SAN FRANCISCO & TURIN, Italy--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 17, 2007 -- Critical Path, Inc. (OTC:CPTH), a leading provider of messaging software and services, today announced that Wind Telecomunicazioni S.p.A (WIND), Italy's leading operator of integrated fixed-mobile-Internet communications services, is rolling out Memova(R) Messaging 8.0 - the latest version of Critical Path's consumer messaging platform for broadband and mobile service providers. The platform will provide powerful new Web mail features for WIND's Libero subscribers.
WIND's portal, Libero.it, is Italy's number one email service provider and hosts the country's largest Internet community with more than 12 million active members. Libero offers a wide range of content and services, including a search engine, news, sports, finance, business, entertainment, shopping and specialist channels. With Memova Messaging 8.0, Libero email services will now provide an enhanced user experience that leverages the latest in Web 2.0 technology. New email features will include: auto-complete address fields; dynamic updates that permit users to receive new messages instantly - without refreshing the browser; drag-and drop-functionality; right-click menus and more.
"As the leading email provider and Internet portal in Italy, we are committed to staying on the cutting edge of technology," said Antonio Converti, Libero.it marketing director. "Memova Messaging allows us to provide the most advanced Web mail features available today, and it ensures that we can offer the best and most easy-to-use email experience for our subscribers. We are pleased to roll out these enhancements on our Libero portal."
In addition to providing advanced Web 2.0 email, Memova Messaging offers a number of value-added services that WIND can deploy on the Libero portal in the future. These services include community-based multimedia file-sharing, a contact-centric communications console, network address book services, integrated VoIP services and more.
"Today's Web mail users deserve an experience that is as feature-rich and easy to use as any," said Renato Miletti, vice president, southern Europe, Critical Path. "Memova Messaging enables service providers to provide Web mail services that rival all others in terms of performance and end-user functionality. We are excited to work with WIND to bring industry-leading email to millions of Libero users in Italy."
The new Libero email services are available now to a limited number of beta users. WIND expects to upgrade all Libero users to the Memova Messaging platform by the end of 2007.
About Critical Path, Inc.
Critical Path's Memova(R) 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(R) Mobile gives consumers instant, on-the-go access to the Messages that Matter(R) most. Featuring industry-leading anti-spam and anti-virus technology, Memova(R) Anti-Abuse protects consumers against viruses and spam. Memova(R) 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 service providers throughout the world.
More information is available at www.criticalpath.net
About Wind Telecomunicazioni S.p.a.
Established in 1997, Wind Telecomunicazioni S.p.A. is one of the few European telecom operators to offer integrated fixed, mobile and Internet services. In Italy, WIND is the third-largest mobile operator, with a market share of more than 18% and more than 15 million customers. It is the leading alternative operator in fixed-line services, with more than 1 million LLU customers and 900 thousand broadband users. Libero.it is the top Italian web portal and is one of the largest service providers in the country.
Forward-Looking Statements:
This press release contains forward-looking statements by the Company and its executives regarding the performance of our product and service offerings, the availability of 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, the ability of our products and services to meet the business needs of our customers and the market for products and services like ours. 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, the emerging and changing nature of the market for our products and services, and the ability of our technology to address customer and consumer demands. 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 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and all subsequent filings with the United States 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: Critical Path, the Critical Path logo, Messages that Matter, Memova and the Memova logo are the trademarks of Critical Path, Inc., registered in various jurisdictions. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.
SOURCE: Critical Path, Inc.
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