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Call Genie Appoints Two Seasoned Executives to its Global Business Development Team

January 26, 2006

Call Genie Inc. (TSX-V: GNE) announced today that it has engaged Mr. Paul A. Vos as Director of Alliance and Partner Channels, to focus on extending Call Genie's reach by targeting partners to sell its Enhanced Voice Directory™ software. Further, the Company has engaged Mr. Stephen Kendall as Director of Sales for the Americas, responsible for securing new business in North, Central & Caribbean, and Latin America.

Mr. Vos has extensive experience in the telecommunications industry, having worked for both Rogers Wireless and TELUS Mobility. At Rogers , Mr. Vos was Director of Distribution, where he successfully achieved industry leading sales growth in a competitive market and doubled annual subscribers for the region within a four year period. Mr. Vos then assumed the acting VP/General Manager role for the Alberta region and was responsible for a $10 million annual sales and operational budget. At TELUS Mobility, he was Team Lead for its National Growth Plan, and responsible for launching TELUS Mobility's national independent distribution channels.

Mr. Kendall brings over 35 years of experience in the telecommunications and information technology fields to Call Genie including executive level sales in deals of up to $30 million in business consultancy, systems integration and operational support systems to multi-billion dollar international companies. Mr. Kendall spent a significant amount of his career at Bell Canada and the BCE group where he held a wide variety of sales and marketing roles including direct sales and sales management, as well as sales support, sales and market planning, business planning and market management.

"The retention of such seasoned sales executives is further validation of the strength of both our product application and our business model and is commensurate with the opportunity we see in front of us," remarked Mr. Michael Durance , Call Genie's Chief Executive Officer. "The depth and quality of our team is growing dramatically."

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About Call Genie

Call Genie's HelloYellow™ service is operational in the Greater Toronto Area by dialing 310-YELO. The service is the first of its kind in the world. Call Genie partnered with the Yellow Pages Group in 2004 and began the commercialization of the service in September of 2005.

Call Genie is a provider of enhanced voice directory services. Call Genie's services include: the development of interactive voice recognition applications; marketing and sales planning; operational support; and the management of related technologies and network operations center components. Call Genie is a leader in the voice sector of the interactive, local directory services market - the business of bringing together consumers and merchants. Please visit our website at www.callgenie.com.

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