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4INFO Announces Mobile Partnership with CMJ Network

4INFO to Provide Event Guide and Event Alerts via Mobile Phone to Music Lovers at the CMJ Music Marathon

PALO ALTO, Calif. - August 11, 2005 - 4INFO Inc., the leading mobile search service, announced today a partnership with CMJ Network, Inc. an interactive and print media network that connects music fans, bands and professionals with the best in new music. 4INFO will provide mobile search results for artists and events at the 25th Anniversary CMJ Music Marathon, four days and nights of music, networking, exhibits, films, featured speakers and discussion sessions on the state of today's music industry. CMJ Music Marathon will be held in New York City from Sept. 14 - 17, 2005 at Lincoln Center and dozens of clubs throughout the city.

4INFO will enable wireless users to access the CMJ Event Guide through its platform of mobile search services (text-message to 44636, email to search@4INFO.net, and on the Mobile Web at http://wap.4INFO.net). Attendees of the event may search by venue, artist, film, panel or date to receive complete event schedule results with detailed time and location information.

CMJ fans will also be able to sign up for text-message alerts by subscribing to the CMJ alerts service on 4INFO. To subscribe, wireless users should send the text-message "cmj info" to 4INFO (44636). Alerts will include any changes in events, updates on waiting times at venues, and other breaking event news.

"CMJ is one of the premier companies connecting music lovers with the best in new music and 4INFO connects mobile users with the kind of digital media they need, when they need it," said Pankaj Shah, founder and CEO, 4INFO, Inc. "As the leader in mobile search, we are proud to partner with CMJ to help bring their music content and information services to the mobile world."

"CMJ is all about conveying the most up-to-the-minute information on the latest new music to our audience, whether it's online, in print or, now, through mobile devices. Our partnership with 4INFO adds another dynamic channel for us to reach music and entertainment fans worldwide," said Robert K. Haber, Founder & CEO of CMJ Network. "We expect this partnership to help make the 25th Anniversary CMJ Music Marathon the best yet."

Access to the CMJ Event Guide via 4INFO will be available beginning Sept. 14, the first day of CMJ Music Marathon. CMJ Music Marathon draws 11,000 music professionals, 4,000 artists, and more than 75,000 music fans to New York for the event. Alert registration is currently live and event-goers can subscribe to these alerts at any time. Anyone with mobile service on all major US cell phone carriers will be able to use all services free of charge, although normal carrier charges may apply.

About 4INFO

4INFO, Inc. (www.4INFO.net), the leading mobile search service, allows users to quickly, easily and affordably find relevant information on their mobile devices. Through its multiple search platforms (SMS, WAP, Email, and at 4INFO.net), 4INFO provides local directory, entertainment, and real-time information services, including sports scores, fantasy sports stats, weather, flight information, movie times, horoscopes, hotspot locations and stock quotes. 4INFO's investment partners include U.S. Venture Partners and Draper Fisher Jurvetson. 4INFO is headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif.

About CMJ

The CMJ Network, headquartered in New York City, connects music fans and music industry professionals with the best in new music through print, interactive media, and live events. CMJ Events produces live music events and conferences, including the legendary CMJ Music Marathon, the largest and longest-running music industry event of its kind, which celebrates its 25th anniversary in New York City on September 14, 2005, and the new CMJ/Rock Hall Music Fest produced in partnership with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland. CMJ New Music Report, a weekly music business trade magazine launched in 1978, is the primary source for proprietary charts of non-commercial and college radio airplay and independent and trend-forward retail sales. CMJ New Music Monthly, launched in 1993, was the first consumer magazine to include a bound-in CD sampler. CMJ.com and CMJ Blast harness the interactive and multimedia capabilities of the Internet to offer a digital music discovery service, information resources, and community to new-music fans, professionals, and artists. CMJ Access is an integrated marketing agency specializing in providing its clients unparalleled access to the college and young adult demographic and emerging music world. Log on to www.cmj.com for more information about all of CMJ's products and services.


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