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FusionOne Awarded Top Honors At The International CTIA Wireless 2009® E-Tech Awards
Company Recognized for Innovation in its Network Address Book and Handset Transfer Solutions

San Jose, Calif. - April 8th, 2009 FusionOne (www.fusionone.com), the leading provider of mobile phone content portability services, received top honors at CTIA’s Emerging Technology (E-Tech) Awards during the 2009 CTIA Wireless show in Las Vegas, April 1-3. Winning first place was the company’s Network Address Book, in the Mobile Applications & Widgets, Mobile Entertainment/Social Networking category. FusionOne’s Handset Transfer Solution also received recognition, placing second in the 4G Service Management category.

The CTIA Emerging Technology Awards program, consisting of a panel of 30 recognized members of the media, industry analysts and executives, reviewed nearly 300 applications for top honors in innovation, functionality, technological importance, implementation and overall “wow” factor.

“We are thrilled to be recognized as one of the premier companies among our peers at the 4th Annual CTIA E-Tech Awards,” said Mohan Sadashiva, senior vice president, marketing for FusionOne. “This recognition further validates what we already know – consumers are increasingly interested in using their mobile phones to record information such as contacts or photos, downloading games, applications, videos and much more. They would like to ensure they can share and transfer this information easily and legitimately in their mobile life.” This industry recognition, coupled with FusionOne’s recent news at CTIA regarding its patent award for mobile phone wireless backup and sync, plus its partnership announcements with several technology and content partners, further illustrates the company’s strong position in the marketplace. To date, the company has protected over 1.5 billion mobile phone contacts on numerous carriers worldwide, including Verizon Wireless, TELUS, Telstra, Bell Mobility and Cellular South.

FusionOne’s Network Address Book
FusionOne’s Network Address Book is a multi-sync service that centralizes address books across a wide range of communications services including social networking, publishing, and content sharing applications; third-party internet services; and mobile, VoIP, and desktop phones. Network Address Book consolidates these address books into a single, globally accessible location that enables users to simultaneously update all their address books, greatly simplifying their communications exchanges. Operators can use Network Address Book to increase customer satisfaction and usability, reduce churn, and encourage the adoption of new services.

FusionOne’s Handset Transfer Solution
FusionOne’s Handset Transfer Solution makes it easier than ever for mobile users to keep their mobile content when switching from one handset to another. It is a comprehensive solution that supports handset transfer completely over-the-air, in-store, driven from a website, or a combination of all using the FusionOne patented platform. The Handset Transfer Solution is the first fully licensed and only currently deployed service of its kind in the mobile industry.

About E-Tech Awards
A panel of industry analysts, media and technology experts reviewed nearly 300 submissions for the E-Tech Awards this year, spanning 18 product categories. Entries were judged based on innovation, functionality, technological importance, implementation and overall “wow” factor. All first, second and third place award winners, as well as the Best in Show winner, were announced at the E-Tech Awards Ceremony, taking place April 2, 2009 at 3:00 PM on the South Hall Exhibit Floor Stage.

About International CTIA WIRELESS 2009®
As the largest wireless show in the world representing a $1 trillion global industry, International CTIA WIRELESS brings together all industries advanced by wireless technology for three days of intense learning and networking. Visit www.ctiashow.com.

CTIA -The Wireless Association® is the international association for the wireless telecommunications industry, representing carriers, manufacturers and wireless Internet providers. CTIA is also recognized as the producer of two annual technology events: International CTIA WIRELESS 2009 takes place in Las Vegas, April 1-3; International CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment 2009 takes place in San Diego, October 7-9. For more association information, visit www.ctia.org.

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About FusionOne, Inc.
FusionOne is the established leader in mobile content portability, helping mobile subscribers transfer their content between mobile devices and sharing their content with popular internet applications-anytime, anywhere. FusionOne pioneered mobile phone content transfer and its products, including Handset Transfer Solution and Network Address Book, currently support millions of subscribers on many major carriers worldwide. Founded in 1998, FusionOne is headquartered in San Jose, California with additional offices in Tallinn, Estonia. For more information, visit www.FusionOne.com.

FusionOne, MightyBackup and MightyPhone are trademarks of FusionOne, Inc. All other product, service and company names are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective owners.

For press and analyst inquiries, please contact:
Valerie Christopherson
Daniel Rhodes
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