Ignition Partner Forms Wireless Gaming Company; Satoshi Nakajima Follows Passion, Starts UIEvolution, Inc.Business/Hi-Tech Editors BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 9, 2000 Satoshi Nakajima, former Microsoft software architect and co-founder of Ignition Corporation, announced today that he has founded a wireless gaming company called UIEvolution, Inc. (www.uievolution.com). UIEvolution is the latest company to receive funding from Ignition, the recently formed wireless Internet holding company started by former senior Microsoft and McCaw Communications executives. UIEvolution is dedicated to making the wireless Internet easier and more fun to use. The company is initially developing a new approach to wireless gaming, starting with a platform architecture and games for the mobile phone. "UIEvolution is a complete paradigm shift A dramatic change in methodology or practice. It often refers to a major change in thinking and planning, which ultimately changes the way projects are implemented. For example, accessing applications and data from the Web instead of from local servers is a paradigm shift. See paradigm. of how people address the gaming industry," Nakajima said. "Today's wireless gaming limitations require a complete redirection in the types of applications needed to improve the gamer's experience." Nakajima is a founding member of the Ignition team and is considered its resident i-mode guru. Prior to helping launch Ignition, Nakajima spent the past several years at Microsoft as a lead software architect for the Windows shell An add-on user interface for Windows. Numerous shells were created for Windows 3.x to streamline or replace Program Manager by providing such features as foldering, customized toolbars and quick access to the DOS command line. For example, Norton Desktop for Windows was popular. and Internet Explorer Microsoft's Web browser, which comes with Windows starting with Windows 98. Commonly called "IE," versions for Mac and Unix are also available. Internet Explorer is the most widely used Web browser on the market. It has also been the browser engine in AOL's Internet access software. teams. Additionally, he was one of the top 10 patent holders at Microsoft. While in high school, Nakajima built his own development environment with a text editor, assembler, database and compiler. His 'GAME compiler,' designed to create games, became very popular and was ported to multiple platforms Refers to two or more operating environments, which typically include the CPU family and operating system. For example, if versions of a program run on Windows and the Macintosh, the software is said to support multiple platforms. , including the Apple II. Prior to joining to Microsoft, Nakajima also worked for NTT NTT Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation NTT New Technology Telescope NTT National Technology Transfer, Inc NTT Name That Tune (TV game show) NTT National Tree Trust NTT Number Theoretic Transform Labs where he was a researcher in the processor group. "Satoshi became excited by the possibilities of the wireless Internet and enjoyed working with entrepreneurs so much that he decided to become one himself," said Brad Silverberg Brad Silverberg is an entrepreneur, most noted for his work at Microsoft in 1990–1999 as Senior VP and product manager for MS-DOS, Windows, Internet Explorer, and Office. He was named PC Magazine's Person of the Year[1] in 1995 for his leadership of Windows 95. , chairman 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. for Ignition. "Satoshi is a brilliant technologist and we have great expectations for him and his team." 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. market analysis firm, Datamonitor, approximately 200 million people in Western Europe and the United States will be playing Internet games via mobile phones by 2005, representing a $6 billion industry. About UIEvolution, Inc. UIEvolution Inc., www.uievolution.com, headquartered in Bellevue, Wash., is a company dedicated to making the wireless Internet easier and more fun to use. About Ignition Corp. Ignition Corporation, www.ignitioncorp.com, headquartered in Bellevue, Wash., is a holding company designed to fund, mentor and build wireless Internet startup companies. The Ignition team includes former senior executives from McCaw Communications and Microsoft and strategic partners who have revolutionized the Internet, personal computing and wireless industries. Qualcomm, Softbank Venture Capital and Madrona Venture Group are prominent investors and strategic partners. |
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