CounterPath Bria Mobile Softphone App for iPad Recognized for Innovation by CTIA E-Tech Awards

Company's Bria iPad Edition Wins Third Place Out of 25 Finalists in Mobile App Productivity Category

VANCOUVER, May 9, 2012 /CNW/ - CounterPath Corporation (TSXV: CCV) (OTCBB: CPAH) today announced that its Bria iPad Edition mobile softphone application has won third place in the CTIA Emerging Technology (E-Tech) Awards for the category Mobile Applications: Productivity, Utility and Safety. CounterPath's application was judged alongside nearly 250 entries for innovation, functionality, technological importance, implementation and overall "wow" factor.

Bria iPad Edition application enables users to make and receive voice and video calls, send and receive SMS and IM, chat with Facebook and Google Talk friends, and see when contacts are available using their iPad over either a 3G/4G or Wi-Fi connection.

The CTIA E-Tech Awards honor the most innovative new products in 15 categories spanning the areas of mobile apps, consumer electronics, enterprise and infrastructure. The winners were announced at International CTIA WIRELESS® 2012, currently taking place in New Orleans, Louisiana.

"When it comes to innovation, we at CounterPath put great emphasis on continually pushing the envelope to bring the most reliable and user friendly carrier- and enterprise-grade softphones to market and it's an honor to have our work recognized by the CTIA with this prestigious award," said Todd Carothers, CounterPath Senior Vice President of Marketing and Products.

Bria iPad Edition has also recently been named 2012 Most Innovative VoIP Product/Service by the Internet Telephony Service Providers' Association (ITSPA) and 2011 Product of the Year by INTERNET TELEPHONY Magazine. Last month, CounterPath was named one of Canada's Top 5 Mobile Technologies Companies by Branham Group.

To learn more about Bria iPad Edition or other softphones from CounterPath, visit: http://www.counterpath.com/products.html

About CounterPath
CounterPath's SIP-based VoIP softphones are changing the face of telecommunications. An industry and user favorite, Bria softphones for desktop and mobile devices, together with the company's server applications and Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC) solutions, enable service providers, OEMs and enterprises large and small around the globe to offer a seamless and unified communications experience across both fixed and mobile networks.  Standards-based, cost-effective and reliable, CounterPath's award-winning solutions power the voice and video calling, messaging, and presence offerings of customers such as Alcatel-Lucent, AT&T, Verizon, BT, Mobilkom Austria, Rogers, Avaya, BroadSoft, Cisco Systems, GENBAND, Metaswitch Networks, Mitel and NEC. For more information, visit www.counterpath.com.

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