Exent Technologies Chosen As Primary Technology Provider For Yahoo! Games On Demand Premium Broadband Service.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 24, 2002 Leading Online Games Destination Turns to Exent's Applications-on-Demand Software Platform to Provide Software As a Service Exent Technologies, the leader in Applications-on-Demand, announced today it has been chosen as a primary technology provider for Yahoo!'s newest premium broadband service See broadband and broadband service provider. , Yahoo! Games Yahoo! Games is the section of the Yahoo! website in which Yahoo! users can play games either with other users or by themselves. The games on the website are typically Java applets or quick Flash games, but there are others which require a download. on Demand. Exent Technologies' EXEtender product is the applications-on-demand software platform powering the Yahoo! Game Launcher, the critical technology engine that allows users of the service to stream PC games directly onto their desktops. Yahoo! Games on Demand is a for-pay games service offering direct digital distribution to a huge audience and changing the way people pay for, and play games. The Yahoo! Game Launcher, the customized, branded skin for the Exent EXEtender Player, provides a seamless user experience, requiring a one-time download and client-side installation. Once installed, the Exent EXEtender Player facilitates streaming applications and emulates the local machine environment so no further installation, rebooting, or local machine configuration is necessary. "In launching Yahoo! Games on Demand, we required a scalable and secure engine to support one of the largest games communities on the Web," said Daniel Hart, Senior Director, Yahoo! Games and Entertainment, "We're very pleased to have selected Exent Technologies as a primary technology provider for Yahoo! Games, which hosts more than four billion minutes of online game-play and eight million users each month. The Exent streaming platform will provide an immersive, real-time experience to casual and devoted game players alike." "Yahoo! is a pioneer in providing online services and one of the most popular games destinations on the Internet." said Zvi Levgoren, 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 Exent Technologies. "We are extremely pleased to be trusted by an industry leader to power their new service and will continue to leverage this success into the consumer and corporate markets." About Application Deployment and Management Both the consumer and corporate markets can benefit from delivering Applications-on-Demand with Exent Technologies solutions to include: -- Centralized application deployment and management -- Reduced cost of ownership at the desktop level by minimizing application support costs -- Balanced computing (jargon) balanced computing - Matching computer tools to job activities so that the computer system structure parallels the organisation structure and work functions. Both personal computers and employees operate in a decentralised environment with monitoring of achievement of model that eliminates large back end infrastructure investments -- Superior end user performance with access to applications that run locally -- Added security management to prevent software piracy The illegal copying of software for distribution within the organization, or to friends, clubs and other groups, or for duplication and resale. The software industry loses billions of dollars each year to piracy, and although it may seem innocent enough to install an application on a and the ability to stream into a secure environment About Exent Technologies Exent Technologies is the leader in streaming Applications-on-Demand (AOD See HD DVD. ), allowing companies to deploy and manage applications down to the desktop cost effectively. Its core product, the Exent EXEtender(TM) is currently delivering applications to thousands of desktops around the world. Major shareholders in the company are: America Online See AOL. , Bezeq (Israeli Telco), Comcast, Concord Ventures, Geyser geyser (gī`zər) [Icel.], hot spring from which water and steam are ejected periodically to heights ranging from a few to several hundred feet. Business Enterprise, New Enterprise Associates, Temasek Holdings Temasek Holdings is an Asia investment company headquartered in Singapore. With a multinational staff of more than 300 people, it manages a portfolio of over S$160 billion, or more than US$100 billion, focused primarily in Asia. of Singapore and Singapore Telecommunications Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SGX: T48, ASX: sgt) (commonly abbreviated as SingTel) and formerly known as Telecom Equipment, is Singapore's largest telecommunications company. (Singtel). The company is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland and can be found online at www.exent.com. |
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