Press Release

Clairmail Named Software Newcomer of the Year at 2006 SIIA CODiE Awards

Novato, Calif., May 22, 2006 — Clairmail®, Inc., a leader in mobile access solutions, today announced that the company has received the 2006 CODiE Award for Software Newcomer of the Year by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA).

The CODiE Awards hold the distinction of being the only peer-recognition awards program of its kind in the software industry. Now in its twenty-first year, the awards are the standard bearer for celebrating outstanding achievement and vision in the software community.

"It's extremely gratifying that our colleagues in the industry appreciate Clairmail's innovative approach and chose to recognize our technology and company by bestowing this honor," said Joseph Salesky, CEO, Clairmail.

Clairmail's ClairAccess solution provides direct access to any enterprise application, business information system or web-based service from any mobile device. ClairAccess extends mobile messaging capabilities by enabling users to push or pull information from any application, or complete a transaction with a single email or text message. Its turnkey solution is easy to deploy and installs within days, providing mobile device users with access to any application or information — CRM, ERP, HR, proprietary systems, online banking, news services and more.

The CODiE Awards recognize 71 categories of outstanding products and services, as well as corporate excellence and philanthropy. CODiE Awards Winners are determined from a combination of judges' rankings and SIIA Member votes. This year's finalists represent a wide, impressive array of technology and business excellence, passion and success. They were chosen from more than 1,026 nominations submitted by 500-plus companies — breaking the nominations record set in the 2005 awards.

"This 21st Annual CODiE Awards continues our tradition of celebrating the best products in the software and information industry." said Ken Wasch, President of SIIA. "Being a winner among so many fine nominees is a solid achievement. I congratulate all of the companies."

About Clairmail

Clairmail's breakthrough technology optimizes any mobile phone for two-way customer interaction. Using the mobile phone's standard and intuitive messaging functionality, Clairmail empowers financial institution customers to easily access secure information, conduct transactions and get no-hold customer service by sending a single text message or email. Additionally, Clairmail's Actionable Alerts™ enable financial institutions to deliver complete service to customers as an alternative to expensive channels like call centers and IVR. Unlike other proprietary and inflexible point solutions, the Clairmail system is a turnkey, standards-based offering that seamlessly integrates with existing systems and delivers the fastest time to value. Clairmail removes the friction from customer interactions by empowering mobile customers to retrieve and update vital information from any back-end system. Founded in 2004, Clairmail is headquartered in Novato, Calif. The company is privately held and funded by Norwest Venture Partners, Outlook Ventures and JAFCO Ventures. For more information call (415) 884-7270 or visit www.clairmail.com.