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VETTRO RAINMAKER FOR SALESFORCE.COM AWARDED PREFERRED
STATUS WITHIN THE VODAFONE APPLICATIONS PORTFOLIO

Vettro's On-Demand Mobile CRM Service Selected for Innovative Functionality,
Superior User Experience and Global Market Leadership within the Salesforce.Com Customer Base

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 10, 2006--Vettro today announced that it has been awarded Vodafone Preferred application status for its Vettro Rainmaker for Salesforce application. Vettro RainMaker for Salesforce is a complete, on-demand mobile CRM service that equips mobile users with the ability to access, create, and manage critical business information in real-time using BlackBerry(R) from Research In Motion (RIM), Palm Treo, and Windows Mobile devices. All data captured in the field is updated in Salesforce in real-time, removing communication bottlenecks and ensuring the most updated CRM information is flowing through the entire organisation.

In order to achieve Vodafone Preferred status, Vettro RainMaker for Salesforce underwent market and technical evaluation by Vodafone UK. As a result, the application is certified as meeting the high standards demanded by Vodafone UK's customer base and is proven to deliver value to the UK marketplace.

As a Vodafone Preferred application, Vettro now has access to Vodafone UK's technical expertise and will be fully integrated into the ongoing sales and marketing programmes targeted at both existing and potential business customers. Vettro RainMaker for Salesforce will be identified by the "Vodafone Preferred Application" brand logo. This will allow Vettro to benefit from Vodafone UK's status as the UK's largest mobile network operator, offering its customers in-depth support and peace of mind when deploying new mobile applications.

Mr. Peter Asman, Vettro director of EMEA alliances and channels, said: "We are very pleased to receive Vodafone Preferred status for our mobile salesforce.com solution and look forward to partnering with Vodafone to deliver best of breed mobile CRM capabilities for Vodafone's Salesforce customers."

John Lillistone, head of data services, Vodafone UK said: "For many of our customers, mobile data applications, such as mobile email, are a business imperative. Having experienced the business benefits such applications deliver, these customers are now considering additional solutions to address day-to-day business needs. Vettro has proven that it can address these needs and we look forward to working with its team to enable our customers to realise the efficiencies that Vettro RainMaker for Salesforce delivers."

Vettro joins a number of other application developers in the preferred application level of the Vodafone UK applications portfolio. These include Aeromark, Cognito, Galty, Sona and Ubisys, which have developed solutions ranging from telematics and sales solutions to tools that replicate the functionality of the desktop environment on the mobile device.

Those interested in further information should contact Vettro or visit www.vodafone.co.uk/business

VODAFONE UK
Vodafone UK has 15.8 million customers and is part of the world's largest mobile community offering a wide range of voice and data communications. On the 1st January 1985, the first mobile phone call was made by Ernie Wise on the Vodafone network. Since then, Vodafone was the first to introduce SMS in 1994 and to make a 3G voice call in July 2001. Vodafone UK was the world's first mobile operator to introduce international roaming, now connecting customers with standard roaming agreements in 174 countries, GPRS roaming in over 55 countries and 250 cities worldwide using 3G.

Following the launch of Vodafone UK's Mobile Connect 3G/GPRS data card in April 2004, the company launched Vodafone live! 3G in November 2004 offering services such as video-calling and music downloads. Vodafone's 3G UK population coverage currently stands at 72 per cent and the network is being continually expanded.

VETTRO
Vettro is the global leader in mobile on demand customer relationship (CRM) and field service management (FSM) applications. Backed by premier carrier, device, and ISV partners, Vettro's applications unleash the true potential of enterprise CRM systems, driving substantial business and service improvements for field operations. Vettro's suite of mobile CRM products powers some of today's most successful sales and services organizations, including SuperShuttle, Clemson University, Hitachi Data Systems, Textron Financial Corporation, Phoenix Life Insurance Company, and PMI Group. For more information, visit www.vettro.com .

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