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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Summus Announces the Commercial Release of Wireless Applications Developed with Walt Disney
RALEIGH, N.C.--Nov. 4, 2003--Summus, Inc. (USA) (OTCBB: SUMU), a developer of applications and information processing tools that optimize the wireless multimedia experience, and Walt Disney Internet Group (WDIG) announce the launch of two mobile applications: ABC News Mobile Headlines and ESPN's X Games Top Shots. The applications, based on brands from The Walt Disney Company, are currently available for consumers to download through multiple wireless carriers in the U.S.
The ABC News Mobile Headlines and ESPN's X Games Top Shots applications provide wireless subscribers with photo-rich multimedia features while on the go. Visible immediately when the subscriber opens the phone, ABC News Mobile Headlines allows users to read news stories and view images from various categories such as Top News stories, U.S. Headlines, International Headlines, Politics and Entertainment. The application is powered by BlueFuel(TM), Summus' Superfast, Superthin(TM) platform tailored for efficient and seamless interaction with information in the mobile environment.
The X Games Top Shots application, also powered by BlueFuel, will allow wireless subscribers to view photos showing the best tricks and stunts from the X Games and other action sports events on their personal wireless devices. Users can choose to view photos of their favorite athletes from the X Games or select specific categories such as Skateboarding and Snowboarding. The application is also interactive - subscribers can rank photos and vote on their favorite tricks.
"Summus enabled us to quickly deliver applications to millions of wireless consumers," said Larry Shapiro, executive vice president, business development and operations, WDIG. "Wireless customers will now be able to enjoy ESPN X Games and ABC News content while on the go."
"The combination of WDIG's excellent brands and content, combined with the BlueFuel platform, will provide a captivating user experience that will entertain and inform subscribers," said Bjorn Jawerth, CEO of Summus. "We are pleased to be working with this leading organization to deliver compelling, revenue-generating applications to wireless carriers and their subscribers worldwide."
Summus' BlueFuel platform enables service providers, content providers and handset manufacturers to create and deliver mobile applications quickly and on a wider range of devices and operating systems than competing solutions. The platform and architecture give developers the tools necessary to easily build applications for today's resource-constrained wireless environment while providing a superior user experience.
About Walt Disney Internet Group
Walt Disney Internet Group (WDIG) provides strategic leadership and operational management for The Walt Disney Company's Internet properties including category leaders Disney.com, ESPN.com and ABCNEWS.com. A market leader in developing and distributing entertainment and informational content to new platforms, WDIG is committed to creating and delivering products for broadband distribution including: ABC News On Demand, a subscription video news service that offers the Internet's first 24-hour, live Internet-only news channel and top ABC News programs for on demand viewing; Disney Connection; and WDIG Motion, a proprietary video technology for broadband users. Through relationships with some of the world's largest wireless carriers, WDIG distributes content and services to wireless users under the Disney, ESPN and ABC brands. Additionally, WDIG has led the way in developing interactive content for televised programming through its Enhanced TV service. Steve Wadsworth is president of WDIG, which is headquartered in North Hollywood and has operations in Seattle, New York, Orlando, Fla., Tokyo and London.
About Summus
Summus is a developer of applications, platforms and innovative information processing tools that enable service providers, content providers and handset manufacturers to optimize the customer's wireless experience. The company's leading wireless applications, available through carriers such as AT&T Wireless, Verizon Wireless, Sprint PCS, ALLTEL, U.S. Cellular and Cingular, are powered by its BlueFuel(TM) platform. The Superfast, Superthin platform enables Summus and its developer partners to quickly build user-friendly applications within today's processing and bandwidth-constrained wireless environment. The BlueFuel platform enables wireless carriers to deliver more efficient applications that can be easily shared between a greater variety of devices, operating systems and content providers. It also allows device manufacturers to develop more processing-efficient devices. For more information, see www.summus.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties concerning Summus' business, products, and financial results. Actual results may differ materially from the results predicted. More information about potential risk factors that could affect our business, products, and financial results is included in Summus' annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, and in reports subsequently filed by Summus with the Securities and Exchange Commission("SEC"). All documents are available through the SEC's Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval system (EDGAR) at www.sec.gov or from Summus' web site at www.summus.com. Summus hereby disclaims any obligation to publicly update the information provided above, including forward-looking statements, to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
BlueFuel and Superfast, Superthin are trademarks of Summus, Inc. (USA). All other trademarks and/or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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