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31 Jan 2008 07:01

Upstream Marketing and Comms Inc.31 January 2008 News Release New wins get Upstream off to a flying start in 2008 HONG KONG, 31 January 2008 - Though the New Year is only a few weeks old,Upstream Asia, a full service marketing and corporate communications network,has already secured new retainer assignments from clients in Asia's fast-growingconsumer, technology, financial and telecom sectors. The Directors expectcontinued strong performance across the region after significantly increasingrevenues in 2007. Upstream Hong Kong won the regional mandate from a US-based telecom and domainname services leader in January following a competitive pitch. Also in Hong Kong, Upstream was selected by UK-listed digital services firm EnQii to begincorporate and industry communications in the region, also beginning in January.Financial technology firm Fidessa has signed a retainer with Upstream, followingan initial project engagement in 2007. In Australia, smartphone leader HTC engaged Upstream to handle ongoing mediarelations work, also following a competitive pitch, adding to a robust consumertechnology practice in Australia that also supports Linksys, Skype and SanDisk. Other recent new assignments in Australia include new community-generatedbusiness review site and directory, RAYV, and the launch of the Pocketsurfer2from Datawind, the world's fastest handheld mobile web access device. At the end of 2007 in China, Upstream was selected by the Ministry of Culture ofGreece to manage communications for the 2008 Cultural Year of Greece in China,which aims to raise awareness of the home of the Olympic Games during theOlympic year in China, where the Games will begin during August. "Demand has never been stronger for Upstream's brand of strategic marketing andcorporate communications in Asia," said David Ketchum, Upstream Asia CEO."Clearly the technology sector remains a key practice area for Upstream acrossthe region, while our corporate and consumer capabilities and expertise areincreasingly becoming drivers of accelerated growth." ### About EnQii, Fidessa, HTC, Datawind, Rayv, and the Cultural Year of Greece inChina EnQii provides true end-to-end networked digital out-of-home solutions forretailers, advertisers and other media estate owners including digital signagedeployments, and other communications solutions offering interactive experiencefor their audiences and customers. Fidessa is a world-leading supplier of multi-asset financial trading, portfolioanalysis, decision support, investment compliance, market data and globalconnectivity solutions for both the buy-side and sell-side globally. High Tech Computer Corp (HTC) is an innovative supplier of mobile informationand communication devices featuring rich Smartphone and PDA Phone designsthrough its value-added design, strong R&D capabilities, world-classmanufacturing, and logistics and service capabilities. DataWind, based in Montreal, Canada, is a leading developer of wireless webaccess products and services. DataWind has developed and offers a series ofwireless web access devices and the related web delivery platform. Its productsare offered by the world's largest and most prestigious Cellular distributors.For more information please visit www.datawind.com Rayv is an exciting new way for consumers to find, review and talk about localbusinesses. A cross between a web-based social community and an online businessdirectory Sydney-based Rayv is where people go to express their opinions on anytype of local business and get recommendations from a trusted source - theirpeers. The Cultural Year of Greece in China presents the character of Hellenic cultureand Greece. Theatrical performances, cinema tributes, dance, archaeological andmodern art exhibitions, opera, folk concerts, modern and popular music,conferences and book exhibitions are among the diverse activities taking placeduring the Cultural Year of Greece in China. About Upstream Founded in 2000, Upstream is a full service marketing and corporatecommunications network positioned to help companies make the most of businessopportunities in the Asia Pacific region. Upstream has offices in Beijing, HongKong, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Taipei and Tokyo, as well as regional andglobal affiliates. Key practice areas include technology, corporate & financial,and consumer & travel. For more information, please visit www.aboutupstream.com For additional details please contact David KetchumCEOUpstream AsiaTel: 852 2973 0222Email: david@upstreamasia.com Hybridan LLPTel: +44 (0)20 3159 5085Claire Louise NoyceStephen Austin This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange