Infowave and ClickSoftware Announce Strategic Relationship for Field F

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    BURLINGTON, Mass. & VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 24, 2005--

    Raising organizational responsiveness to customer and infrastructure requirements

    ClickSoftware Technologies Ltd.(NASDAQ:CKSW)and Infowave Software (TSX:IW) today announced that they will team to leverage the strengths of each other's organization and solutions to improve the operational performance for their customers.

    Combining ClickSoftware's workforce and service optimization software with Infowave's enterprise mobile applications will promote seamless integration from backend systems to mobile devices - enabling customers to maximize the use of their field forces, minimize costs and increase customer satisfaction and loyalty.

    Within the scope of the partnership, ClickSoftware and Infowave have worked together to jointly deliver an integrated service optimization solution that helps customers reliably forecast customer demand, optimally plan and schedule field resources, provide connectivity to and from field resources, and support execution of field activities in accordance with prescribed "best practices."

    "Teaming with Infowave will leverage the core competencies of both organizations within the growing worldwide marketplace for workforce optimization solutions," said Dr. Moshe BenBassat, founder and CEO of ClickSoftware. "As the Winner of the 2005 Best IBM WebSphere on demand Solution, Infowave is well-matched with ClickSoftware in terms of compelling ROI and innovative technology."

    "Infowave impacts the performance of some of the world's largest workforces through our mobile application enablement," said Jerry Meerkatz, CEO of Infowave Software. "By combining our solution offering with the industry leader, ClickSoftware's advanced planning and scheduling, we are able to drive our customer's performance to even higher levels."

    About Infowave

    Infowave (TSX:IW) provides enterprises with scalable and robust mobile solutions for improving operational efficiency and increasing the productivity of mobile workers. Infowave's configurable enterprise mobile application (EMA) suite, Telispark Mobile Enterprise, is designed to streamline and integrate business operations required by mobile workers. Infowave mobile solutions are sold directly and indirectly through telecommunications carriers, independent software vendors and systems integrator partners. Some of the world's most innovative organizations, including Hydro One, Shell Oil, Unilever and the U.S. Navy, use Infowave solutions to increase the efficiency of their large mobile workforces. For more information, please email info@infowave.com or visit www.infowave.com.


    About ClickSoftware

    ClickSoftware is a leading provider of workforce and service optimization solutions that maximize workforce productivity and customer satisfaction while minimizing operations costs. ClickSoftware's ServiceOptimization Suite provides an integrated, intelligent solution for automatic, efficient and effective decisions over the entire service decision-making chain. It includes reliable customer demand and workload forecasting, strategic and tactical capacity planning, daily service scheduling, troubleshooting and repair support, wireless workforce management, and business analytics, connecting all organizational levels and functions.

    The company is based in Burlington, Mass. and in Israel, with offices in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. For more information about ClickSoftware, call (781) 272-5903 or (888) 438-3308 or visit http://www.clicksoftware.com.

    This press release contains express or implied forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those regarding the teaming relationship's effect on Infowave's and ClickSoftware's and their respective affiliates ("the Companies"), market presence and on future product development. Such "forward-looking statements" involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those projected. The Companies' achievement of these results may be affected by many factors, including among others, the following risks: that the Companies will not expand their relationship as currently anticipated; that Infowave or ClickSoftware may terminate the relationship sooner than anticipated; that the Companies may not be able to jointly develop leading-edge workforce management solutions; that the market acceptance of the Companies' products may not grow as anticipated; integration of the Companies' products may not be complete; and other risks associated with their businesses. For additional information regarding risks relating to ClickSoftware's business, see ClickSoftware's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, and subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For additional information regarding risks relating to Infowave business, see Infowave's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission including the annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, and subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Companies do not undertake to update any forward-looking statements.




    Infowave Software, Inc. (TSX:IW)

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CONTACT: Infowave Software Lori Ann Robb (604) 473-3602 lrobb@infowave.com OR ClickSoftware, Inc. Liz Avery (781) 272-5903 x2273 liz.avery@clicksoftware.com

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