Long Term Pilot of WebMessenger's Multiple Network Client on BlackBerry Delivers Powerful Solution for Lotus Instant Messaging Customers

ORLANDO, Fla., April 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Wireless Enterprise Symposium (WES) -- WebMessenger announced today the release of an enhanced BlackBerry client and IBM Lotus Instant Messaging gateway for the WebMessenger Mobile Platform (WMP). WebMessenger has engaged in a long term pilot of the software that has driven the development of enhanced features and platform support making the WebMessenger IM solution well suited to Lotus Instant Messaging deployments for mobile workers who must operate in a heterogeneous IM world. WebMessenger further announced the forthcoming release of a version of
WebMessenger Mobile Platform for the Linux operating system and IBM eServer(TM) deployments. Currently, the WMP server is available for Windows and Intel deployments. These new releases will provide customers with increased flexibility in choosing a feature functionality set for enterprise mobile instant messaging and deployment platforms to meet their unique needs.

"As the leading provider of enterprise instant messaging solutions, we welcome the efforts of independent software vendors like WebMessenger who are
developing products and mobile solutions for Lotus Instant Messaging," said Ken Bisconti, vice president of Workplace, Portal and Collaboration Products, IBM.

"WebMessenger's powerful IM client on BlackBerry and multi-network gateways on the WMP server enables mobile users to obtain the benefits of Lotus Instant Messaging while maintaining relationships with their contacts on other networks."

"WebMessenger and IBM already share a number of existing and prospective customers, many of whom look forward to the enhanced feature set and platform
support of our new release," said Val Babajov, President and CEO WebMessenger. "By teaming with IBM, we have improved our product to meet the needs of the large community of Lotus Instant Messaging users who want a reliable and convenient mobile instant messaging solution."

The WebMessenger Mobile Platform provides secure, real-time access to instant messaging and presence awareness from a broad range of handheld wireless devices including Blackberry, Palm OS, Pocket PC, Symbian, BREW, and J2ME phones as well as Microsoft Smartphones. The WebMessenger Mobile
Platform seamlessly provides interoperable messaging between Mobitex, DataTAC, CDPD, iDEN, GSM, GPRS, EDGE, W-CDMA, UMTS, CDMA, CDMA2000, 1xEV-DO and 1xEV-DV wireless networks. The platform is designed for connectivity to heterogeneous IM network environments and provides gateways to leading corporate instant messaging systems including IBM Lotus Instant Messaging, Jabber Inc. XCP Enterprise Server, and Microsoft Live Communication Server. WMP also supports public instant messaging and VOIP networks including MSN, Yahoo, AOL, ICQ and Skype.

About WebMessenger Inc.

WebMessenger is the leading provider of a new generation of secure, enterprise-grade, multi-network, wireless instant messaging, presence and data
delivery products for BlackBerry, Palm OS, Pocket PC Symbian and variety of phone handsets. WebMessenger is a member of IBM PartnerWorld. The company's products provide enterprise with solutions for secure mobile instant messaging and presence awareness, mobile alert notifications for BlackBerry, and mobile desktop search, and integration with VOIP applications on desktops or Wi-Fi devices. WebMessenger's flagship mobile IM solution, WebMessenger Mobile Platform, has been adopted by enterprises including, Canadian Imperial Bank of
Commerce (CIBC), Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife), Planet Moran, and provides mobile IM to communities of deaf users at Go America and Wynd Communications. WebMessenger Mobile Platform is optimized for use with BES 4.0 Server and is undergoing testing on BlackBerry Connect(TM). Headquartered in Tujunga-Los Angeles, California, WebMessenger can be reached at http://www.webmessenger.com or at contact@WebMessenger.com.