Userplane Webmessenger Deployed on Friendster, One of the Web's Leading Social Networking Sites; Friendster Chat Enables Its 16 Million Users to Instantly Communicate With Friends.

LOS ANGELES -- Userplane (www.userplane.com), the leading provider of live community software, today announced the deployment of its instant messaging solution, Userplane Webmessenger, on Friendster, one of the most popular social networking sites. Enhancing one of the web's premier destinations for staying in touch with friends and meeting new friends, Userplane's Webmessenger will enable Friendster members to communicate with each other in online conversations through web-based one-on-one text conversations.

"Our members asked us for the ability to meet and interact with other members in real time," said Jim Scheinman, Business Development Director, Friendster. "We chose Userplane for its best-of-breed solution that provides our members with a fun, safe way to stay connected with friends and meet new people."

Webmessenger's text messaging includes popular features like the ability to change text style, add graphical smilies, link to URLs, and get alerts and feedback about the system and the other user's activity. Its real-time communication provides unprecedented performance, stability and efficiency, allowing users to easily detect who is online and send messages seamlessly -- no additional installation or setup necessary. Leveraging Macromedia's robust Flash Communication Server technology, Webmessenger enables community, dating, corporate and collaborative websites to rapidly deploy state-of-the-art text and A/V communication for their users.

"This is a terrific opportunity for Friendster's vast member base to communicate in real-time," said Michael Jones, co-founder and CEO of Userplane. "We see this as increasing Friendster's value by allowing users to naturally interact with friends and meet new people in a safe, natural way. As the leader in live community messaging, Userplane is proud to be part of the Friendster feature set."

Like Userplane's other tools in its Community Suite -- Webchat, Webrecorder, and Sitesearch -- Userplane Webmessenger provides full website administrative control and customization for each deployment to match the business model and branding of the site.

Userplane Apps are seamlessly integrated with existing user databases, login systems, and buddy lists through fast and simple XML and any web scripting language: PHP, .NET, ASP, ColdFusion, XML, JSP, etc. Userplane Webmessenger application features foreign language support including non-roman characters for Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Russian, Arabic and Hebrew.

About Userplane

Userplane is the premier provider of enterprise social software for online communities. Userplane Apps are easy to use, rapidly deployed Flash web applications that support live text and A/V communication. Each Userplane App adds core, must-have features to thriving community websites. Deployed internationally on sites ranging from online dating to social networks to intranets, Userplane Apps reach millions of users in more than fifteen countries. Userplane dramatically increases online interaction and improves guest-to-member conversion. Recent Clients include Date.com, eHarmony, MySpace, Friendster, Honda, and Red Bull.

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