ClickPLAY, Inc. and GEO Interactive Sign Agreement to Create World's First Wireless Preview Network.Entertainment Editors and High-Tech Writers BOULDER, Colo.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Oct. 30, 2000 ClickPLAY, Inc.: ClickPLAY, Inc. to Provide Audio and Video Previews for GEO Interactive Media Group's Emblaze em·blaze 1 tr.v. em·blazed, em·blaz·ing, em·blaz·es 1. To set on fire. 2. To cause to glow; light up. (TM) Wireless Solution; ClickPLAY Wireless Network Will Allow Consumers to Preview and Purchase Music and Video Entertainment Using Emblaze(TM)-Enabled Mobile Telephones and Other Emblaze(TM)-Enabled Wireless Devices ClickPLAY, Inc. announced today an agreement with GEO Interactive (LSE LSE - Language Sensitive Editor :GIM a. 1. Neat; spruce. .LN) to package and deliver audio and video content that will allow consumers to preview and purchase music and video entertainment using Emblaze(TM)-enabled mobile telephones and other wireless handheld devices. As one of the first content providers to sign with GEO Interactive, ClickPLAY will provide previews of digital media content in standard-compliant MPEG-4 format to be featured in Emblaze Wireless trials to consumers, wireless device manufacturers and network carriers around the world. Under the terms of the agreement, ClickPLAY will gather and package high-quality previews of music, movies and other video content for the Emblaze Wireless back-end solution. ClickPLAY has already signed agreements to demonstrate this technology with selected preview content from Gold Circle Entertainment, and preview material from the Internet feature film Quantum Project from SightSound.com. ClickPLAY is also negotiating content deals with a number of Music and Filmed Entertainment organizations. "The ClickPLAY/GEO agreement effectively creates the world's first wireless media preview network," says Alan Kaplan, founder 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 ClickPLAY. "At the same time, the ClickPLAY/GEO agreement enables GEO to include an exciting new application for the Emblaze Wireless Solution for wireless carriers and media networks around the world." Adds Kaplan: "By offering a new way for users of wireless devices to experience previews and purchase high-quality entertainment, ClickPLAY gives our associates in the entertainment world a tremendous new outlet for plugging in to the wireless world. We are proud to be involved with GEO Interactive, the hands-down leader of the new wireless media generation." "We believe that as a pioneer in delivering an end-to-end video streaming See streaming video and video stream. solution over wireless networks, it is key to have applications and services such as ClickPLAY Wireless, which will define a category for new revenue streams in the coming years," said Sasson Darwish, president of GEO's U.S. Operations. About GEO Interactive Media Group Ltd. GEO Interactive Media Group Ltd. ("GEO") is the leading provider of streaming video A one-way video transmission over a data network. It is widely used on the Web as well as company networks to play video clips and video broadcasts. Computers in home networks stream video to digital media hubs connected to a home theater. solutions over Wireless and IP networks. The company's worldwide patented Emblaze technology enables encoding and playback of live and on-demand video messages and content on any platform: PCs, PDAs, Video cell phones and TV. GEO is the only company today that offers a commercial end-to-end solution (jargon) end-to-end solution - (E2ES) A term that suggests that the supplier of an application program or system will provide all the hardware and/or software components and resouces to meet the customer's requirement and no other supplier need be involved. Compare: turn-key solution. for streaming of video over wireless networks from today's 2G networks (GSM, CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band. , TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) A satellite and cellular phone technology that interleaves multiple digital signals onto a single high-speed channel. For cellular, TDMA triples the capacity of the original analog method (FDMA). ), to 2.5G and 3G wireless networks. From media servers to video chips, Emblaze offers a complete solution for ISPs, Content Providers, Wireless Carriers and handset manufacturers. Founded in 1994, GEO is listed on the London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange London marketplace for securities. It was formed in 1773 by a group of stockbrokers who had been doing business informally in local coffeehouses. ("GIM.LN") with corporate headquarters in Israel, U.S. headquarters in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , and representative offices worldwide including Los Angeles, London, Seoul, and Tokyo. For more information, please visit: http://www.emblaze.com About ClickPLAY Inc. Based in Boulder, Colo., ClickPLAY, Inc. employs 10 people and is a privately owned and funded company specializing in Internet and wireless solutions for the digital entertainment space. ClickPLAY products and services are designed under the belief that media should be easy to interact with, should invite a personal response, and should be simple to find and experience. ClickPLAY, Inc. is located on the Web at http://www.clickplay.com. |
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