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Indonesian Postal Authority Extends Email Access to Remote Population with Critical Path's Memova Messaging

     Indonesian Consumers Can Now Access Email at Any Post Office
                              Nationwide
JAKARTA, Indonesia--(Business Wire)--
Critical Path, Inc. a leading provider of messaging software and
services, today announced that PT Pos Indonesia, the state-owned
Postal Authority of Indonesia, has deployed Memova Messaging to
provide email services to consumers and businesses throughout
Indonesia. Aimed at decreasing the digital divide, the new email
services can be accessed from any Indonesian post office.

   In Indonesia, a significant portion of the population does not
currently have Internet or email access in the home or workplace. As a
result, the Indonesian Postal Authority and DEKOPIN, the Indonesia
Cooperative Council, are working together to bring information and
communications technology to Indonesians in remote areas in an effort
to increase commerce and business opportunities throughout the
country. Critical Path's Memova Messaging platform is being used to
power the new email services, which are accessible through the DEKOPIN
e-commerce portal jointly provided by PT Pos Indonesia and DEKOPIN.
Indonesians can check email and conduct online commerce through the
portal at any post office or via the Internet.

   "We are very happy that Critical Path and DEKOPIN are helping us
bring email services to more Indonesian consumers," said San Herib,
Director of Communication Business, PT Pos Indonesia. "Email is a very
important communications tool that every Indonesian should be able to
access, and we are pleased to be a part of this important endeavor."

   "We are excited about the new email services we are rolling out
with the Indonesia Postal Authority," said Adi Sasono, Chairman,
DEKOPIN. "We selected Critical Path's Memova Messaging platform
because of its proven ability to provide reliable email services to
millions of users. We are confident that the platform is an excellent
technology choice for this significant, nationwide email deployment."

   Critical Path's Memova Messaging platform is used by service
providers throughout the world, frequently powering large-scale
deployments with millions of users.

   "We're pleased that PT Pos Indonesia and DEKOPIN have selected
Memova Messaging," said Desra Ghazfan, Director, Southeast Asia,
Critical Path. "We look forward to working with both of these
organizations to extend the use of email and promote greater
communication and commerce throughout Indonesia."

   About PT Pos Indonesia

   PT Pos Indonesia, founded September 27, 1945, is a state-owned
enterprise and the Postal Authority of Indonesia, managed by Ministry
of Communication and Informatics (MIC). With recent advancement and
changes in the Postal industry, and modern businesses in general, PT
Pos has transformed its business into Financial, Logistic, and
Communication. PT Pos Indonesia business in communication sector
includes eCommerce, ISP, and several other modern IT-based Postal
products.

   With 3,551 post offices, Pos Indonesia serves in all cities,
districts and in more than 50% of villages around the country. About
2,385 post offices are online by using dedicated, dial-up networks,
GPRS and CDMA. Pos Indonesia also conducts Public Services Obligation
for Indonesian. Covering the digital divide in rural areas, MIC
assigned Pos Indonesia to be a CAP (Community Access Point) operator
and now (2007) there are 63 CAPs at post offices around the country.
For more information about PT Pos Indonesia, see
http://www.posindonesia.co.id

   About DEKOPIN

   DEKOPIN (Dewan Koperasi Indonesia - Indonesia Cooperative
Council), based on the Parliamentary Act No. 25 Year 1992 and
Presidential Decree No. 24 Year 1999, is the single highest
organization in Indonesia embodying and fighting for the aspirations
of co-operatives' movements in achieving its goals in accordance to
the principles of cooperatives. This representative body is an
umbrella organization for over 130,000 cooperatives and over
30,000,000 members throughout Indonesia. For more information about
DEKOPIN, see www.dekopin.coop

   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 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. With offices around the globe, Critical Path's
solutions have been deployed by more than 200 service providers
throughout the world, including Vodafone, Telecom Italia, O2,
Telefonica Moviles, Tiscali, SFR, Indosat, WIND and ONO. More
information is available at www.criticalpath.net.

   Forward-Looking Statements:

   This press release contains forward-looking statements by Critical
Path 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, 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
demands. 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 to Editors: Critical Path, the Critical Path logo, 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.

Critical Path, Inc.
Nikki Gore, +1-647-428-5822
pr@criticalpath.net
or
Fleishman-Hillard
Amy Mills, + 44 20 7395 7186
amy.mills@fleishmaneurope.com
or
PT Pos Indonesia (Persero)
E-Business Project
James M. Purba, +62 21 3457251
james@posindonesia.co.id
or
DEKOPIN
Reina Natamihardja, +62 21 520 6525
reina_rafaldini@yahoo.com

Copyright Business Wire 2008

 

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