Critical Path Leverages Enhanced Communications Platform in New Solutions for Carriers.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ITU (International Telecommunication Union, Geneva, Switzerland, www.itu.ch) A telecommunications standards body that is under the auspices of the United Nations. Comprising more than 185 member countries, the ITU sets standards for global telecom networks. TELECOM WORLD 2003 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 & GENEVA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 13, 2003 Advanced Mobility Enables New and Differentiated Revenue-Generating Services Critical Path, Inc. (Nasdaq:CPTH), a leader in digital communications Transmitting text, voice and video in binary form. See communications. software and services, today announced new versions of the company's core messaging solutions for wireless and wireline carriers. These enhanced solutions -- which are being shown at the ITU Telecom World conference at the HP Partners' Solutions Fair -- differentiate and expand the range of services that carriers can offer consumers, mobile professionals and businesses. Available both as licensed software and as hosted services, these solutions enable carriers to reduce time-to-market, capital expenses and ongoing operational costs for a greater range of revenue-generating services. "Critical Path's Mobile Messaging and PIM (1) (Protocol Independent Multicast) A multicast routing protocol endorsed by the IETF. Used in conjunction with an existing unicast routing protocol, it comes in two flavors: Dense Mode (PIM-DM) is used when recipients in the target group are in a concentrated (personal information management), Universal Address Book, and Multimedia Messaging solutions leverage the advanced mobility capabilities that are now part of the Critical Path Communications Platform 7.0," said Michael Serbinis, chief technology officer at Critical Path. "As a result, carriers can offer mobile access to more messaging services, stimulate SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. and MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) An enhanced transmission service that enables graphics, video clips and sound files to be transmitted via cellphones. Developed as part of the 3GPP project, MMS phones are generally backward compatible with SMS and EMS. data services, synchronize See synchronization. personal information across subscribers' messaging services, mobile devices and desktop, as well as deliver server-based anti-virus and anti-spam services." Mobile Messaging and PIM Critical Path now offers carriers the ability to mobilize and integrate subscribers' existing ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. and enterprise mailboxes and to provide access to new messaging and collaboration services -- such as shared contacts, calendars and files -- from Microsoft Outlook For the e-mail and news client bundled with certain versions of Microsoft Windows, see . Microsoft Outlook or Outlook (full name Microsoft Office Outlook (R), popular PDAs, smartphones and other mobile devices. The extensive connectivity and proven scalability of Critical Path's platform is now complemented by powerful anti-virus and anti-spam protection, broad integration with SMS, mobile alerts, advanced PIM, over-the-air synchronization (1) See synchronous and synchronous transmission. (2) Ensuring that two sets of data are always the same. See data synchronization. (3) Keeping time-of-day clocks in two devices set to the same time. See NTP. , network-based file sharing Copying files from one computer to another. See peer-to-peer network, file sharing protocol and file and printer sharing. and support for Pocket PC, Palm(R) and SyncML-compliant devices. Universal Address Book Critical Path is now making it possible for carriers to dramatically simplify how subscribers use, manage and share their crucial contact information. Its flexible and highly extensible Universal Address Book stores subscribers' contact information on the carrier's network and then synchronizes that data across all of the messaging services and devices used by subscribers. This approach enables carriers to consolidate their back-end infrastructure and eliminate redundant address books that complicate com·pli·cate tr. & intr.v. com·pli·cat·ed, com·pli·cat·ing, com·pli·cates 1. To make or become complex or perplexing. 2. To twist or become twisted together. adj. 1. support and create frustration for subscribers. In addition, it makes new "mobile backup" services easy to deliver, improves the user experience across messaging services, and increases subscriber loyalty. Multimedia Messaging Critical Path is now making it possible for carriers to leverage the Web to jump-start MMS adoption and drive more value from their existing MMSC infrastructure. With Critical Path's multimedia solutions, carriers can deploy MMS Albums into which subscribers can easily save photos, videos, audio and other multimedia messages. There, the messages can be viewed via wireless devices, Web browsers The following is a list of web browsers. Historical Historically important browsers In order of release:
Licensed Software or Hosted Services Critical Path's solutions are available both as licensed software and hosted services. Carriers can choose whether to deploy on-site for the deepest tailoring and integration with third-party applications or let Critical Path customize and manage the software remotely in state-of-the-art, highly secure HP data centers. Critical Path is one of the pioneers of hosted messaging and provides messaging services for millions of users around the world. Critical Path Hosted Messaging enables carriers to provide consumers, mobile professionals and businesses with an interoperable The ability for one system to communicate or work with another. See interoperability. suite of mobility and collaboration services, including email, calendars, shared address books and shared files with dynamic alerts and device synchronization. With this approach, carriers can accelerate their time-to-market, provide industry-leading uptime and make costs predictable -- without tying up capital resources or adding operational costs. About the Critical Path Communications Platform The Critical Path Communications Platform is used by over 200 wireless and wireline carriers around the world. The modular, integrated platform offers proven scalability, performance and low cost of ownership. It enables carriers to deploy Critical Path's solutions incrementally and integrate with existing services and infrastructure, reducing cost, risk and time-to-market. The Critical Path Communications Platform is offered both as licensed software and as a hosted service. More information on Critical Path's messaging solutions for carriers and service providers is available at www.criticalpath.net/solutions/wirelessSP/. About Critical Path, Inc. Critical Path, Inc. (Nasdaq:CPTH) is a global leader in digital communications software and services. The company provides messaging solutions -- from wireless, secure and unified messaging Having access to e-mail, voice mail and faxes via a common computer application or by telephone. For example, unified messaging may send faxes and digitized voice mail to a mail server that turns them into e-mail attachments. to basic email and personal information management -- as well as identity management solutions that simplify user profile management and strengthen information security. The standards-based Critical Path Communications Platform, built to perform reliably at the scale of public networks, delivers the industry's lowest total cost of ownership for messaging solutions and lays a solid foundation for next-generation communications services. Solutions are available on a hosted or licensed basis. Critical Path's customers include more than 700 enterprises, 200 carriers and service providers, eight national postal authorities A postal authority organises collection and delivery of domestic mail (US), or post (UK), within its area of control, or in the case of foreign mail, delivery to or receipt of mail from other postal authorities. Payment for the service has been performed in many ways. and 35 government agencies. Critical Path is headquartered in San Francisco. More information can be found 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, security, scalability and interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. of our product and service offerings, the ability of our customers to achieve cost savings 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, unplanned system interruptions and capacity constraints, 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 Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002,and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. for the fiscal quarters ended March 31 and June 30, 2003, as may be amended from time to time, and all subsequent filings with the 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 and the Critical Path logo are the trademarks of Critical Path, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their holders. |
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