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KODIAK NETWORKS ANNOUNCES CLIENTLESS AND CLIENT-BASED MOBILE APPLICATIONS TO ADDRESS END-USER DEMAND FOR NEW CONFERENCING, GROUP
Company Expands Solutions Targeted at Business and Consumer Segments DALLAS, TX  March 25, 2008 â€â€Kodiak Networks, a leading provider of applications for wireless carriers, today announced a series of innovative clientless and client-based mobile applications targeted at business and consumer segments. The clientless applications provide end-users with the ability to assign a telephone number to a group of individuals that they can use for conferencing, text messaging, or voice messaging, directly from their mobile contact list. Both the group text and voice messaging applications allow recipients to reply to the originator or reply to all message recipients, directly from the message. This announcement also includes the first-ever client-based scheduled conferencing application, which allows users to set-up meetings directly from their mobile handset. All of these applications converge wireless and land-line calling functionality, that address end-user demand for integrated group communications and help operators increase revenue and retain customers. These new conferencing and messaging applications are designed to improve the ease and performance of group communications, and expand the current Kodiak Connected Solutions application suite: CONFERENCINGKodiak Mobile Conferenceâ„¢ o       Instant, simultaneous dial-out conferencingo       One-touch mobile call origination from the contact listo       Call any dialable number in the world Kodiak Scheduled Conferenceâ„¢o       Schedule conference calls directly from the handset, with auto SMS notificationo       Auto dial-out or auto-SMS reminder to attendees for dial-in, at conference start timeo       Attendees can join/rejoin with a single click and are instantly auto-authenticated without PINso       Ability to see who is currently on the conference call on any phone without a cliento       Schedule conference calls from the Web and save to MS Outlook Kodiak Meet Me Conferenceâ„¢o       Dial-in conferencing that is optimized for mobile userso       Join from any phone on any networko       Option for pay-per-use without pre-provisioning   MESSAGINGKodiak Visual Voice SMSâ„¢ o       Send voice messages to individuals or groups on any network without ringing the recipient’s phoneo       Reply or reply to all directly to voice messages without call-backo       Visual display of who left a voice message, including call-back numberKodiak Group SMSâ„¢ o       Send a single text message to a group simultaneouslyo       Messages can be sent to any handset on any wireless network, any recipient with any handset can reply-to-all message recipients CONTACT MANAGEMENT Kodiak Group Managerâ„¢o       Create groups using Web, Mobile Internet, and SMS interfacesKodiak Quick Reachâ„¢o       Enables the originator to set-up a contact profile consisting of multiple phone numbers for the same person and to ring these numbers simultaneously; once a phone answers, the other lines immediately drop. Industry research recently conducted by Market in View has concluded the following information with regards to the Kodiak applications that were tested:
- 76% of business decision makers said the mobile conferencing application would be useful for their employees
- Over 70% of corporate decision makers view group voice and text messaging services valuable for business professionals
- Over 60% of consumer respondents view group voice and text messaging applications as important tools to manage their personal lives
- 54% of consumers surveyed said they would find mobile conferencing useful in their personal life
 “These new clientless applications offer operators the ability to deploy services that address 100% of their customer base, while meeting end-user demand for integrated conferencing and messaging solutions,†said Andrew Seybold, president and CEO of Andrew Seybold, Inc. “Presently, Kodiak Networks is the only mobile vendor to offer this combination of clientless and client-based conferencing and messaging applications. We view this development as positive for both carriers and end users who are looking to improve the convenience of group communications." “We have conducted extensive research with business and consumer end-users to determine the optimal feature set for each of these categories of clientless and client-based applications,†said Bruce Lawler, EVP marketing and business strategy, Kodiak Networks. “We are very pleased with the respondents desire to purchase and willingness to pay for these new services.â€Â About Kodiak Networks Kodiak Networks (www.kodiaknetworks.com) provides wireless operators with a comprehensive mobile solutions portfolio proven to increase revenue, promote community/group-based communications, and improve customer loyalty and retention. The Kodiak Connected Portfolio is comprised of mobile solutions targeted at Business and Consumer segments; an integrated mobile applications suite; and client-based and clientless user interfaces for open OS and embedded devices. The Portfolio components are based on the Kodiak Real-Time Exchangeâ„¢ (RTX), a flexible, standard-based, multi-generational IMS-compliant platform, which easily scales from independent operators to multinational carriers utilizing 2G or 3G networks. Kodiak customers span the globe and include deployments in North America, Europe, India, Latin America and Asia/Pacific.   # # #

