Critical Path and Satyam Infoway, Ltd. Join Forces to Provide Advanced Internet Messaging Solutions to the Emerging Indian Market

Business Wire, May 8, 2000

Business Editors/Technology Writers

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 8, 2000

Agreement Furthers Satyam Infoway's Commitment To The Growth Of The Internet In India And Highlights Critical Path's Global Expansion

Critical Path, Inc. (Nasdaq: CPTH), the dominant global provider of business-to-business Internet messaging and collaboration solutions, today announced a multi-year agreement with India's Satyam Infoway, Ltd. (Nasdaq:SIFY). Satyam Infoway, the second largest national provider of Internet access and Internet services to consumers and businesses in India will now provide Critical Path's advanced Internet messaging and collaboration solutions to its customers.

Under the terms of the agreement, Critical Path will provide Satyam's customers with Web-based and POP3 email through two new Satyam consumer Internet service initiatives: the Satyam Web portal, SatyamOnline.com, and India's first and largest private ISP, SatyamOnline. This powerful alliance marks a significant inroad for Critical Path into the fast developing Internet market in India and gives Satyam's customers access to the most secure, scalable and advanced Internet messaging solutions available.

"As a pioneer and pivotal force in the Internet economy in India, it is imperative that we provide businesses and individuals with the leading technologies to further the growth of the Internet," said Mr. R. Ramaraj, Managing Director of Satyam Infoway. "Critical Path's advanced Internet messaging and collaboration solutions enable us to deliver reliable and secure messaging services that can scale up quickly as usage grows, and extend and strengthen our brand as the preferred provider of Internet services in the fast growing Indian market."

"The Internet is uniting the world and helping to reshape the global economy," said Doug Hickey, CEO of Critical Path. "Through this alliance, Critical Path and Satyam Infoway are delivering secure, reliable and scalable Internet messaging and collaboration solutions to a majority of Indian Internet users. Critical Path will continue to pursue international markets, formulating strategic relationships with leading companies such as Satyam Infoway to extend Critical Path's global reach."

About Satyam Infoway, Ltd.

Satyam Infoway is the second largest national provider of Internet access and Internet services to consumers and businesses in India. As of March 31st, 2000, Satyam Infoway has more than 150,000 consumer Internet subscribers. The Company's network presently serves 41 cities throughout India. The products of Satyam Infoway include consumer Internet access services, on-line portal and content offerings and corporate network and technology services. Satyam Infoway's portal www.satyamonline.com, is India's leading portal that offers comprehensive information and services extending from mail, chat, news, entertainment and to specialized services such as travel, finance, health and shopping. Over 350 corporations use Satyam Infoway's business-to-business products and services. UUNet Technologies, Sterling Commerce and Open Market are some of Satyam Infoway's strategic partners.

About Critical Path, Inc.

Critical Path, Inc. (Nasdaq: CPTH) is the dominant global provider of complete end-to-end Internet messaging and collaboration solutions for wireless, Internet-centric, telecommunication and corporate businesses. Through its allsourcing strategy, Critical Path is the only advanced messaging provider to offer businesses the flexibility to outsource, midsource or insource all or part of their messaging and collaboration applications. Critical Path has built an industry-leading global infrastructure with data centers connected to key Internet exchange points. Critical Path's technology currently reaches more than 100 million end-users through its customer relationships including more than 25 million wireless devices. Critical Path provides reliable, secure, and scalable e-mail and a flexible suite of enhanced messaging services to partners such as E*TRADE, CompuServe, Network Solutions, U S West, Sprint, France Telecom, British Telecommunications, and ICQ. Critical Path is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in locations nationwide and in Germany, England, Ireland, France, Denmark, Italy, Switzerland, Brazil and Argentina. More information on Critical Path can be found at www.cp.net.

Critical Path and the Critical Path logo are the trademarks of Critical Path, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their holders.

The statements in this press release relating to matters that are not historical are forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from these forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties facing Critical Path are described in its prospectus dated June 1, 1999 and with its periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (www.sec.gov).