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CALL GENIE ENTERS INTO “FULL PRODUCT SUITE” CONTRACT WITH LA GRAN GUIA
December 1, 2008
CALL GENIE ENTERS INTO “FULL PRODUCT SUITE” CONTRACT WITH
MAJOR LATIN AMERICAN YELLOW PAGES PUBLISHER
Toronto, Ontario - December 1, 2008 - Call Genie Inc. (TSX: GNE) (the “Corporation”) today
announced that it has entered into a multi-year contract with La Gran Guia S.A., a Chilean Yellow
Pages publisher owned by El Mercurio S.A.P. and VTR GlobalCom S.A. El Mercurio S.A.P.
operates a network of 19 regional newspapers and 32 radio stations across Chile, while VTR
GlobalCom S.A. is Chile’s largest provider of broadband internet access, controls a significant
portion of the cable television market, and is the second largest provider of residential telephone
service in Chile.
Call Genie Inc. will be utilizing a comprehensive suite of its products to commercialize a mobile local
search and advertising solution for La Gran Guia. The company’s multi-year contract is based
primarily on a revenue share arrangement, but also includes upfront implementation fees,
transactional fees and hosting fees. It is anticipated that the solution will be commercialized in
phases over the course of 2009 and into 2010.
“Our contract with La Gran Guia represents a significant beachhead into a large, and rapidly
expanding Latin American market,” said Mike Durance, CEO of Call Genie. “We are very pleased
to be working with such a forward thinking Yellow Pages publisher in this new region.”
About Call Genie Inc.
Call Genie is a leading global provider of local mobile search and advertising solutions that connect
ready to transact consumers directly with local merchants for local directory businesses, directory
assistance services and local media publishers. Call Genie solutions are deployed in 11 countries
around the world. Call Genie has been awarded the Excellence in Integrated Ad Management
award by the Pelorus Group, has won the Yellow Page Association Industry Excellence Award for
Marketing Innovation, the Whitaker Innovation Award, and the 118 Tracker Award for both
Technology Innovation in the UK and most recently, Outstanding Contribution to the Industry.
For More Information
Alex Blodgett, Investor Relations
Tel: +1 403 410 6875
mail: alex.blodgett@callgenie.com
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