Kodiak Networks Announces Mobile Industry's First Clientless Push-to-Talk (PTT) Offering

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Thu Apr 17, 2008 8:00am EDT

DALLAS--(Business Wire)--
Mobile solutions innovator, Kodiak Networks announced today the
wireless industry's first clientless Push to Talk offering. The Kodiak
Clientless Push to Talk(TM) application enables PTT subscribers to
conduct PTT sessions with non-subscribers - creating an immediate base
of contacts and groups for this instant style of communications. Until
now, PTT calls could only be initiated to users that had PTT-enabled
handsets with a PTT subscription. With the Kodiak Clientless PTT
application, PTT subscribers can contact non-subscribers, by sending
an invitation to join the call and instructions to press any key to
begin speaking. By pressing and releasing any key, known as "getting
and releasing the call floor," recipients can use their wireless or
landline phone, just like a PTT phone.

   "The Kodiak Clientless PTT capability offers a huge opportunity
for wireless operators who are trying to grow their PTT customer base
and to end users who want to conduct PTT sessions with
non-subscribers," said Andrew M. Seybold, Andrew Seybold, Inc. "This
clientless functionality opens up PTT opportunities with
non-subscribers, including the ability to initiate PTT sessions with
users on any network - such as AT&T, Verizon and Sprint/Nextel."

   "We are very pleased to offer this clientless version of PTT to
our CDMA carrier customers," said Bruce Lawler, executive vice
president, marketing and business development, Kodiak Networks. "With
Kodiak Clientless Push to Talk, PTT subscribers can immediately build
contact and group lists with friends, family and colleagues on any
wireless network or landline phone."

   About Kodiak Networks

   Kodiak Networks (www.kodiaknetworks.com) provides wireless
operators with a comprehensive mobile solutions portfolio proven to
increase revenue, promote 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 Exchange(TM)
(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.

Bock Communications, Inc.
Erica Rios, +1 714-540-1030
kodiak@bockpr.com

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