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Action Engine Previews Live TV on Mobile Phones at 3GSM.


REDMOND, Wash. -- Working with SmartVideo, Action Engine to Offer the Power of the Internet, Broadcast TV, and Mobile Phone in a Single Platform

Shattering the mobile usability barrier, Action Engine Corporation, the mobile application platform leader, today announced plans to integrate live streaming television into its Brand-n-Go(TM) turnkey mobile applications pack. Action Engine and its partner SmartVideo Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB

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: SMVD.OB) will jointly demonstrate the live television application during the 3GSM World Congress held in Cannes, France from February 14-17, 2005 in the Action Engine Mobile Solutions Center, located across from Hall 4.

"Action Engine is one of the first companies to offer the power of the Internet, TV and mobile phone in a single platform," said David Sliter general manager, services enablement, Communications Sector, Microsoft Corp. "By taking advantage of the Windows Media Microsoft's audio and video framework for Windows, which embraces playback, encoding and streaming. Windows Media Player is the digital jukebox and media player that comes with every version of Windows.  and Windows Server See Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Home Server, Windows 2000 and Windows NT.  technologies and integrating their state-of-the-art solutions, industry partners Action Engine and SmartVideo are delivering the future of mobile data services to the wireless market today."

Brand-n-Go currently gives wireless subscribers access to premier mobile Internet Refers to gaining access to the Internet using a lightweight, handheld device. See Mobile IP, PDA, smartphone and mobile TV.  content from providers, such as Amazon.com, eBay, FOX Sports, and the Microsoft MapPoint Microsoft MapPoint is both a technology ("MapPoint Web Service," previously known as MapPoint .NET) and a specific software program created by Microsoft that allows users to view, edit and integrate maps.  Team. Working in collaboration with SmartVideo, Action Engine will add a live broadcast TV application to the Brand-n-Go applications pack, giving users the ability to watch streaming television programs directly from their mobile phone. SmartVideo recently announced content distribution deals with national programmers, such as MSNBC MSNBC Microsoft/National Broadcasting Company  and CNBC CNBC Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition (artificial intelligence)
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"Action Engine's unique browserless client/server platform gives mobile users faster, easier and more secure access to SmartVideo's streaming televised content," said Richard E. Bennett, Jr., president and 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.  of SmartVideo. "The public is clearly hungry for television on the go, and Action Engine is the right company to help make that a positive experience."

The complete Action Engine solution lets subscribers use interconnected Brand-n-Go applications to watch television programs, shop on Amazon.com, bid on eBay items, read news stories, check weather, stocks, and sports scores, get driving directions, find restaurants and movie times 20x faster, while using 80% fewer keystrokes than browser-based alternatives.

Additional highlights of Action Engine's activities at 3GSM include Microsoft plans to demonstrate Brand-n-Go to visitors in its Windows Mobile The Windows platform from Microsoft for handheld devices, including PDAs, cellphones and Portable Media Centers. See Pocket PC, Pocket PC Phone Edition, Smartphone and Portable Media Center.  theater and give away free Secure Digital (SD) cards loaded with the Brand-n-Go software from Action Engine. Action Engine will also preview a European version of Brand-n-Go and discuss its 2005 product roadmap to Java phones. Lastly, Action Engine is featuring several promotions, such as the Action Engine Challenge and free smartphone giveaways, to demonstrate the superior speed and usability of the Action Engine Mobile Application Platform(TM) over browser-based alternatives.

About SmartVideo

Based in Norcross, Georgia, SmartVideo Technologies, Inc., a Microsoft Windows Media(R) 9 Series Certified Hosting Provider, is a leading provider of turnkey digital media solutions that allows for the management and distribution of live, on-demand, or the download and play of high quality video to mobile devices. SmartVideo now offers the world's first cross platform/cross carrier service for aggregating live content and download and play programming for consumers around the globe. SmartVideo's robust library of content includes news, weather, sports, children's programming and many other content genres. SmartVideo's mobile video solutions provide exceptional image quality on all existing 2.5g and Edge cellular networks, as well as future 3g networks. SmartVideo clearly provides great value to both consumers and carriers. The Company's stock is traded on the OTC Bulletin Board OTC Bulletin Board

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 under the symbol SMVD.OB. Additional information on SmartVideo including sample demos can be found on the Company's Website at www.smartvideo.com.

About Action Engine

Action Engine Corporation, the mobile application platform company, delivers a breakthrough in mobile application usability. The Action Engine Mobile Application Platform(TM) introduces a browserless, client/server approach to accessing transaction-oriented online services that takes 80% fewer keystrokes and drives 20x faster response times than browser-based alternatives. The turnkey Brand-n-Go(TM) applications pack enables wireless operators to go to market in unprecedented timeframes with intuitive, responsive and personalized applications that create an addictive user experience. The company's software has been deployed by a robust list of global wireless operators that include Orange SA, mmO2 and SMART Communications, Inc. Additional information is available at (425) 498-1500, info@actionengine.com and www.actionengine.com.

Action Engine Mobile Application Platform and Brand-n-Go are trademarks of Action Engine Corporation. All other products and brand names are trademarks of their respective owners.
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