A Wireless Entertainment First: GoComics brings `GARFIELD' -- Most Popular Comic Strip in Print -- Live to Mobile Handsets.Business Editors KANSAS CITY Kansas City, two adjacent cities of the same name, one (1990 pop. 149,767), seat of Wyandotte co., NE Kansas (inc. 1859), the other (1990 pop. 435,146), Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties, NW Mo. (inc. 1850). , Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2003 GoComics application soon available through Sprint and Verizon Wireless Networks uclick and PaletSoft, Inc. announce GoComics, a first-of-its-kind wireless application, developed to deliver a daily dose of "GARFIELD" and other favorite strips to mobile phone customers. Until now, entire strips of current/daily comics have not been available to mobile phone customers. The agreement, a global first for the wireless entertainment industry, includes delivery of daily strips (Monday - Saturday) and a "Best of GARFIELD" on Sunday. US wireless carriers are the first to offer the GoComics application, however international agreements are under discussion. To access a GoComics demo: www.paletsoft.com. GoComics is available--in full color--for Verizon Wireless Cellco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless, owns and operates the second largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States, based on total wireless customers. and PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. Vision subscribers. The GoComics entertainment application requires a software download and a small monthly access fee from the wireless carrier. Four additional strips, as created daily by their original artists, will also be available to PCS Vision customers including: "Fox Trot fox trot n. 1. a. A ballroom dance in 4/4 time, encompassing a variety of slow and fast steps. b. The music for this dance. 2. A slow broken gait of a horse, between a trot and a walk. ," "Stone Soup
The GoComics collaboration merges talents from both the print and technology worlds in a David and Goliath-like manner. Virtually unknown entertainment software application developer, PaletSoft, brought the idea, tools and programming expertise needed to translate data into the required user-friendly mobile format. Already the largest packager and distributor of comics and word games on the Web, uclick, offered the biggest selection of syndicated comic strips
"The idea for a daily comic strip application came after traveling abroad. I couldn't access GARFIELD and missed my daily chuckle," said Mark Weber, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. for PaletSoft. "We approached uclick. They understood the market potential for a comic-based application--giving us the right combination of people, talents and top resources to make it happen." GoComics offers wireless customers the globally syndicated favorite, "GARFIELD," as it appears daily in 2,570 papers globally -- but in full color -- and without having to hunt down a newspaper. uclick chose GARFIELD as the "strip of choice" as it is the most syndicated comic strip in the world. GARFIELD is read by more than 263 million readers daily, in 63 countries and 23 languages. "Comics have an ageless appeal. This is GARFIELD's 25th birthday, and with technology changing so much over those years, it only makes sense to introduce a new way for our on-the-go readers to access the crafty cat," says Aaron Kirby, marketing & sales manager, uclick. About GARFIELD Fat, Lazy, and Lovable...GARFIELD says and does the things that people would like to say and do -- if only they could. People relate to GARFIELD because GARFIELD IS them. GARFIELD loves TV and hates Mondays. He'd rather pig out than work out; in fact, his passion for food and sleep is matched only by his aversion to diet and exercise. GARFIELD is provided by PAWS, Inc. About uclick uclick is a division of Andrews McMeel Universal The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. , a company that also includes Universal Press Syndicate and Andrews McMeel Publishing. uclick syndicates the highly sought-after work of more than 140 nationally syndicated creators of comics, puzzles, games and text features on the Web and wireless devices. More than 200 newspaper Web sites feature uclick content, including NYTimes.com and WashingtonPost.com uclick content is also found on major portals such as AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. , Yahoo.com, MSNBC.com, CBSNews.com and iWon.com. uclick's content catalog includes such brand names as "Bloom County," "GARFIELD," "Doonesbury," "Cathy," "FoxTrot foxtrot one of the two artificial gaits of the five-gaited horse. A four-beat gait midway in speed between a walk and a trot. There is a great deal of similarity with several other gaits such as amble, fadge, slow pace, stepping pace, running walk, jog, hound jog. ," "Ziggy," "The Boondocks," "Pat Oliphant," "News of the Weird News of the Weird is a syndicated newspaper column edited by Chuck Shepherd that collects bizarre news stories. It was created in 1988. As of 2006, it is syndicated by Universal Press Syndicate and published in more than 250 newspapers in the United States and Canada. ," "Universal Crossword," "Dear Abby" and more. Visit www.uclick.com to learn about uclick's content and services. About PaletSoft PaletSoft, Inc. (formally PaletGames LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control ) is a developer of interactive entertainment and communications software for wireless devices including cellular handsets and PDAs. PaletSoft realizes the difference between designing for the personal computer and small-screen cell phones and PDAs. The PaletSoft company philosophy is directed toward designing unique innovative titles based on new ideas as well as new applications that are made possible through technologies such as messaging and broadband wireless. PaletSoft products are suited to players of varied demographics: young and not so young. Beyond the single player entertainment, PaletSoft is developing multi-player games and messaging applications to allow mobile users to communicate with their friends and peers while having fun. For more information visit www.paletsoft.com. |
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