Cable & Wireless Provides 2Way Web Services to Asia's Premier Online Video Gaming Portal.Business Editors/High-Tech & Entertainment Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 20, 2002 En-Tranz Entertainment Selects Cable & Wireless' Web Services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. to Reduce Costs and Increase Profitability in the Region's Booming Online Video Gaming video gaming n. 1. Gambling by means of interactive games of chance played on a video screen. 2. The playing of video games. Industry Cable & Wireless (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CWP CWP Coal workers' pneumoconiosis, see there ), the global telecommunications group, announced today a three-year agreement to provide 2Way Web Services(TM) for En-Tranz Entertainment's online video gaming portal, www.en-tranz.com. Working closely with its strategic partner, Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. , Cable & Wireless will provide both the services and infrastructure for En-Tranz. En-Tranz, a Hong Kong-based creator and publisher of video games See video game console. , is outsourcing its pan-Asian infrastructure requirements to Cable & Wireless to speed up Web site performance, reduce operational costs and profit from its entertainment assets in Asia's flourishing online entertainment industry. En-Tranz, a member company of the E1 Media Technology Limited, is launching the highly anticipated Shadowbane, a massive multiplayer online game (MMOG (Massively Multiuser Online Game) A game on the computer played by many people. Also called "massively multiplayer online" (MMO), an MMOG differs from a regular multiplayer game because its environment is perpetual. ), later this year. While most online video games allow only up to 64 players per session, the fantasy world of Shadowbane allows tens of thousands of players to hunt monsters, amass armies and build civilizations in a single game. Shadowbane is the first of a many MMOG games to be published by En-Tranz. By customizing language and cultural aspects of the games, En-Tranz expects to drive revenue from Asia-Pacific's lucrative online gaming See gaming. markets, especially Korea and Taiwan. Each month, 65 percent of all Internet users Internet user n → internauta m/f Internet user Internet n → internaute m/f in Korea visit a game site, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. NetValue. Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. is second with 39.8 percent, followed by Taiwan with 34.2 percent, Singapore with 29 percent, and China with 20.9 percent, according to the Internet intelligence firm. "Cable & Wireless' 2Way Web Services provide a dedicated Internet infrastructure that allows En-Tranz to cost-effectively deliver real-time, interactive online entertainment to key markets across Asia," said Harry A. Miller IV, chief executive officer, En-Tranz. "Cable & Wireless fulfills the critical requirements of executing transactions and serving rich content with the performance and reliability expected by today's game aficionados. We are excited to work closely with Cable & Wireless and its partners to grow our online entertainment business worldwide." Cable & Wireless manages En-Tranz' infrastructure requirements with its suite of 2Way Web Services, including 2Transact An earlier e-commerce system for the Web from Open Market that included order capture and secure order fulfillment using credit cards, ecash and other payment systems. It included customer service and subscription administration capabilities as well as an integrated database for reporting (TM) and 2Design(TM) service. 2Transact includes managed hosting services in Cable & Wireless' Hong Kong data center. In the 2Design process, Cable & Wireless' professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. team collaborated with Cisco Systems, Inc. and En-Tranz to produce the optimal specifications for En-Tranz' hosted infrastructure. En-Tranz' secure gaming environment was built around Cisco' industry-leading networking solutions. "Cable & Wireless' commitment to pursue opportunities in key markets reflects our shared interest in targeting the demand for outsourced Web services," said Chris Heckscher, director, Global Service Providers, Asia-Pacific, Cisco Systems. "The combined powers of Cisco's networking solutions and Cable & Wireless' 2Way Web Services fulfill the core requirements of online media and entertainment operations: to cost-effectively deliver customized application content with speed and unfailing consistency." "The media and entertainment industry is a segment Cable & Wireless is committed to support by offering fast and reliable Web services that cost-effectively deliver compelling content to all corners of the world," said Phil Ingram, managing director for Asia-Pacific, Cable & Wireless Internet Services. "With Cable & Wireless' wide range of Web services, En-Tranz can generate revenues by providing first-rate support for operating its own and licensed online games in the Asian market. We look forward to continuing our relationship with the company as it grows over the next few years." About Cable & Wireless Cable & Wireless is a major global telecommunications business with revenue of over (pound)8 billion (US$11 billion) in the year to 31 March 2001 and customers in 70 countries and consists of two core and complementary divisions: Cable & Wireless Regional and Cable & Wireless Global. Cable & Wireless Regional offers a full range of telecommunications services in 27 countries around the world. Cable & Wireless Global's focus for future growth is on IP (internet protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. ) and data services and solutions for business customers. It is developing advanced IP networks and value-added services in the US, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region in support of this strategy. With the capability of its global IP infrastructure and its financial strength, Cable & Wireless holds a unique position in terms of global coverage and services to business customers. For more information about Cable & Wireless, go to www.cw.com http://www.cw.com. Important Notice: Digital Island and the Digital Island logo are registered trademarks of Digital Island, Inc., a Cable and Wireless company. 2Way Web Services, 2Transact services, 2Deliver services and 2Manage services are trademarks of Digital Island, Inc., a Cable and Wireless company. All other marks are property of their respective owners. This news release contains certain forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. , including, without limitation, statements concerning Cable & Wireless' and Digital Island's operations, economic performance and financial condition. These forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their dates. Actual results could differ materially from the results referred to in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based largely on Cable & Wireless' and Digital Island's current expectations and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, changes in external market factors, changes in business or growth strategy or an inability to execute strategy due to changes in such company's industry or the economy generally, the emergence of new or growing competitors, various other competitive factors and other risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in Cable & Wireless' and Digital Island's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. In light of these risks and uncertainties, there can be no assurance that the results referred to in the forward-looking statements contained in this news release will in fact occur. Additionally, neither Cable & Wireless nor Digital Island makes any commitment to disclose any revisions to forward-looking statements, or any facts, events or circumstances after the date hereof that may bear upon forward-looking statements. |
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