FASTWEB Improves Consumer Experience with Memova(R) Messaging and Memova(R) Anti-Abuse from Critical Path

Wednesday, 07 May 2008 09:00

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TURIN, Italy - May 7, 2008 - Critical Path, Inc., a leading provider of messaging software and services, today announced that FASTWEB, Italy's second-largest fixed telecommunications service provider, has deployed Memova(R) Messaging and Memova(R) Anti-Abuse to enrich and protect the user experience of its FASTMail email and address book services.

FASTWEB with its 1.25 million fixed network clients provides messaging services to residential, business and large corporate account users. Using Memova Messaging, FASTWEB has greatly improved the user experience of the FASTMail interface. Improvements include a new dashboard enabling users to view a snapshot of the status of their email box, fax inbox and contacts in their address book. From the dashboard, users can then easily create or read email and fax messages as well as add new contacts to their address books. Changes have also been made to the layout of the email box to provide better organization and navigation.

In addition to enhancements to the look and feel of FASTMail, FASTWEB has also taken steps to make the FASTMail experience safer through the deployment of Memova Anti-Abuse. With Memova Anti-Abuse, FASTMail users have increased protection against spam, viruses and phishing attacks on their email accounts.

"Email continues to be a mission critical service for consumers and business users alike. It is important for us to provide an experience, that is not only attractive but is also safe from spam, viruses, phishing and other malicious attacks," said, Ernesto Bellisari VAS Manager, FASTWEB, "Memova Messaging and Anti-Abuse provides us with a solution that is flexible, scalable and cost effective enabling us to quickly deliver a high quality experience to satisfy all of our customers."

"Enriching the consumer experience and helping service providers build customer loyalty and drive revenue is what Memova solutions are all about," said Renato Miletti, Vice President, Southern EMEA, Critical Path. "Memova Messaging provides the industry's broadest range of advanced messaging services in a single platform and prepares service providers for the next generation of messaging."

FASTWEB has also deployed Memova Messaging's Universal Contacts solution as the foundation for other advanced messaging services including voicemail, unified messaging and VoIP. In 2008 FASTWEB will launch quadruple-play service by adding mobile telephony service to their current voice, data and video offerings. High-speed Internet access, email, voicemail and other value-added services will also be available on the mobile device and Critical Path will continue to help Fastweb lead the market by developing new services for their consumers and business users through the Memova Messaging and Memova Mobile solutions offerings. For more information on FASTWEB services please visit www.fastweb.it.

About FASTWEB
FASTWEB is the main alternative Italian operator for broadband telecommunication services, currently present in Milan, Rome, Genoa, Turin, Naples, Bologna, Venezia-Mestre, Padua, Biella, Reggio Emilia, Modena, Bari and Alessandria with a network that spreads out over more than 12,000 km. Thanks to the use of a technological model that is unique worldwide and that brings together the extensive use of the Internet Protocol for the transmission of voice, data and video and fibre optic cable and xdsl technology, FASTWEB can offer integrated services covering fixed telephony, fast Internet and television to residential clients, while for business it provides advanced competitive services to all segments of the market - the public administration, large, medium and small size enterprises, professional offices, and the retail sector. For more information, please visit FASTWEB's website at www.fastweb.it.

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(R) 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 messaging solutions are deployed by service providers throughout the world. More information is available at www.criticalpath.net.

Forward-Looking Statements:
This press release contains forward-looking statements by the Company 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. These and other risks and uncertainties are described in more detail in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (www.sec.gov) made from time to time including Critical Path's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, and Current Reports on Form 8-K, each as may be amended from time to time, and all subsequent filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (www.sec.gov). 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, Messages that Matter, 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.

Contacts:
FASTWEB
Ernesto Bellisari, VAS Manager or
Guido Roda, Network Service Engineering Director
+39 02 45451

Critical Path Corporate Communications -
Nikki Gore
1-647-428-5822
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www.criticalpath.net or
Fleishman-Hillard
Amy Mills
+ 44 20 7395 7186
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