Exent Powers Launch of RCN InterACTION Games.Entertainment Editors/Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 29, 2004 The service, based on Exent's EXEtender(TM) Turnkey solution is now available in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , 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 , Philadelphia, San Francisco, Washington DC and other US markets. Exent Technologies, Inc. announced today that RCN Corporation RCN Corporation, (NASDAQ: RCNI), founded in 1993 and based in Herndon, Virginia, is the first American facilities-based competitive provider of bundled telephone, cable television and high speed Internet service delivered over its own fiber-optic local network to consumers in (Nasdaq:RCNC RCNC Royal Corps of Naval Constructors (naval architects, mechanical, electrical engineers for UK Royal Navy) RCNC Royal Corps of Naval Constructors ) has launched its newest premium broadband offering, RCN RCN n abbr (= Royal Canadian Navy) → kanadische Marine interACTION Games, which will be available to customers later this week, based on Exent's turnkey solution. RCN interACTION Games, the first fully integrated subscription gaming service, offers unlimited access to dozens of premium games that stream directly to customers' PCs over RCN's MegaBand(R) network. The EXEtender(TM) Turnkey solution from Exent, which powers RCN interACTION Games (http://www.rcninteraction.com), powers multiple tier-1 leading interactive entertainment services in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe and Asia. "We're proud to be the first provider in the US to deliver this unique broadband service See broadband and broadband service provider. ," said Rick Rioboli, Vice President of Product and Marketing. "RCN will continue to provide the newest and most innovative broadband services for our customers combined with RCN's MegaModem Internet service - the fastest residential cable modem cable modem Modem used to convert analog data signals to digital form and vise versa, for transmission or receipt over cable television lines, especially for connecting to the Internet. service." RCN interACTION Games offers customers a destination to play a wide selection of popular PC games from leading publishers, in genres ranging from action and strategy to simulation and arcade. Users can make their selection by browsing game titles, or can learn more about games through screen shots, reviews, demos and more. Unlimited access to games such as Unreal(R) Tournament, Civilization(R) III Conquest, and RollerCoaster Tycoon(R) 2 will be available to any RCN High-Speed Internet customer who uses a Microsoft Windows operating system. Subscribers' monthly usage fees will be conveniently included on their cable television statement. RCN interACTION is delivered using Exent's innovative, secure digital delivery technology, which enables delivery of an assortment of applications of all genres and sizes while ensuring the customer's ease of use. For example, prior to streaming a game or software application, the EXEtender(TM) technology checks system requirements against the customer's PC to verify the application's compatibility. This implementation of the EXEtender(TM) Turnkey solution also includes several service management components, including content licensing and encoding, subscriber management, and portal management. "Exent is pleased to work in partnership with RCN to achieve new standards in broadband entertainment," said Zvi Levgoren, Exent's 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. . "Our Turnkey solution is all about up-selling RCN's customers to higher tiers of service; generating incremental revenues; and giving High-Speed subscribers such a good time for their money that they won't even consider an alternative, thus reducing churn." About RCN Corporation RCN Corporation (Nasdaq:RCNC) is the nation's first and largest facilities-based competitive provider of bundled phone, cable and high speed internet services delivered over its own fiber-optic local network to consumers in the most densely populated markets in the U.S. RCN has more than one million customer connections and provides service in Boston, New York Boston is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 7,897 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Boston, Massachusetts. The Town of Boston is an interior town of the county and one of the county's "Southtowns. , Eastern Pennsylvania, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. metropolitan markets. About Exent Technologies Exent is the market leader in technology solutions for secure digital delivery of gaming and software applications for service providers seeking to digitally distribute, manage and monetize a digital, on-demand games and applications service. Exent delivers products and solutions that support software publishers, broadband service providers, consumer portals, retailers and others. Exent's technology enables all standard business models, including purchases, subscriptions, rentals, and try-before-you-buy, for applications of any size. Both full download and streaming delivery models for offline and online use are available. Exent's Digital Rights Management solution dramatically reduces software piracy and ensures enforcement of licensing restrictions. Exent's EXEtender(TM)-based products and services are currently in commercial use by Yahoo!, Bell Canada, Deutsche Telekom, Telefonica, KPN KPN Koninklijke PTT Nederland (Royal Dutch Telecom) KPN Konfederacja Polski Niepodleglej (Polish conservative party) , Telenet, Telenor, Fujitsu, Swisscom and other leading service providers worldwide. Major shareholders of Exent include 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. Time Warner Ventures, Comcast Interactive, Concord Ventures and New Enterprise Associates. The company has offices in Bethesda, Maryland and Tel-Aviv, Israel. For more information, please visit www.exent.com. |
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