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Powered by Memova® Mobile, IDEA Easy Mail meets increasing mobile email demand in the world’s fastest growing mobile market

SAN FRANCISCO – December 19, 2006 – Critical Path, Inc. (OTC: CPTH), a leading provider of messaging software and services, today announced that IDEA Cellular Ltd., a leading GSM operator in India with more than 12 million subscribers and a network footprint that reaches nearly half of India’s population, has launched Easy Mail – a new mass-market mobile email service, powered by Critical Path’s Memova® Mobile technology. The new push email service is simple to use and works on any GRPS-enabled handset.

With approximately 6 million new mobile subscribers being added each month, India is the fastest growing mobile market in the world. Research shows that much of this growth is coming from the youth market, which represents 60 percent of the country’s population. Tailored to the needs of consumers, prosumers and SMEs, IDEA Easy Mail meets the burgeoning demands of the mass market.

Commenting on IDEA’s latest innovation, Pradeep Shrivastava, Chief Marketing Officer, IDEA Cellular Ltd. said, “Easy Mail is an exciting product for those of us who wish to remain accessible on the move. The product does indeed redefine email access and provides an easy-to-use interface for every IDEA GPRS user. I am certain that Easy Mail will prove beneficial, especially to our small and medium enterprise customers.”

Memova Mobile pushes messages from existing email accounts to everyday mobile phones. As a result, smart phones and/or specialized client software are not required to use IDEA’s Easy Mail service, making it particularly attractive to consumers and small business users with standard mobile phones. Designed for the mass market, the service offers a number of easy-to-use features. For example, since consumers do not necessarily want to receive all of their email on their phone, personalization features enable users to control which messages they receive. Additionally, users can send and receive emails with multimedia content, including pictures, video and audio.

“Considered an early adopter in India, the IDEA brand is associated with innovation and value in the market. Critical Path is excited to work with an operator of this caliber to provide mobile email services in India,” said Donald Dew, CTO, Critical Path. “Memova Mobile will help IDEA Cellular unlock the enormous potential of the mass market in India by delivering the easy, personalized and affordable solution consumers are asking for.”

About Idea Cellular Ltd.
As India’s leading GSM Mobile Services operator, IDEA Cellular has licenses to operate in 11 circles. With a customer base of over 12 million, IDEA Cellular has operations in Delhi, Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Uttaranchal, Haryana, UP- West and Kerala and is soon rolling out in UP – East, Rajasthan & Himachal Pradesh. IDEA Cellular’s footprint currently covers approximately 55% of India’s population and over 50% of the potential telecom-market.

As a leader in Value Added Services, Innovation is central to IDEA’s VAS Factory. It is the first cellular company to launch music messaging with ‘Cellular Jockey’, ‘Background Tones’, ‘Group Talk’, a voice portal with ‘Say IDEA’ and a complete suite of Mobile Email Services. A frontrunner in introducing revolutionary tariff plans, IDEA Cellular has the distinction of offering the most customer friendly and competitive Pre Paid offerings, for the first time in India, with ‘Super Power’, 2 Minutes Outgoing Free, Lifelong offer and other segmented offerings like Women’s Card. ‘Lifetime Idea’ is the first and only loyalty program, for pre paid customers, introduced by a Cellular brand. More about IDEA Cellular Ltd. at http://www.ideacellular.com

About Critical Path, Inc.
Critical Path’s Memova® 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® Mobile gives consumers instant, on-the-go access to the messages that matter most. Featuring industry-leading anti-spam and anti-virus technology, Memova® Anti-Abuse protects consumers against viruses and spam. Memova® Messaging provides consumers with a rich email experience, enabling service providers to develop customized offerings for high-speed subscribers. Headquartered in San Francisco with offices around the globe, Critical Path’s messaging solutions are deployed by more than 200 customers throughout the world. More information is available at Critical Path™ - Messages That Matter.

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