OZ MOBILE INSTANT MESSAGING SOLUTIONS HONORED WITH 2005 MOBILITY AWARD

Company's Mobile Instant Messaging Solutions Selected for Emphasis on Consumer Mobile Messaging

Montreal, Canada - February 2, 2005 - OZ, the leading enabler of standards-based mobile Instant Messaging and Presence Services, today announced that it has won a 2005 Mobility Award sponsored by MobileTrax LLC, a leading source of information on the mobile computing and wireless data communications industry for the OZ Mobile IM Gateway and the OZ Mobile IM Client solutions. Mobility Awards are given to honor the best and finest mobile computing and wireless data communications products and services that were announced in 2004.

"There's a need to honor the best and finest mobile products as they help shape and grow the market," said J. Gerry Purdy, Ph.D, Chief Analyst with MobileTrax. "The OZ Mobile IM Gateway and Client solutions provide a seamless, fully integrated mobile IM offering that allows consumers to have the same IM capabilities they experience currently on the desktop on their mobile phones. OZ products are revolutionizing the way consumers use IM."

"I am proud that the OZ Mobile IM Gateway and Client solutions has been recognized by the industry as a top product for 2004," said Skuli Mogensen, CEO of OZ. "Winning this award showcases the benefits that OZ solutions provide to the market, including consumers, mobile operators and handset manufacturers"

About the OZ Mobile IM Gateway and the OZ Mobile IM Client
To successfully deploy mobile IM services, mobile operators face a number of challenges, including billing, customer support interfaces, IM protocol conformance and overall control of mobile IM services. The OZ Mobile IM Gateway is designed to address these issues and to simplify the process of extending existing IM services to standards-based IM capable mobile phones. The OZ Mobile IM Gateway provides access to AOL T , ICQ ® , MSN ® and Yahoo! ® IM services.
The OZ Mobile IM Client meets the dynamic needs of mobile operators and handset manufacturers with a proven, standards-based and customizable client application that is designed to meet customers' specific requirements. Branded with multiple sets of recognizable IM services, the OZ Mobile IM Client enables mobile operators to offer a mobile IM experience that looks familiar to users' existing desktop IM services, and allows end-users to easily select which IM service they would like to log-in to. The OZ client does this within a small memory footprint while providing the best user experience possible.

About OZ

OZ is leading the development of standards-based mobile instant messaging (IM) solutions that enable mobile operators and IM providers to bring instant messaging services to operators' subscribers. Furthermore, OZ works closely with leading handset manufacturers to provide users with a rich and fully integrated IM experience on mobile devices. Visionary companies such as AOLT, Microsoft ® , Motorola, Nokia, Siemens, SonyEricsson, and T-Mobile USA, have partnered with OZ to empower people with a seamless, always-on mobile IM experience. OZ is a privately held company headquartered in Montreal, Canada. The Company also has regional offices in the United States and Europe. For more information, visit the OZ website at www.oz.com.

About MobileTrax, LLC

MobileTrax, LLC is a Silicon Valley-based, professional services firm that focuses on the mobile computing and wireless data communications markets. MobileTrax provides market research, executive conferences and consulting services regarding enterprise and consumer markets.

MobileTrax produces two industry events each year: Mobile Showcase for enterprise IT decision makers and Mobile Technology for systems integrators and wireless carriers. MobileTrax also publishes Inside Mobile and Wireless, an industry newsletter that's published on the first and third Wednesday's of each month. MobileTrax provides editorial analysis and insights regarding important topics in mobile and wireless. MobileTrax also produces a blog called Mobile Letter that covers commentary and summaries of new products and services. Finally, MobileTrax occasionally publishes Vendor Viewpoint that provides a visionary message from a senior executive at a vendor organization.

MobileTrax is headed by J. Gerry Purdy, Ph.D., a globally recognized authority on mobile computing and wireless data communications. Dr. Purdy is also a Venture Advisory at Diamondhead Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm. More information can be found at www.mobiletrax.com.

For more information please contact:

Beverly Wilks
Director, Corporate Marketing & Communications
Tel: +1 514 390.2906

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