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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Cmate signs agreement with SmarTone-Vodafone to launch multiplayer mobile games in Hong Kong
HONG KONG and TEL AVIV, Israel, June 1, 2005 - Cmate Ltd, a world leading authority and provider of multiplayer mobile gaming, and SmarTone-Vodafone, Hong Kong's leading mobile services company in multimedia services, announced today that they have signed an agreement to provide SmarTone-Vodafone's customers with Cmate's multiplayer mobile games.
Under the framework of this agreement Cmate will launch its proprietary multiplayer platform and offer a variety of multiplayer games to SmarTone-Vodafone's customers in Hong Kong. This will enable SmarTone-Vodafone's customers to play against each other anytime, anywhere as well as play against Cmate's growing community of global multiplayer users.
"Our cooperation with Cmate will enable SmarTone-Vodafone's customers to experience the most cutting edge, head-to-head gaming thrill," said Mr. Douglas Li, CEO of SmarTone-Vodafone. "With the addition of Cmate's popular multiplayer online games, SmarTone-Vodafone can further extend its leadership in providing the most compelling multimedia services and the best mobile gaming experience to its customers."
Sivan Tafla, Cmate's CMO, stated: "We are thrilled to be working with SmarTone-Vodafone and to add SmarTone-Vodafone's customers to our growing community of players. We are committed to provide SmarTone-Vodafone's customers with an unprecedented experience of real time, head to head multiplayer mobile gaming."
Cmate will initially offer SmarTone-Vodafone's subscribers a roaster of some of its most popular games including: Cmate Poker, Texas Hold'em, Cmate Backgammon, Cmate Pool, and the highly popular connected "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?".
About Cmate
Cmate (www.cmate.tv) is a leading multiplayer mobile gaming provider of wireless entertainment. Cmate is a technological pioneer in the field of developing and supporting multiplayer and community based mobile games which enable users to challenge and play against each other any time, anywhere, regardless of carrier, handset, territory and protocol (Java, Brew, WAP, I-mode, ITV, Internet). Cmate's turnkey gaming management solution and real time multiplayer games, command an unprecedented repeat gaming experience and can be played in various modes, including play for fun, tournaments, as well as play for prizes or money. Cmate's mobile games portfolio consists of over 60 games including Cmate Poker, Cmate Battleships, Cmate Backgammon, Texas Hold'em, Cmate Pool, Chinese Checkers, Cmate Bowling, Cmate Ringtone Challenge, and many more. Cmate exclusively powers the connected multiplayer version of the highly popular "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?".
About SmarTone-Vodafone
SmarTone-Vodafone (www.smartone-vodafone.com.hk) is Hong Kong's leading mobile services company in multimedia services. Its goal is to better enrich customers' lives by bringing them closer to what matters to them - a world of greater possibilities and achievements. SmarTone-Vodafone is a GSM operator and a 3G services provider in Hong Kong. The commercial launch of 3G-enabled services at the end of 2004 for both consumers and business users is a key milestone in the company's development in multimedia services. SmarTone-Vodafone is the marketing brand for SmarTone Mobile Communications Limited following the signing of a Partner Network Agreement with Vodafone. Established in 1992, the company has been listed in Hong Kong since 1996. Its major shareholder is Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited.
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