Critical Path and CTI Partner to Deliver Premium Identity Management Services and Solutions to North American Market.

SAN MATEO, Calif. -- Critical Path, Inc., a leading provider of messaging applications and enterprise solutions, today announced its partnership with Commercium Technology, Inc. (CTI). Under the partnership, CTI will become a reseller and integrator for Critical Path's Identity Management solutions, part of the Memova[R] suite of applications and services.

In North America, Critical Path provides robust Identity Management solutions to many Fortune 500 companies including market leading financial services, manufacturing and government organizations such as General Electric Co., Kohler Co., US Government Printing Office, Canadian Department of Defence, and Royal Bank of Canada.

Critical Path's Identity Management applications and services enable companies to effectively manage user identities and synchronize identity data across enterprise applications and systems through powerful data and directory integration, streamlined user provisioning and cost-effective password management.

"The collaboration between CTI and Critical Path will greatly benefit our customers in North America," says David Longley VP for North America, Critical Path. "CTI's expertise is a strong complement to Critical Path's solutions. Managing, enabling and protecting access to company information systems is more than ever a real business issue. Our customers will have greater access to our solutions and CTI will provide the customizations and consulting expertise to ensure those solutions meet the exact needs of our customers."

The partnership with CTI will provide a new distribution channel for Critical Path in the North American market and will fill a growing need for expert technical consulting services and support. CTI has rights to resell Critical Path's identity management applications and will also provide consulting, customizations and support for implementations through their professional services organization.

"The solutions from Critical Path are a natural fit for CTI. We've been reselling and supporting products from various vendors and we see a strong opportunity for Memova solutions among our current customers and prospects," says Bill O'Brien, Principal, CTI. "We look forward to working closely with Critical Path for the mutual benefit of our shared customers in the North American market."

About CTI

CTI was founded in 1998 to help organizations implement reliable, flexible and secure IT solutions based on open standards and best-of-breed commercial products. The solutions can be deployed in-house or alternatively as "outsourced" managed services.

Since its founding, CTI has assisted hundreds of large, medium and small organizations deploy solutions which improve efficiency and lower costs. These solutions often include identity management, electronic communications, collaboration, database and specialized security technologies.

As a reseller and integrator of premium products from vendors such as Critical Path, Riverbed, Qualys and Trend Micro, CTI is uniquely qualified to assist customers in need of a total solution, based on components proven to provide maximum flexibility, reliability and value.

CTI works with clients worldwide in the financial, health care, pharmaceutical, media and manufacturing industries.

For more information, visit www.cticorp.com.

About Critical Path, Inc.

Critical Path's Memova[R] suite of applications and services are chosen by leading service providers and enterprises around the world to enable millions of users to connect, organize, share and communicate while providing industry-leading safety and assurance.

With offices around the globe, Critical Path supports companies with their deployments of Memova solutions to drive revenue, boost loyalty, streamline operations and reduce costs. More information is available at www.criticalpath.net.

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