IGLOO Software Launches BlackBerry(R) Client Application To Support Its Growing Mobile Membership

KITCHENER, Ontario - BlackBerry(R) Client Enhances User Experience and Improves Productivity
of Mobile Users with Increased Performance and Fidelity

IGLOO Software (www.igloosoftware.com), a leading provider of on-demand
community and social software solutions today announced the release of its
BlackBerry(R) Client application. Community members can now access and
contribute content to their online communities not only from a standard web
browser, but also from their BlackBerry Smartphone.

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This client application extends IGLOO’s current mobile strategy for the
BlackBerry, taking it beyond simple web browser and email application
support. In this first release, members are able read blog articles, browse
recent discussions, see and post comments, send and receive email
notifications, search the community and access personal social profiles.
Subsequent releases of the IGLOO BlackBerry Client will focus on taking
advantage of dedicated BlackBerry features, including calendar
synchronization, messaging, uploading of photos, videos and documents to an
online community directly from the mobile device.

As the new knowledge workforce continues to evolve, they are demanding
tools to support how and where they work — at home, on the road and in the
office. This evolution is accelerating the move to mobile-driven
collaboration and social networking — with people using cell phone-based
blogging, multimedia sharing and messaging as their primary work tools.

“SmartPhones like the BlackBerry are the next generation computing
platforms,” says Dan Latendre, CEO of IGLOO Software. “With a growing mobile
workforce and 3.3 billion mobile devices currently being used, online
communities and social software solutions have to be more than mobile-ready;
they need to be mobile-enabled — providing immediate access to content and
expertise in a richer, more robust user experience.”

The BlackBerry Client application supports IGLOO’s “where you are”
strategy providing immediate access to online community content from
anywhere. This aligns with IGLOO’s recent announcement of a new modular
framework giving organizations flexible toolsets for customizing and
extending online communities powered by IGLOO — including the BlackBerry
Client application.

These and other upcoming product releases are previewed in IGLOO’s
Corporate Presentation:
www.igloosoftware.com/company/downloads/presentati~2/overview

About IGLOO

IGLOO develops online community and social networking solutions
(www.igloosoftware.com/solutions) for groups, teams and organizations of any
size. Our solutions combine Web 2.0 technology with on-demand hosting,
consulting, e-engagement and all of the community support services necessary
for a sustainable and successful deployment. Organizations use IGLOO
communities internally to improve employee productivity (Workplace
Communities) or externally to foster relationships with members, customers,
partners and suppliers (Marketplace Communities). Fully integrated
collaboration, content management and Web 2.0 social networking tools enable
organizations to quickly and cost-effectively create online communities to
leverage talent, knowledge and relationships across organizational and
geographical boundaries. IGLOO is funded by RBC Venture Partners. Jim
Balsillie is Chair of the IGLOO board. For more information visit:
www.igloosoftware.com.

CONTACT: Elizabeth Hanson, +1-519-489-4120, Ext. 301, for IGLOO Software

Source: IGLOO Software

Elizabeth Hanson, +1-519-489-4120, Ext. 301, for IGLOO Software. Photo: https://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090331/NY91106