PARIS, France, January 14 /PRNewswire/ --

- Mobile Specialist Joins Miyowa

Miyowa, a world leader in mobile instant messaging client software, today
announced the appointment of Jos de Kruijf as Chief Operating Officer and
President. Jos will report to Pascal Lorne, CEO and co-founder of
Miyowa. Involved in the company as a board member since December 2006, Jos
will now lead Miyowa's product plan, customer operations, sales, strategic
partnership and, design and development teams.

Jos has extensive entrepreneurial experience within the IT
industry and an impressive background in management of top-flight companies
such as ADOBE and NORTEL NETWORKS. After founding Software.com Europe, Jos
built from the ground up OPENWAVE EMEA. More recently, he was Managing
Director European Operations of Desktop Standard. Previously, he was
President and Chief Executive Officer of Contarra Systems. Prior to joining
Miyowa, Jos held the position of Senior Vice President and General Manager at
Seven Networks International, a specialist in mobile email.

Jos de Kruijf commented: "I decided to join Miyowa because its
technology is one of the most promising in the mobile industry. Its track
record and client list are already very impressive in the MIM and presence
space which is effectively still only in its infancy. This sector is set to
grow further and mature in 2008. I will do my utmost to strengthen Miyowa to
bolster its world leading position. We will be launching a number of new
services, at Mobile World Congress in February, including the world's first
look at our innovative 'rich address book'."

Pascal Lorne, CEO and Chairman of Miyowa, said: "Since its
creation in 2003, Miyowa has had four fantastic years and the future looks
set to be even more promising. This second phase of growth will see Miyowa
reinforce its team with all the necessary experience and skills. We welcome
Jos, whose background and high-level experience with mobile operators will be
key in our continued success."

Pierre Taillardat said, on behalf of Techfund, the venture
capitalist partner of Miyowa since September 2006 : " This is a great
opportunity for Miyowa to capitalise on the experience of a seasoned manager.
We greatly appreciate Jos's contribution to the board and we welcome this new
appointment. Pascal Lorne has built an expert mobile team - its skill,
vision, results-driven attitude and sense of innovation are a major asset for
the company."

In the coming weeks, Miyowa will reinforce its sales team by
hiring area sales managers in Europe and Asia.

About Miyowa

Miyowa is the world leader in mobile Instant messaging
software clients. Miyowa created the first handset independent universal
end-to-end client messaging technology (MoveMessenger(TM)), compliant with
all major existing standards and systems in place.

Miyowa provides mobile operators and portals with a
white-labelled, scalable range of Instant messaging related content and
services. Since 2003, the company has developed a thorough expertise in
federating mobile operators' and portals' communities.

With the official support of the major Instant messaging
brands, Miyowa allows operators' customers to access their preferred
messenger and multimedia content. http://www.miyowa.com

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