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Richard Eittreim
Versaly Games, Inc.
+1-425-427-1295
reittreim@versaly.com
Mikio Fukai
GignoSystem Japan, Inc.
+81-3-5210-5666
fukai-m@gignosystem.com
STARSHIP ENTERPRISE APPROACHING TOKYO AT WARP SPEED
GignoSystem and Versaly partner to distribute Star Trek® content in Japan
Seattle, WA and Tokyo, Japan — January 16, 2003 — Versaly Games, Inc., a wireless new media company focused on creating, publishing and distributing broad-based entertainment to mobile phones, today announces it has signed a sublicensing agreement with GignoSystem Japan to distribute Star Trek® backgrounds, screensavers, ringtones and other mobile content through the major Japanese wireless carriers, such as DoCoMo, KDDI and Vodafone (J-Phone). GignoSystem is a top content publisher and distributor in Japan and around the world.
GignoSystem will create and distribute Star Trek images (backgrounds, screensavers and multimedia messaging), audio (ringtones and alarms), short mobile movies and other fun content from some of the major Star Trek theatrical motion pictures and over 522 Star Trek TV episodes to potentially millions of mobile phone users on i-mode (FOMA), EZweb, J-SKY and L-mode in Japan. Japan is highly regarded as having the leading mobile phone technology and adoption for mobile entertainment in the world. With a potential target market of over 70 million people, both Versaly and GignoSystem see this as a great opportunity to bring a global-brand to the most advanced mobile phone market.
GignoSystem’s president, Keiko Iida said, "We are so excited to provide Star Trek content to Japanese mobile phone users. We feel Star Trek will generate many downloads."
Matthew Feldman, president and CEO of Versaly added, "This is much more than another milestone for Versaly. We selected GignoSystem based on their corporate philosophy in which the success of their partners and clients are constantly pursued by GignoSystem’s efforts in adding value at all stages of the mobile distribution process. They measure success with long-term profitability and not just short-term revenue. We were searching for such a long-term partner."
About Versaly
Providing "Big Entertainment on Small ScreensTM," Versaly is a wireless new media company focused on creating, publishing and distributing broad-based entertainment, including interactive games, ringtones, audio alarms, still image wallpaper, animated screensavers, video and fun-to-read text to subscribers with mobile phones. With both a production studio and proprietary technology to provide ASP services, Versaly is a full service mobile entertainment company. Versaly currently is working with numerous major national and international carriers which provide mobile phone access to over 100 million people throughout the world. Versaly makes it possible for consumers around the world to personalize their mobile phones. For more information, please visit http://www.versaly.com/startrek/tv.shtml.
About GignoSystem Japan
Founded in 1996, the Tokyo-based GignoSystem Japan, Inc. is the leading Japanese mobile-web contents provider. In addition to the just announced co-Versaly website, GignoSystem Japan already provides various websites not only in Japan but also in European and Asian countries. For more information, visit http://www.gignosystem.com/english/.
About Viacom Consumer Products, Inc.
Viacom Consumer Products, Inc. merchandises properties on behalf of Paramount Pictures, Paramount Television, Viacom Productions, and Spelling Television, as well as third-party properties. Viacom Consumer Products, a unit of Viacom Entertainment Group, is a subsidiary of Viacom Inc. To learn more about Viacom Consumer Products and our properties, please visit us at http://www.viacomcp.com.
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