InfoSpace Kicks Off CTIA With Exciting New Product and Partnership Announcements.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. -- Leading mobile media and technology company InfoSpace, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :INSP INSP Inspection INSP Inspector INSP Inspect INSP Inspirational Network INSP Institut des Nanosciences de Paris (French) INSP International Nuclear Safety Program INSP International Network on Strategic Philanthropy ), today issued four announcements introducing important new products and partnerships to fuel the growth of its mobile initiatives. The announcements, made on the first day of CTIA (1) See CompTIA. (2) (Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, Washington, DC, www.ctia.org, www.wow-com.com) A membership organization founded in 1984 that is involved with regulatory and public affairs issues in the wireless industry. WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment 2006 in Los Angeles, include:
-- InfoSpace and Tony Hawk, Inc. Announce an Exclusive
Partnership to Take the Tony Hawk Brand to Mobile Phones
Establishing a Base for the Ultimate Action Sports Mecca
The world's most successful and iconic action sports brand and
InfoSpace announced a partnership to bring Tony Hawk and the
actions sports lifestyle to the mobile universe. Beginning
today, Tony Hawk's(R) Mobile Dissent(TM) goes live on the Web
(www.tonyhawkdissent.com) as the first and only mobile portal
to the action sports lifestyle personified by the undisputed
ruler of the action sports community, Tony Hawk.
-- Major Upgrade of "InfoSpace Find It!" Debuts at CTIA
In this new version, InfoSpace has added spoken turn-by-turn
directions, integrated performance-based advertising and 15
million points of interest to InfoSpace Find It!, the first
comprehensive location-based application which helps consumers
easily and quickly find everything from nearby restaurants and
movie times to maps and driving directions.
-- InfoSpace Signs Mobile Gaming Agreement with Activision
InfoSpace announced that it has signed an agreement to create
mobile versions of several top Activision games, including the
two most recent titles from the legendary action sports
superstar Tony Hawk, as well as mobile versions of "GUN," a
Western-style action game, and a selection of Anthology
Classic 2600 titles, which include classic games that were
first designed for the Atari 2600.
-- InfoSpace Announces Partnerships with Classic Media and
Bagdasarian Productions to Bring Iconic Characters to Mobile
Devices
InfoSpace has signed deals with Classic Media and Bagdasarian
Productions to bring some of the world's most famous classic
movie and TV stars to mobile, including Rocky & Bullwinkle,
Lassie, The Lone Ranger, Alvin & the Chipmunks, and a host of
others.
Please visit http://investor.infospaceinc.com/pressroom.cfm for more information on each release. About InfoSpace, Inc. A leading mobile media and technology company, InfoSpace, Inc. (NASDAQ:INSP) develops and distributes content, products and services that are creating a robust mobile marketplace and make it easy for consumers to discover, personalize per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. and enjoy their experiences. Founded in 1996, InfoSpace leverages its online and mobile assets to potentially reach more than 90 percent of mobile subscribers 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. through partnerships with operators such as Cingular Wireless, Sprint Nextel Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S) is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world. With 55 million subscribers, Sprint Nextel operates the third largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States (based on total wireless customers), behind , T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless Cellco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless, owns and operates the second largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States, based on total wireless customers. , and Virgin Mobile and through its direct to consumer channel Moviso(R) (Moviso.com). The company's mobile portal services are also available to more than 60 percent of the U.S. market. Online, the company showcases its leading metasearch technology though Web sites such as Dogpile(R) (Dogpile.com) and its comprehensive directory listings in such properties as Switchboard(R) (Switchboard.com). For more information, please visit www.infospaceinc.com. Cautionary Note about 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. This release contains forward-looking statements regarding InfoSpace's launch of the Tony Hawk's Mobile Dissent mobile channel and products; the upgrade of InfoSpace Find It!; InfoSpace's agreement with Activision; and InfoSpace's agreements with Classic Media and Bagdasarian Productions Bagdasarian Productions is a production company which holds the rights to Alvin and the Chipmunks and related intellectual property assets. It is owned and operated by Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. and Janice Karman. . These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Factors that could affect InfoSpace's actual results include the scope and timing of consumer adoption, carrier adoption and implementation, and market acceptance of the products involved. A more detailed description of certain factors that could affect actual results include, but are not limited to, those discussed in InfoSpace's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. as filed from time to time, in the section entitled en·ti·tle tr.v. en·ti·tled, en·ti·tling, en·ti·tles 1. To give a name or title to. 2. To furnish with a right or claim to something: "Risk Factors." Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release. InfoSpace undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date of this release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. |
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