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WorldMate Live Debuts Support for Windows Mobile(TM) smartphones at CTIA Wireless



    WorldMate, Inc., the leading provider of mobile travel services
    for frequent fliers, today announced WorldMate Live for Windows
    Mobile, the first push travel service for Windows Mobile smartphones.
    WorldMate Live caters to road warriors, managing their complete
    itineraries including travel arrangements and business meetings by
    pushing notifications of events that impact their schedules to their
    smartphones, in real-time.

    The Windows Mobile version supports all of the popular WorldMate
    Live services including pushed itinerary updates real-time, flight
    alerts, flight schedules, weather forecasts, and other important
    travel information. The WorldMate Live Windows Mobile client is built
    for Windows Mobile Standard Edition smartphones, such as BlackJack(TM
    )II by Samsung, the HTC S620 and Motorola´s MOTO Q class phones.
    Windows Mobile is a leading smartphone platform with 14.3 million
    devices shipped in the past six months.

    "The WorldMate product line has led Windows Mobile application
    sales charts for years," said Nadav Gur, CEO of WorldMate. "We´re
    excited to bring the WorldMate Live service to this popular smartphone
    platform, as we continue our dominance in the mobile travel services
    market."

    "There´s a need to be able to easily access such things as flight
    changes and weather forecasts whether you´re traveling for business or
    pleasure," said Steve Hegenderfer, group product manager at Microsoft
    Corp. "With the support of WorldMate Live, Windows Mobile users now
    have a comprehensive set of current travel information sent directly
    to them on their phone from anywhere in the world."

    WorldMate Live is the first mobile travel service to feature
    fully-interactive ´push´ alerts for flight cancellations, delays and
    other important travel events. Within the first four months of its
    release, The WorldMate Live service attracted more than 130,000
    members from 153 countries who rely on it to improve their travel
    experience. WorldMate Live is offered as a ´Freemium´ service, with
    most components and services provided to end users for free. Premium
    services, including flight alerts, flight status and schedules, travel
    directory and customer support are, available via subscription at
    $9.95 per month or $99.95 per year.

    WorldMate Inc. will demonstrate the Beta version at CTIA and then
    kick-off the commercial launch a few weeks later.

    WorldMate Live for Windows Mobile will be showcased at the CTIA
    Wireless conference at Microsoft´s booth #1515 - Central Hall C3. To
    schedule an appointment to meet with WorldMate during the show, please
    contact Amy Robinson at 619-677-2700 or worldmate@lewispr.com For more
    information, please visit www.worldmatelive.com.

    About WorldMate

    Based in Los Angeles, CA, privately held WorldMate has been
    developing award-winning mobile travel software since 2000. The
    WorldMate(R) product line provides frequent fliers and road warriors
    all the travel services they need at home, work or on the go. Like a
    traveler´s guardian angel, WorldMate´s mobile travel tools provide
    real-time trip information, tracking every trip and pushing vital
    details such as flight alerts and notifications and meeting updates
    directly to users. Removing stress and paperwork from the travel
    experience while saving time and money, WorldMate turns a mobile
    device into a personal travel assistant. WorldMate´s resources also
    feature flight schedules, weather forecast, travel directories, maps,
    world clocks, a currency converter and much more. For more
    information, please visit www.mobimate.com.

    WorldMate(R) is a registered trademark of MobiMate Ltd. Microsoft,
    Windows Mobile and Windows Media are either registered trademarks or
    trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other
    countries. MOTOROLA is registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office.
    All other trade names and trademarks are the property of their
    respective holders.