OZ MOBILE MESSAGING CLIENTS NOW DEPLOYED ON OVER 50 MILLION PHONES

OZ mobile IM and mobile email solutions commercial on over 200 device models

CTIA Wireless IT and Entertainment, Los Angeles, CA - September 13, 2006 - OZ, the leading consumer mobile messaging solution provider, today announced that the OZ Mobile IM and Mobile Email clients have now been deployed on over 50 million phones, due to the demand of consumers the world over who are staying connected with their friends and family with AOL®, MSN® and Yahoo!® IM and Email services on their mobile phone.

OZ leads the market on commercial OEM agreements with 8 out of the top 10 device manufacturers globally, representing over 80% of handset volume shipped each year. Embedding the OZ clients through authentic OEM relationships ensures the best chance for mass market adoption through rapid discoverability and ease of use. OZ's addressable end-user market includes over 860 million consumers who have mobile IM and mobile email accounts with the world's leading portals combined with all mobile subscribers of mobile operators globally who are currently deploying Operator branded IM solutions.

"Achieving the milestone of 50 million clients on commercial devices is continued validation of OZ's status as the leader in mobile messaging," said Skuli Mogensen, CEO and Founder of OZ. "From North America, to Europe and to Asia, consumers are using our mobile IM and mobile email solutions to communicate quickly, clearly and with ease. Furthermore, mobile operators are enjoying the benefits of mobile messaging with continued subscriber loyalty, increased revenue and device OEMs are able to quickly meet market requirements for these applications."

Over the past year OZ has extended its leadership by adding its award winning mobile IM and mobile email clients to more than 200 different models across operating platforms that include J2ME, BREW®, MS Pocket PC, and Symbian based mobile phones. With the recent announcements of new mobile IM and email customers such as 3 Scandinavia, Alltel, Dobson, Telus and Virgin Mobile USA, OZ has become the definitive leader in the consumer mobile messaging space.

"I am very proud of the OZ team for developing and executing on the OZ promise of delivering coveted mobile IM and mobile email solutions to the mass market; thus empowering consumers to take their social circle with them while they are on the go," concluded Mogensen.

About the OZ Mobile IM Solution

With the OZ Mobile IM Solution, mobile operators can now offer their subscribers affordable access to an already established communications phenomenon and immediately leverage their own mobile communities with presence. A proven solution deployed by some of the largest operators in the world, the OZ Mobile IM Solution is comprised of the Mobile IM Gateway, the Mobile IM Client, and the Mobile IMPS Service. Each component can be deployed individually or combined to deliver the full benefits of mobile IM communities. Furthermore, Device Manufacturers can embed the OZ Mobile IM client to quickly bring the latest customized and certifiable clients to the market for a particular mobile operator or region.

The OZ Mobile IM client is available on J2ME, BREW®, Symbian, and MS Windows Mobile devices. The OZ mobile client offers big advantages to device OEMs as the complete client solution is provided and integrated onto the device versus other 3rd party offerings that provide a protocol stack only with much additional effort required by the OEM to commercialize.

About the OZ Mobile Email Solution

Email is the communications method of choice for consumers. The OZ Mobile Email Solution makes effective use of mobile data and provides operators with a revenue opportunity that did not exist in the PC-based environment. Mobile operators can now provide their subscribers with access to the most popular email services and/or operator branded solutions on their mobile phones; allowing operators to increase data traffic, attract new subscribers and generate new revenue.

The OZ Mobile Email Solution consists of the Mobile Email Gateway and the Mobile Email Client. The Mobile Email Gateway provides mobile operators with the necessary protocol adaptations, billing, reporting and customer care interfaces that they require to effectively deliver branded portal email services to their subscribers. As a result, for the first time, mobile operators can generate new revenue and directly impact their bottom line with a variety of flexible billing options. The OZ Mobile Email Client offers an elegant, compact and user-friendly interface. Using recognizable and branded clients, the mobile email experience mirrors the familiar ‘look and feel' of the PC, generating instant consumer adoption and virtually eliminating the learning curve.

About OZ

OZ empowers consumers to stay connected with mobile IM and email solutions that provide users with an affordable, easy, seamless and always-on mobile messaging experience. Working with the leading mobile operators, portals/ISPs and handset manufacturers, OZ delivers innovative and standards-based solutions that provide rich and fully integrated messaging experiences on millions of mobile devices.

Leading companies that are Powered by OZ™ include: 3 Scandinavia, Alltel, AOL, Bell Mobility, Boost Mobile, Bouygues Telecom, Cingular, Dobson, KPN, Microsoft, Motorola, Nokia, Pantech & Curitel, Samsung, Siemens, SonyEricsson, Sprint, TCL & Alcatel Mobile Phones, Telefónica Móviles España, Telus Mobility, T-Mobile USA® and Virgin Mobile USA. OZ is a privately held company headquartered in Montreal, Canada, with regional offices in the US, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit the OZ website at www.oz.com .

For more information please contact:

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

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