ODDPODZ AND OCTOPZ: THE NEW DEFINITION OF CREATIVE COLLABORATION 

Online “idea engine” engages creative professionals with innovative technologies built for creative networking

(TORONTO, March 12, 2008) – Octopz Inc. is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Oddpodz, a networking site that is quickly becoming the ‘go-to’ destination for creative professionals. At Oddpodz.com, risk takers, problem solvers, entrepreneurs and change agents find stimulation, new ideas and opportunities, and the chance to chat and collaborate with other creative thinkers anywhere in the world.

Octopz is a robust online collaboration solution that can handle documents, images, and dynamic media like video, audio and animation files. This advanced online collaboration software — designed by and for creative and media professionals — enables users to create secure online shared spaces where team members can meet and exchange ideas, brainstorm around documents and digital media, prototype and iterate, and deliver innovative solutions in record time.

“In today’s warp-speed, hyper-competitive marketplace, creative professionals are under enormous pressure to work faster and produce more, often with limited resources,” said Karen Post, chief executive officer of Oddpodz.  “Creatives are looking for exciting collaboration services like Octopz that will help them become more flexible and responsive. We believe Octopz will be enormously valuable to the members of our community.”

Octopz is not only extremely flexible, it’s also very easy to use with simple but effective navigation and tool icons. And there is no software to download or install; Octopz requires nothing more than a flash-enabled web browser. It enables up to five people to synchronously view and markup an unprecedented range of documents including digital media, and to communicate via built-in text, voice and video chat. Their work — including markup and notes — is then stored securely, so collaborators can access the files whenever inspiration strikes, 24/7.

“Oddpodz is a global nation for creatives — a portal where they can get together to express themselves, connect and collaborate with others, and have access to tools and resources to advance their careers and enhance their lives,” said Ron McKenzie, CEO of Octopz. “Octopz was designed specifically to harness the power of this creative synergy, and we look forward to working with the Oddpodz community, and to showing them how much more effective — and enjoyable — collaboration can be with the right online solution.”

Octopz launched at Web 2.0 Expo 2007, where CNET named it one of the ‘Top Five’ Web 2.0 services; in 2008, for the second year in a row, it is a finalist in the CNET “Webware 100” awards. Octopz was also identified as a 2007 rising star by InfoWorld, selected by Red Herring as one of the ten hottest startups in Canada and named one of Canada’s Companies-to-Watch as part of the 2007 Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Awards.

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About Oddpodz
Oddpodz (www.oddpodz.com ) based in Savannah, GA. was founded in January 2006 by entrepreneurs Karen Post, a national branding expert, speaker and author of Brain Tattoos, creating unique brands that stick to customers' minds, and Jocelyn Ring, a former investment banker. The site first went live in 2007 with a beta site directed as a social network for creatives. The site will relaunch in late March 2008 as a business to business destination bringing buyers and sellers of creative services together with content, connectivity and collaboration.

About Octopz Inc.
Octopz Inc. (www.octopz.com ) develops advanced online collaboration technologies built specifically for today’s creative professionals. With fully integrated support for text messaging, VoIP and webcams, Octopz allows colleagues and partners anywhere in the world to work together securely in real-time, or individually at their own convenience, using multiple document types. Team members can then save and archive their work for subsequent retrieval, review and feedback. The result is accelerated decision making and speed-to-market – a significant competitive edge.

For more information, contact:
Ann Christie
Vice President, Marketing
Octopz Inc.
416.673.8187
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