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Summus & ZIO Tee-Up 'Ultimate Golf Challenge' Mobile Gaming Application
Wireless Game Now Available to BREW Carriers
RALEIGH, N.C., Aug 20, 2002 - Summus, Inc. (USA) (OTC Bulletin Board: SUMU), a leader in the
development of efficient information processing solutions for mobile and wireless devices, and ZIO Interactive, one of the leaders in mobile gaming,
today announced that ZIO Interactive's Ultimate Golf Challenge(TM) developed for QUALCOMM's Binary Runtime Environment for
Wireless(TM) (BREW(TM)) platform has received the TRUE BREW(TM) designation from the National Software Testing Laboratories (NSTL).
The game is now available to wireless carriers who support QUALCOMM's BREW solution.
ZIO's Ultimate Golf Challenge is powered by Summus' BlueFuel(TM) architecture and distributed in North America by Summus. A long-time
provider of games for Palm(TM) and Pocket PC(TM), ZIO Interactive selected BlueFuel, Summus' powerful information processing platform, to
ensure that consumers playing ZIO games on BREW-enabled mobile phones have an exceptional user experience. The BlueFuel platform and
architecture enables developers to build applications that provide the desired experience in "mobile resource constrained" environments.
"Ultimate Golf Challenge, powered by BlueFuel, has been very well received in testing by end-users and carriers alike," said Dr. Bjorn Jawerth,
CEO of Summus. "Many end-users in our test process noted that it is the best golf game they have played on a wireless phone. We attribute the
great playing experience, to the exceptional ZIO development team, as well as the performance enhancements provided by BlueFuel. I am excited
about making another game in the ZIO suite available to wireless subscribers."
"We know that our users love our golf games on PDAs. With Ultimate Golf Challenge, we expect to realize the same success by bringing this same
quality gaming experience to wireless phones," said Peter Kim, president and CEO of ZIO Interactive. "Powering our games with the BlueFuel
architecture enables us to deliver a better gaming experience to our users."
Ultimate Golf Challenge brings to wireless phones the challenges of skill and strategic decision-making users face on a real golf course. Users must
consider the position of trees and sand traps, the slope of the green and even wind conditions. Success also depends on the user selecting the
correct club, determining how hard to hit the ball, as well as choosing to add a fade or a draw. The game's features add up to a great playing
experience that is not only fun and easy-to-learn, but also a challenge to master.
The research firm ARC Group predicts that mobile gaming services are expected to skyrocket within the next five years, growing at a rate of over
100 percent per year. By 2006, almost half of all wireless phone users will be playing mobile games. Summus and ZIO will participate in this
growth by releasing a series of colorful, fast-paced games for a variety of platforms. Wireless games, including ZIO's Ultimate Golf Challenge and
Nineball, will be available initially to consumers with BREW-enabled devices and for additional application services, such as J2ME, in the near
future.
About ZIO Interactive
ZIO Interactive, Inc. develops, licenses, sells and supports software products, especially concentrating on games, for a multitude of mobile
platforms under the mission of creating "The Next Generation in Mobile Gaming." After being a successful pathfinder of a 3D graphic game for the
Pocket PC with ZIOGolf, ZIO has expanded its product line to deliver many award-winning games such as SimCity 2000, FIFA 2002, Ultima
Underworld and so on. By integrating its expertise in wireless technologies, ZIO will maintain its leadership by delivering highly innovative content
that will provide a great on-going experience for mobile device users.
For more information on ZIO Interactive, please visit www.ziosoft.com .
The BREW Solution
QUALCOMM's BREW platform is a thin application execution environment that provides an open, standard platform for wireless devices. The
BREW platform is part of a complete, end-to-end solution for wireless applications development, device configuration, application distribution, and
billing and payment. The complete BREW solution includes the BREW SDK(TM) (software development kit) for developers, the BREW
applications platform and porting tools for device manufacturers, and the BREW Distribution System (BDS) that is controlled and managed by
carriers -- enabling them to easily get applications from developers to market and coordinate the billing and payment process. Carriers'
BREW-based services will enable consumers to customize their handsets by downloading applications over the air from a carrier's application
download server. The BREW platform is a product of QUALCOMM Internet Services division within the QUALCOMM Wireless & Internet
group of QUALCOMM Incorporated.
About Summus
Summus, Inc. (USA) based in Raleigh, N.C., has developed a series of solutions to change the way information is communicated. Summus'
solutions are designed to enable faster and more efficient delivery of rich media and more efficient access to information using wireless and mobile
devices such as cell phones and personal digital assistant devices (PDAs). Products include BlueFuel, Summus' powerful information processing
platform, and exego(TM), its mobile application powered by BlueFuel that gives users the freedom to access, share, and transfer files and digital
multimedia information of any size to and from any location in the world via their mobile phone or PDA. Summus products also include the multi
award-winning video e-mail application, MaxxNote(R), a ZDNet Editor's pick. For more information, visit www.summus.com .
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