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OneConnect and FirstHand Technologies Deliver Enterprise Mobility Solution to BlackberryT Users

Extended Desktop Phone Functionality For Enterprise Users in Trial Now

TORONTO – Nov. 28, 2006 – OneConnect, a division of Globalive Communications and the independent Canadian leader of hosted IP communications, and FirstHand Technologies, an innovator in transforming smartphones and PDAs into full-featured business telephones, today announced an agreement under which OneConnect will deliver a voice mobility solution for Blackberry™ users.

By partnering with FirstHand Technologies, OneConnect becomes one of the first companies in North America to deploy desktop phone functionality to Blackberry users via the Nortel network.

As part of the new agreement, OneConnect is offering its clients a trial version of FirstHand Mobile Assistant for Blackberry devices. OneConnect’s intent is to deliver a full commercial service in the first quarter of 2007.

“By adapting OneConnect’s current software suites to include enterprise VoIP functionality from FirstHand Technologies, clients will have access to a complete package for all communicative needs,” said Joy Rychlick, vice president of sales and marketing at OneConnect.

“We believe OneConnect’s deployment of our solution provides a strong incentive to its customers to invest in and stay with OneConnect,” said James LaPalme, vice president of sales, FirstHand Technologies. “Mobile Assistant gives OneConnect customers access to the most advanced feature-rich portfolio of enterprise mobility software in the market today.”

Using FirstHand Mobile Assistant on their Blackberry device, OneConnect enterprise clients will be able to:

• Call someone by simply clicking an entry from their corporate directory, buddy list, recent calls, or group calls list
• See how many voice mails are on their office desk phone waiting for them and with one click, retrieve those messages
• Check the presence and availability of co-workers
• Sort through the corporate directory
• Perform instant messaging
• Enable group calls and IM multicast
• Sort through call logs of their desktop phone
• Deliver calls to a temporary number

OneConnect is the Independent Canadian Leader of Hosted IP Communications and has developed solutions to provide business-class service in well-tailored packages to clients across North America.  OneConnect’s IP Communications system offers a hosted and managed solution that integrates voice, data, Internet, video, collaboration, and conferencing services on a single converged platform.

About FirstHand Technologies (www.firsthandtech.com)
FirstHand Technologies mobilizes the enterprise by extending the functionality of numerous IP PBXs to a variety of smartphones and PDAs. FirstHand Technologies empowers an enterprise’s workforce to go mobile with the same functionality as their office desktop. The FirstHand Technologies advanced fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) solution delivers enterprise features and “single number” seamless connectivity over cellular networks and/or WiFi enabling organizations to achieve “enterprise communications everywhere.” The enterprise benefits from faster communication abilities, increased productivity, and significant cost savings.

Based in Ottawa, Canada, FirstHand Technologies’ solutions are embedded or bundled into the world's premier equipment vendors, systems integrators and service provider’s products. For more information, please visit www.firsthandtech.com.

About OneConnect:
OneConnect is the Independent Canadian Leader of Hosted IP Communications and has developed solutions to provide business-class service in well-tailored packages to clients across North America.  OneConnect’s IP Communications system offers a hosted and managed solution that integrates voice, data, Internet, video, collaboration, and conferencing services on a single converged platform.

OneConnect was the first Independent Service Provider to offer hosted VoIP solutions to the Canadian Business Market and currently services the following regions: Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa, Halifax, Kingston, Cornwall, Barrie, Aurora, South Pickering/Ajax, Mississauga, Port Credit, Richmond Hill, Thornhill, Markham, Concord, Burlington, St Catharines, Sault Ste Marie.

Launched in early 2004, OneConnect is built on the world-leading technology of Nortel Networks and is an affiliate of the award-winning Globalive Communications Corp.

For more information, please visit www.oneconnect.ca

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