends in user-generated content The production of content by the general public rather than by paid professionals and experts in the field. Mostly available on the Web via blogs and wikis, user-generated content refers to material such as the daily news, encyclopedias and other references, movie and product reviews as , while enabling consumers to reap the benefits of high-speed Internet See broadband. connectivity through interaction with rich media. "In the past when subscribers had just one device -- a PC -- and one form of Internet communication -- email -- it made sense for the email application to be at the heart of it all. Today, however, messaging services need to be centered around the people subscribers want to communicate with -- not the application," said Donald Dew, CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. , Critical Path. "Already, we're working with leading service providers in the U.S., Spain and Switzerland to implement contact-centric solutions, helping them to address important issues, such as spam and security, while providing a seamless user experience and reducing infrastructure costs." The new Universal Contacts and Digital Life solutions build on the contact-centric approach already utilized in other Critical Path solutions. For example, Memova Mobile, a push mobile email and content solution for consumers, enables users to easily allow or block specified senders, controlling which messages and content they receive on their mobile. Critical Path is exhibiting its Memova solutions this week at CTIA (1) See CompTIA. (2) (Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, Washington, DC, www.ctia.org, www.wow-com.com) A membership organization founded in 1984 that is involved with regulatory and public affairs issues in the wireless industry. Wireless, April 5-7, in booth 203. (1) Internet Safety: Realistic Strategies & Messages for Kids Taking More and More Risks Online. December 21, 2005. Polly Klaas Foundation The Polly Klaas Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity organization devoted to preventing crimes against children, assisting in the recovery of missing children, and lobbying for legislative assistance. The foundation was formed October 23, 1993 to search for Polly Klaas. 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 forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. : This press release contains forward-looking statements by the Company and its executives regarding the performance of our product and service offerings, the future release of our products and services and our customer's products and services which include our 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, 2004, its Quarterly Reports on Forms 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, June 30, and September 30, 2005, Current Reports on Form 8-K Form 8-K The form required by the SEC when a publicly held company incurs any event that might affect its financial situation or the share value of its stock. Form 8-K See 8-K. , as may be amended from time to time, and all subsequent filings with the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. 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. |
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