Juno Launches Games Channel With Top Names in Online Gaming; iEntertainment, Boxerjam, and Gamers.com to Provide Online Games, Game Shows, and Other Content.Entertainment Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 16, 2001 Juno Online Services Juno client software icon Juno is an Internet service provider based in the United States. It is a subsidiary of United Online, which also owns NetZero and Bluelight Internet Services. , Inc.(Nasdaq: JWEB) today announced the launch of a new Games Channel on its Web portal See portal. , www.juno.com. The Juno Games Channel features a full selection of popular game categories ranging from simulations to game shows and classic parlor games, as well as news and reviews from three of the top gaming sites on the Web, including iEntertainment Network iEntertainment Network (formerly known as iMagic Online) is an online gaming company which operates IamGame, Warbirds, Helbreath, and the The Legend of Mir 3. iEntertainment Network, Inc. , Inc. (www.ient.com), Boxerjam (www.boxerjam.com) and Gamers.com (www.gamers.com). Juno will share in any revenue each company generates from increased traffic to their sites resulting from their placement in the Juno Games Channel. Juno is one of the nation's leading Internet access providers, with 12.8 million total registered subscriber accounts and 3.7 million active subscribers in September 2000. iEntertainment Network (iEN) is the exclusive provider of classic games for Juno's Games Channel. iEN will contribute a variety of games, ranging from traditional and parlor games to multi-player simulation games and other entertainment content. A co-branded "Juno Game Zone" has also been created as a sub-channel of the Juno Games Channel, offering access to all of iEN's games. Boxerjam.com, the leader in multi-player online game shows, is also featured on Juno's Games Channel. Boxerjam offers popular on-line game shows including "Strike a Match," "Hollywood Showdown" and "Poker Solitaire solitaire or patience, any card game that can be played by one person. Solitaire is the American name; in England it is known as patience. There are probably more kinds of solitaire than all other card games together. ," enabling winners to receive cash and prizes. Gamers.com provides gaming news to the Juno Games Channel. With links to games, previews, and reviews of all types of games Major categories: Sports
"Gaming is clearly one of the fastest-growing and most popular online activities, and we've created the new Juno Games Channel to make it easier for our subscribers to find the online entertainment they're looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. ," said Charles Ardai, Juno's president and chief executive officer. "The combination of games from iEntertainment and Boxerjam and news from Gamers.com provides our subscribers with an exceptional starting point into the world of online games." About iEntertainment Network, Inc. iEntertainment Network, Inc. (Nasdaq: IENT), founded in 1994 and located in Research Triangle Park Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. , NC, is a leading provider of online entertainment media solutions, tools, and content for ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. portals, and communities. iEntertainment Network currently serves both English- and Spanish- language audiences. For more information, call (919) 461-0722 or visit iEntertainment Network's Web site at www.ient.com. About Boxerjam Boxerjam Inc. is a leading global producer and provider of games, Game Shows, and puzzles across multiple platforms, including Internet, wireless and interactive television. Millions of people play Boxerjam's more than 20 original games and Game Shows through its online destination site, www.boxerjam.com, and premiere distribution partners for each medium. Through a strategic relationship with Electronic Arts, Boxerjam's content is distributed on AOL's Games Channel and EA.com. Boxerjam is prominent in the wireless entertainment space via partnerships with leading service providers including Sprint PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. . Boxerjam, via ITV (1) See interactive TV. (2) (iTV) The code name for Apple's video media hub (see Apple TV). partners such as Power TV, also produces and distributes interactive television Game Shows. Boxerjam's stickiness, unique advertising model, and desirable audience of purchase decision-makers have attracted a broad-range of leading brand name advertisers including Universal Studios, Kraft, Verizon, MasterCard, and Ralston-Purina, among others. Via the Boxerjam intermercial, advertisers can deliver high impact, television quality commercials to captive players in between rounds of game play. Conceived by Julann Griffin, co-creator of television's Jeopardy!, and founded in 1995, Boxerjam allows players to compete for cash and prizes as they enjoy the Game Shows. Boxerjam is based in Charlottesville, VA with offices 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 , Chicago, San Francisco, Tokyo and Los Angeles. About Gamers.com Gamers.com is obsessed ob·sess v. ob·sessed, ob·sess·ing, ob·sess·es v.tr. To preoccupy the mind of excessively. v.intr. with helping people enjoy games. As a game portal, Gamers.com indexes links to every game ever made so you don't have to crawl the Web looking for game information. As a game community site, Gamers.com compiles and aggregates all game reviews, previews and ratings so you get an unbiased snapshot of what's going on What's Going On is a record by American soul singer Marvin Gaye. Released on May 21, 1971 (see 1971 in music), What's Going On reflected the beginning of a new trend in soul music. in the gaming world. Best of all, Gamers.com is shaped by the voice of gamers themselves. Visitors to Gamers.com can rate everything on the site, so you can find out what's good, or at least popular to help you decide what games to play or buy. With links to over 28,000 games, previews and reviews on all types of games, and a host of message boards, Gamers.com is the most complete and unbiased collection of game information on the web for the 145 million gamers in the US alone. Founded by world champion gamer, Dennis "Thresh thresh v. threshed, thresh·ing, thresh·es v.tr. 1. a. To beat the stems and husks of (grain or cereal plants) with a machine or flail to separate the grains or seeds from the straw. " Fong, Gamers.com was launched in May of 2000. Gamers.com is funded by CMGI CMGI Commonly Maintained Grounds Infrastructures CMGI College Marketing Group Information (Services) , (NASDAQ: CMGI). About Juno Juno Online Services, Inc. is one of the nation's leading Internet access providers, with 12.8 million total registered subscriber accounts as of September 30, 2000 and 3.7 million active subscribers during that month. Founded in 1995, Juno provides multiple levels of service, including free basic Internet access, billable premium dial-up service, and (in certain markets) high-speed broadband access. The company's revenues are derived primarily from the subscription fees charged for its billable premium services, from the sale of advertising, and from various forms of electronic commerce. For more information about Juno, visit www.juno.com/corp. To get a copy of the Juno software, go to www.juno.com or call 1-800-TRY-JUNO. Statements in this press release regarding Juno Online Services, Inc. that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause such statements to differ materially from actual future events or results. Any such forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. 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The following factors, among others, could cause Juno's actual results to differ materially from those described in a forward-looking statement: limited history of offering Juno's billable premium services and free basic service in its current form; history of losses; failure to retain or grow Juno's subscriber base; increasing competition from existing or new competitors; inability to sustain current levels of subscriber acquisition or retention; inability to successfully migrate free subscribers to, or to retain subscribers in, Juno's billable premium services; rapid technological change; possible unavailability of financing as and if needed; decreases in the popularity of the Internet among consumers or as an advertising medium; dependence on a limited number of partners and vendors for the provision and roll-out of the Juno Express broadband service; possible industry consolidation; and potential fluctuations in quarterly and annual results. This list is intended to identify only certain of the principal factors that could cause actual results to differ. Readers are referred to the reports and documents filed by Juno with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. filed November 14, 2000 and the registration statements filed on November 28, 2000, for a discussion of these and other important risk factors. |
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