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mobileStorm Joins Email Sender and Provider Coalition (ESPC)

Monday, September 11th, 2006

Company Continues Commitment to Optimal Delivery by Becoming Member of Key Email Delivery and Technology Group

LOS ANGELES, CA - September 11, 2006 - mobileStorm Inc., a leading provider of database messaging solutions, today announced that it has become a member of the Email Sender and Provider Coalition (ESPC) in its continuing pursuit of ensuring optimal email delivery for its clients.

The ESPC was formed in 2002 in response to leading marketers’ and email service providers’ desire to preserve email as a legitimate marketing channel and to protect it from the threat of unscrupulous marketing practitioners. The ESPC promotes standards and policies that reward responsible email marketing and helps the long-term growth and viability of the industry.

“As a permission-based messaging company, we have always strived to maintain best practices for both ourselves and our clients,” said Steve Chipman , chief operating officer of mobileStorm. “Joining the EPSC is critical to our success and, more importantly, our clients’ email marketing success. We look forward to being active members in this highly influential organization.”

mobileStorm via its flagship product Stun!, a do-it-yourself database messaging system, will adopt ESPC standards and work with the organization to ensure that future versions of the application will be tuned to get more messages delivered to the inbox. The ESPC is currently working on solutions to spam and deliverability concerns through a combination of legislative advocacy, technological developments, industry standards and strategic public relations. mobileStorm will join the EPSC in supporting these efforts to keep email a key communication vehicle.

For more information, go to www.mobilestorm.com. Pricing is based on total messages sent per month with a variety of options available.

About the Email Sender and Provider Coalition:

Formed in November 2002 to fight spam while protecting the delivery of legitimate email, the ESPC boasts a membership comprising many of the brightest and most innovative minds in the email industry, including Email Service Providers, Mail Transfer Agents, Internet Service Providers, application and solution developers, and deliverability solutions providers. The ESPC is composed of 75+ members including CheetahMail, an Experian Company; Constant Contact; Datran Media, Digital Impact; Goodmail Systems; ProspectivDirect; Return Path Inc. and StrongMail Systems, Inc. For more information, please visit www.espcoalition.org

About mobileStorm:

mobileStorm Inc.™, based in Southern California , provides enterprise-class digital messaging and marketing solutions for clients in a variety of sectors. The company’s flagship product, Stun!, is a do-it-yourself database messaging system that enables companies to fully leverage their list of customers, prospects and partners by contacting them in the ways they wish to be reached. With Stun! companies can utilize their entire database, regardless of contact type (email, cell phone, telephone, fax or mailing address) through a single system, whether sending a broadcast message to all subscribers or highly targeted message to a select few important contacts. mobileStorm delivers millions of messages a month and has amassed a roster of highly visible clients such as Qantas Airways, MGM Grand, Universal/Interscope Records, Carl’s Jr., Squaw Valley Ski Resort and Crobar Nightclubs.

Media Contacts:

Carla Vicens
blast! PR for ESPC
carla@blastpr.com
919-833-9975

Steve Chimpan
mobileStorm Inc.
steve@mobilestorm.com
(818) 908-2234

mobileStorm Closes Out Fiscal 2006 with Record Numbers

Monday, August 28th, 2006

Company Continues to Increase Revenue While Expanding Operations and Adding New Key Clients

LOS ANGELES, CA, August 28, 2006 - mobileStorm Inc., a leading provider of database messaging solutions, today announced that it closed out its fiscal 2006 year with continued record growth. mobileStorm reported a 177% increase in revenues from the same period last year and a 26% increase from the last quarter. The company also broadened its scope of customers and expanded operations in several new areas.

mobileStorm added a total of 105 new customers in the quarter including Gold’s Gym, Webster Hall, Chicago Vine, and World Fighting Alliance.

By increasing its customer base as well its own internal operations, mobileStorm is helping carve out a new niche of database messaging to help companies think outside of the inbox with new ways to reach its customers, prospects and partners.

“We’ve always prided ourselves by offering something different for our clients, an alternative to the large number of email service providers out there,” said Jared Reitzin , chief executive officer of mobileStorm. “Our continued growth of clients combined with our new office and staff prove that we’re on the right track with our concept of database messaging, and we look forward to even greater success in the future.”

Other notable news for the quarter included the following:

- New VP of Sales North America, Michael Vu, hired to lead mobileStorm sales efforts. Mr. Vu was previously the VP of Sale and managing partner for PDA, Inc. a financial services company and has an extensive sales background.
- New sales office in Orange County ( Irvine ), which will be headed by the aforementioned Mr. Vu.
- Increased staff by 7 people, including an online marketing manager, system administrator as well as new sales staff and technical resources.
- Expanded relationship with email technology provided StrongMail Systems to make mobileStorm a certified StrongMail partner.
- Created partnership with RACER Mobile to offer premium SMS services to Stun! clients and enhance current bulk SMS efforts. For more information on RACER please visit www.racermobile.com.

For more information go to www.mobilestorm.com. Pricing is based on total messages sent per month with a variety of options available.

About mobileStorm

mobileStorm Inc.™, based in Southern California, provides enterprise-class digital messaging solutions for clients in a variety of sectors. The company’s flagship product, Stun!, is a do-it-yourself database messaging system that enables companies to fully leverage their list of customers, prospects and partners by contacting them in the ways they wish to be reached. With Stun! companies can utilize their entire database, regardless of contact type (email, cell phone, telephone, fax or mailing address) through a single system, whether sending a broadcast message to all subscribers or highly targeted message to a select few important contacts. mobileStorm delivers millions of messages a month and has amassed a roster of highly visible clients such as Qantas Airways, MGM Grand, Universal/Interscope Records, Carl’s Jr., Squaw Valley Ski Resort, and Crobar Nightclubs.

Media Contact:

Steve Chipman
COO, mobileStorm
steve@mobilestorm.com
323-785-6324

mobileStorm Announces Launch of the Stun! 3.0 Digital Marketing Platform

Thursday, June 1st, 2006

New version adds 5 th communication vehicle, direct mail, along with other significant enhancements

SAN JOSE, CA , June 1st , 2006 - mobileStorm Inc., a leading provider of digital marketing solutions, today at INBOX unveiled the next evolution its core platform, Stun!. Stun! 3.0 further refines mobileStorm’s messaging services and provides clients with an even greater range of communication vehicles to reach key customers, prospects and subscribers.

Major new features include the following:

Enhanced Client Control Panel

- Revamped user interface to expedite core functions of Stun!, from creating lists to sending out campaigns.
- Restrict access based on role or by list to protect multiple brands under the same account.
- Full browser support for all Mac web browsers.
- Additional messaging types and premium services can be upgraded directly from the Control Panel.

New Message Type - Direct Mail

Stun! Direct Mail offers clients a large variety of marketing materials to create, print and send, including:

- Postcards
- Letters (regular and trifold)
- Self Mailers
- Booklets (Inserted, Tabbed and Compact forms)
- Invitations (including response cards)
- Announcements (including reply card/envelopes)
- Color Prints (including full bleed)
- Business Cards

Expanded Reporting and Analysis

- View addresses that received messages and resend only to those that didn’t open the first time.
- Send different campaign to those that clicked on a particular link to provide value adds to subscribers.
- Domain reporting breakdowns, including top 20 domain reports and other ISP-related analysis.
- Abuse feedback reporting for a number of major ISPs including Netzero, Juno, Mail.com and Usa.com
- Refine sending patterns by viewing 2 campaign results side by side with Campaign Comparisons.

New Premium Services

The following new premium services are also available within Stun! 3.0 for additional fees:

- Improved RSVP Manager to better organize and control invites for events.
- Clickstream and conversion tracking to determine how successful campaigns are in generating revenue and where subscribers quit the ecommerce process
- Extended Delivery Service Bureau offering to improve deliverability and monitor possible blocks before they occur

“Stun! 3.0 is our way of changing the digital marketing game,” said Jared Reitzin , chief executive officer of mobileStorm. “There is no other turnkey platform on the market that enables 5 distinct forms of communications, letting companies think outside the inbox. Stun! 3.0 gives them an unprecedented control over every major form of messaging and at a substantially lower cost than going to individual providers.”

Stun! 3.0 is available now to both existing and new customers. Pricing is based on total messages sent per month with a variety of options, and custom plans are available as well.

For more information or to sign up for the service go to www.mobilestorm.com.

About mobileStorm

mobileStorm Inc.™, based in Los Angeles , provides enterprise-class messaging solutions and marketing automation tools for businesses. The company’s multi-message communication services help its clients drive profits by reaching, retaining, and responding to customers in the ways they wish to be contacted. Its flagship product, Stun! delivers millions of messages a month and has amassed a roster of highly visible clients such as Qantas Airways, MGM Grand, Universal/Interscope Records, Carl’s Jr., Squaw Valley Ski Resort, and Crobar Nightclubs.

Media Contact:

Steve Chipman
COO, mobileStorm
steve@mobilestorm.com
323-785-6324

mobileStorm to Showcase the Power of Multi-Digital Messaging at INBOX Spring 2006

Thursday, May 25th, 2006

Company to demonstrate Stun! 3.0 and founder/CEO Jared Reitzin to participate on two panels at conference

LOS ANGELES, CA, May 25 th , 2006 - mobileStorm Inc., a leading provider of digital marketing solutions, today announced its participation at INBOX Spring 2006, which will take place in San Jose , CA on May 31 st and June 1 st . The company will be giving attendees a sneak-peek of the upcoming Stun! 3.0. in the exhibit hall. Jared Reitzin, founder/chief executive officer of mobileStorm, will also be speaking about going beyond the inbox as part of 2 panel discussions at the conference.

In anticipation of its upcoming launch, mobileStorm will be demonstrating its Stun! 3.0 in the vendor hall to show attendees how to extend their current digital marketing efforts by incorporating not only email but also SMS, voice, fax and even direct mail messages. mobileStorm will be located at table 116 in the vendor hall on both days of the conference to receive guests.

On May 31st at 2:00 PM, Mr. Reitzin will participate in the Email Service Provider shootout, an interactive forum which will showcase the features and benefits of several companies’ products and services. Moderated by JupiterResearch Director David Daniels, participants include senior executives from EmailLabs, iPost, SKYLIST, Inc. and OmniTI Computer Consulting, Inc.

On June 1 st from 12:30 - 1:30 PM, Mr. Reitzin will be on the panel discussion “Going Beyond the Inbox: Integrating Emerging Messaging Platforms”, which cover companies that are taking advantage of new message and marketing vehicles to help reach their customers. Moderated by Digital Voodoo’s VP of Social Media Dave Evans, other participants include executives from Loyalty Lab, Simple Feed and Film Loop.

INBOX is the most comprehensive, in-depth conference and vendor showcase ever, focused entirely on the Internet’s central application, email. For more information, please visit www.inboxevent.com.

About mobileStorm

mobileStorm Inc.™, based in Los Angeles , provides enterprise-class messaging solutions and marketing automation tools for businesses. The company’s multi-message communication services help its clients drive profits by reaching, retaining, and responding to customers in the ways they wish to be reached. mobileStorm delivers millions of messages a month and has amassed a roster of highly visible clients such as Qantas Airways, MGM Grand, Universal/Interscope Records, Carl’s Jr., Squaw Valley Ski Resort, and Crobar Nightclubs.

Media Contact:

Steve Chipman
COO, mobileStorm
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mobileStorm, today announced the launch of a new affiliate program for resellers

Monday, May 8th, 2006

Los Angeles, Calif., May 8th, 2006 - mobileStorm Inc., a leading provider of digital marketing solutions, today announced the launch of a new affiliate program for resellers of the company’s core platform, Stun! The company becomes the first messaging service provider to offer to a combined affiliate program for companies interested in sending email, SMS, voice, and fax campaigns.

Stun! is the first do-it-yourself marketing system to offer all of these message types in a combined platform, all for a reasonable price. With Stun! companies can leverage their digital marketing needs by reaching people the ways in which they wish to be contacted, whether via email, text message, phone, or even fax broadcasts. Now existing Stun! customers and new partners can provide these same services to their client base through the affiliate program.

“Affiliate programs are a great way to extend the Stun! brand outside of our own internal sales efforts,” said Steve Chipman, chief operating officer of mobileStorm. “Enabling a potentially huge outside sales force can only help drive more business for our company and provide loyal customers/partners with a possible new revenue stream.”

Program Details

Interested parties can sign up for the program here, after which they will receive their own unique code to provide to their prospects. They will also receive a URL to send as well, which will automatically transfer their affiliate code.

Participants in the Stun! affiliate program are paid 10% of the total value of the deals they bring to mobileStorm. For example, if a Stun! affiliate member sells a 12 month Stun! 100 email package plus a Stun! 50 voice message package, they would receive a check for $237.00 ($1920 + $450 / 10%).

There is no cap on what can be earned so the more total revenue generated via their affiliate codes, the more money the participant will make.

Members of the program will also be able to log into a special extranet, which will display:

• Companies who signed up
• Length of contract
• Plan type and size
• Total amount of contract
• Total affiliate pay out

For more information about Stun! and the affiliate program, click here. Stun! pricing is based on total messages sent per month with a variety of options available.

About mobileStorm:

mobileStorm Inc.™, based in Los Angeles, provides enterprise-class messaging solutions and marketing automation tools for businesses. The company’s multi-message communication services help its clients drive profits by reaching, retaining, and responding to customers in the ways they wish to be reached. mobileStorm delivers millions of messages a month and has amassed a roster of highly visible clients such as Qantas Airways, Universal/Interscope Records, Carl’s Jr., Squaw Valley Ski Resort, and Crobar Nightclubs.

Media Contact:

Steve Chipman
COO, mobileStorm
steve@mobilestorm.com
323-785-6324

mobileStorm to Offer Free Trials for All Message Types within the Stun! Platform

Monday, March 20th, 2006

Company launches industry’s first trial to include email, text messaging, fax and voice campaigns

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) March 20, 2006 - mobileStorm, a leading provider of multi-digital messaging communications, today launched a new 30 day free trial for companies interested in expanding their digital marketing reach. The company is the first to offer multiple message types within a free trial and is available now on www.mobilestorm.com.

The Stun! 30 day free trial includes the ability to send campaigns:

• Up to 500 emails addresses
• Up to 5 cell phone numbers
• Up to 10 voice numbers
• Up to 10 fax numbers

Those who register have 30 days in which to use the trial and will have an opportunity to upgrade to a full account at any point during this time period. Upgrades can be done directly in the Stun! Control Panel.

“Stun! is designed to go beyond the inbox,” said Jared Reitzin, chief executive officer of mobileStorm. “We want to show companies that email is just one way to effectively communicate with their customers, and give them the chance to experience the benefits of multi-message communications without first having to commit to a contract.”

Companies interested in the free trial can sign up directly by clicking here, or for more information about Stun! go to www.mobilestorm.com.

About mobileStorm:

mobileStorm Inc.™, based in Los Angeles, provides enterprise-class messaging solutions and marketing automation tools for businesses. The company’s multi-message communication services help its clients drive profits by reaching, retaining, and responding to customers in the ways they wish to be reached. mobileStorm delivers millions of messages a month and has amassed a roster of highly visible clients such as Qantas Airways, MGM Grand, Universal/Interscope Records, Carl’s Jr., Squaw Valley Ski Resort, and Crobar Nightclubs.

Media Contact:

Steve Chipman
COO, mobileStorm
steve@mobilestorm.com
323-785-6324

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