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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
IN-FUSIO AND JAMDAT ANNOUNCE DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT FOR THE LORD OF THE RINGS
Bordeaux, France - January 13th, 2004 - IN-FUSIO, the number one mobile games service provider for operators in Europe and China, has started the distribution of "The Return of the King(tm)" based on The Lord of The Rings(tm), to European operators through an agreement reached with wireless entertainment publisher, JAMDAT Mobile Inc.
The agreement allows JAMDAT to extend its existing direct reach and relationship in the European Mobile games market through IN-FUSIO's operator relationships and profitable pedigree in the sector.
The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King game is being made available to customers of Orange (France) Telefonica (Spain) and Vodafone (D2 Germany) with ExEn V2. colour enabled handsets.
IN-FUSIO, which offers customers a comprehensive range of mobile services and distribution channels, says this announcement is the first of many similar agreements as the industry consolidates and confirms its expertise and positioning as a leader in the sector, as Gilles Raymond, co-CEO and President, IN-FUSIO, explains: "It is great news for our industry that JAMDAT and IN-FUSIO join forces to offer operators the best of mobile gaming. With an excellent distribution and flexible technology proposition we are a natural choice for JAMDAT."
Mitch Lasky, CEO, JAMDAT Mobile, commented, " We are pleased to be collaborating with IN-FUSIO to deliver the best in mobile phone entertainment to Europe. The Lord of the Rings is an exceptional franchise and IN-FUSIO's distribution network for the ExEn platform provides JAMDAT additional access to European customers."
IN-FUSIO's mobile games, and those developed with IN-FUSIO, run on all major platforms (BREW(tm), ExEn(r), Java(). IN-FUSIO's 'Gamezilla' mobile game management platform addresses the increasing need of operators to have their mobile games offering hosted and managed, thus freeing internal resource for other projects.
NOTES TO EDITOR:
IN-FUSIO is the sponsor of the 'Game Zone' at 3GSM 2004 held in Cannes, France 23rd-26th February 2004, Hall 4, Stand: K20. Members of the press wishing to pre-book a meeting with a senior member of IN-FUSIO's management team during 3GSM, can do so by contacting: Yann Mondon, Brand and communications senior manager: Tel: +33 557 773 815, email:
yann.mondon@in-fusio.com or Andrew Durkin, MUSTARD PR, Tel: + 44 (0) 1753 889100, email: andrew@mustardpr.com
(c) MMMIII New Line Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved. "The Lord of the Rings" and the names of the characters, items, events and places therein are trademarks of The Saul Zaentz Company d/b/a Tolkien Enterprises under license to New Line Productions, Inc.
About IN-FUSIO
IN-FUSIO is the number one mobile games service provider for operators in Europe and China. As a games publisher and game service provider, IN-FUSIO provides a clear entry point for brands and game developers to effortlessly enter the mobile games market. From stand-alone Java(tm) games to a fully managed and integrated games service, IN-FUSIO has unparalleled industry experience. Customers include Vodafone D2, Orange France, SFR, Orange UK, Vodafone Omnitel, Telefonica Moviles, China Mobile and Verizon. To date, IN-FUSIO games are accessible with a extensive range of handsets: Nokia, Motorola, Sharp, LG, Toshiba, Sagem, Panasonic, Alcatel, Philips, Siemens, Mitsubishi, Bird and Vitelcom. Already more than 7 million players have enjoyed IN-FUSIO's 40 games and services. In November 2003, IN-FUSIO announced the acquisition of leading US mobile game developer, Cybiko.
IN-FUSIO is 100% privately owned and is co-headed by Gilles Raymond, co-CEO and President, and Giles Corbett, co-CEO. For more information, please visit the IN-FUSIO website at: www.in-fusio.com
About Jamdat
JAMDAT Mobile Inc. is a global wireless entertainment publisher. JAMDAT provides entertainment applications and technologies that support multiple wireless handset platforms worldwide. The company also publishes entertainment titles for Personal Computers, Pocket PC, Palm and other PDA devices. Offering a unique combination of creative and technological expertise, JAMDAT stands as the preferred mobile entertainment partner for wireless carriers, handset and PDA manufacturers, major media companies, and independent content developers worldwide. JAMDAT opened its European HQ in London in early 2003 to drive its growth into the European markets.
JAMDAT's investment partners include Benchmark Capital, Apax Partners, Inc., and wireless infrastructure leaders QUALCOMM Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM), Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ: SUNW), and Intel (NASDAQ: INTC).
For more information, please visit the JAMDAT website at:
www.jamdatmobile.com
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