AskMeNow Call-in Feature Temporarily Disabled for Enhancements;

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AskMeNow, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ocean West Holding Corporation (OTCBB:OWHC), today announced that it has temporarily disabled its call-in Interactive Voice Response (IVR) feature to make enhancements. In the meantime, customers can still use AskMeNow to submit queries and get answers from their mobile device by text messaging into AskMeNow's U.S. Short Code A-S-K-M-E (27563) or by utilizing the downloadable AskMeNow Application, currently available for BlackBerry wireless handhelds and the new Motorola Q smartphone. Approximately 98% of all questions currently asked of AskMeNow are via text messaging and the temporary disabling of voice recognition is not expected to adversely affect current operations.

AskMeNow plans to integrate new technology to make its call-in function smarter and easier to use than ever before. Alternatively, customers can utilize their cell phone's SMS function; allowing them to simply text message their questions in natural language and receive an accurate answer via text message in moments. AskMeNow is also hard at work developing a SMS syntax that will allow for automated queries and answering of many of its most popular content categories, including Directory Assistance, Directions, Weather, Sports Scores, Stock Quotes and much more.

Additionally, AskMeNow is developing downloadable applications on popular platforms such as J2ME, Palm and Symbian that will allow for the quickest and most enjoyable AskMeNow customer experience. Applications for U.S. mobile users are currently available at http://www.askmenow.com.

Says AskMeNow CEO Darryl Cohen, "The enhancements we are making to our Call-in feature, along with the strides in SMS automation and developing applications for a wider range of phones, will have a great impact on the success of our service. Users will be able to ask questions easier and get accurate responses quicker, which we anticipate translating to more questions per user. And, AskMeNow will be able to process many more questions and deliver quality answers in a much cheaper, more efficient manner."

Mr. Cohen added, there were no other corporate developments to announce and he was unaware of the reason for the fall last week in the Company's stock price.

About AskMeNow

AskMeNow, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ocean West Holding Corporation, is the easiest, most convenient way to access information on the Internet or from local content from your cell phone or mobile PDA device. The first mobile lifestyle network, AskMeNow utilizes its proprietary technology to offer a natural language based interaction and dynamic content provision platform designed for simple and quick information retrieval. Through relationships such as the one previously announced with Rogers Wireless, Canada's leading wireless carrier, the Company generates revenues through per usage fees and one to one contextual mobile advertising sponsorships. AskMeNow launched officially in November 2005. The Company is based in Irvine, California. Please click on http://www.askmenow.com for more information.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains certain statements which are not historical or current fact and constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of such term in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements include AskMeNow developing downloadable applications that will allow for the quickest and most enjoyable AskMeNow customer experience and the enhancements having "a great impact on the success of our service." Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause the actual financial or operating results of the Company or AskMeNow to be materially different from the historical results or from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such forward looking statements are based on our best estimates of future results, performance or achievements, based on current conditions and the most recent results of the Company and AskMeNow. In addition to statements which explicitly describe such risks and uncertainties, readers are urged to consider statements labeled with the terms may, will, potential, opportunity, believes, belief, expects, intends, estimates, anticipates or plans to be uncertain and forward-looking. The forward-looking statements contained herein are also subject generally to other risks and uncertainties that are described from time to time in the Company's reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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