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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Dwango North America Partners With Tata Infotech to Publish Entertainment Content
ATTLE & MUMBAI, India--Dwango(R) North America Corp. (OTCBB:DWGN), a leading developer and distributor of entertainment content and applications for users of next generation mobile phones, and Tata Infotech, a global systems integrator in the Tata group, today announced that the two companies have signed a publishing agreement to do joint business in the Indian market.
As a result of the agreement, the two companies will publish select Dwango content in the Indian market for Tata Teleservices, a leading private Tata Group-promoted telecom mobile service provider.
"The mobile entertainment marketplace continues to grow rapidly,"
said Rick Hennessey, Chief Executive Officer of Dwango North America.
"Strong publishing and distribution relationships are critical to Dwango gaining market share, therefore we are very pleased to be working with Tata Infotech, a leader in the Systems Integration segment," said Hennessey.
Said Charles Antony, COO, Tata Infotech, "This agreement is in line with Tata Infotech's focus on convergence solutions in the IT and Telecom market to provide end customers with high-tech, value-added services. Tata Infotech will leverage its expertise and experience to provide mobile subscribers with uninterrupted and technologically robust solutions."
About Dwango North America
Founded in 2000, Dwango North America is a wireless entertainment content publisher with a portfolio of diverse wireless media offerings that includes games, ring tones and other entertainment services.
Dwango North America holds exclusive technology and trademark licenses from Dwango Co. Ltd. of Japan. Dwango North America corporate information can be found at www.dwango.com.
About Tata Infotech
Tata Infotech is a global systems integrator, integrating hardware, software, solutions and services in the IT and telecom sectors across the domains of banking, financial services and insurance, telecom, retail, manufacturing, government, transportation, IT, education, and healthcare. Tata Infotech has executed over 5000 projects in diverse market segments for customers worldwide in the past 25 years.
Tata Infotech is part of the Tata Group, India's best-known industrial group. The group has a turnover of around US $11.2 billion (equivalent to 2.4% of India's GDP), with business operations in seven sectors -- Communication and Information Systems, Services, Engineering, Materials, Energy, Chemicals and Consumer Products.
Tata Infotech is active in key technology areas such as Information Security, Wireless Systems Integration, Wireless LAN, Wireless Data Application, IP Telephony, Scheduling and XML. For more information please visit: www.tatainfotech.com.
About Tata Teleservices
Tata Teleservices is India's leading private telecom service provider. The company offers integrated telecom solutions to its customers under the Tata Indicom brand, and uses the latest CDMA2000 1X technology for its wireless network. Currently operating in six states, Delhi, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat, the company has a customer base of about 1.6 million, of which 1.22 million are CDMA wireless users. With a planned nationwide footprint across the country, Tata Teleservices has acquired licenses to operate in 11 more states, which include Bihar, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Kolkata, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh (East), Uttar Pradesh (West) and West Bengal.
This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release. Dwango undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date of this release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated results.
The risks and uncertainties to which forward-looking statements are subject include, but are not limited to, the need to raise capital, the business of Dwango, including the market for its products and services, the effect of government regulation and competition, and other material risks.
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