Fireswirl Announces Appointment of Chief Operating Officer

January 2, 2009 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Fireswirl Technologies Inc. (TSXV:FSW).

The Corporation announced today the appointment of Victor Choy as Chief Operating Officer of the Corporation.

Mr. Choy has over 15 years of telecommunications experience in China, S.E. Asia and Europe. Before joining Fireswirl, Mr. Choy was the Vice President of Mobile Distribution Services for Pacificnet Inc, a US listed public company. From 1998 to 2002, Mr. Choy was the General Manager of the Hong Kong subsidiary of Avenir Telecom, a publicly listed company in France and one of the largest telecom distributors and retailers in Europe. Mr. Choy received a Bachelor of Science degree in Actuarial Science and Computer Science from the University of Toronto.

The Corporation also announced that concurrent with his appointment as Chief Operating Officer, the Corporation is granting, in aggregate, 200,000 new options exercisable on or before January 2, 2014 with an exercise price of $0.12 per common share to Mr. Choy pursuant to the Corporation's stock option plan, increasing its outstanding options to 1,720,000 (6.8% of the Corporation's issued shares). The option grant is subject to regulatory approvals.

For additional details about the Corporation visit www.SEDAR.com or the Corporation's website at www.fireswirl.com

About Fireswirl

Fireswirl Technologies Inc. (TSXV: FSW) has been a developer of gaming and entertainment software since 1999. The Company's technology has broad applications for solutions requiring multiple payment interfaces, multi-currency and multi-language capabilities for either internet or wireless applications. With offices in Canada and China, the company is active in sales of mobile handsets and providing value added services for the telecommunications industry.

Further information can be found on the company at: www.fireswirl.com or contact:

Ji Yoon, Interim CFO
T: 604.540-8805
F: 604.677-6613
E: jyoon@fireswirl.com

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