Kayak Interactive and Synergenix Interactive Unite as BLAZE; Mobile Entertainment Developer and Publisher Launch New Global Corporate Brand Identity.SAN MATEO San Mateo (săn mətā`ō), city (1990 pop. 85,486), San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1894. It is a commercial and retail center with some high-technology manufacturing. San Mateo, Spanish for St. , Calif. -- Kayak Interactive today announced that after fully consolidating with European wholly-owned subsidiary Synergenix Interactive and the successful integration of the mobile games publisher Chasma, the company has named its new self BLAZE and can be found at www.blaze.com. Acquired by Kayak Interactive in February 2005, Synergenix had been operating under its own name for the past year. BLAZE headquarters will remain in San Mateo, Calif. with European operations in Stockholm, Sweden. The company also has offices in London, England. "BLAZE represents the culmination of three mobile game pioneers," said BLAZE President 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. Keith McCurdy. "As the mobile game market continues to expand rapidly, we believe it is critical to step forward with a strong, united identity that resonates with consumers as well as licensing and distribution partners." BLAZE plans to aggressively build on its existing portfolio of mobile entertainment for the masses in the coming year with the release of four highly anticipated Da Vinci da Vinci Surgery A surgical robot for performing certain surgeries–eg, mitral valve repair and laparoscopic procedures–eg, cholecystectomy and gastric ulcer repair. See Laparoscopic surgery, Robotics, Surgical robot. Code games, additional VH-1 and MTV-branded content and other original and licensed properties. In 2005, the company released a wide range mobile offerings that appealed to both casual and avid gamers such as Slingo-2-Go, Poker Superstars Hold 'em, VH-1 I Know the 80's Trivia, The Three Stooges Three Stooges U.S. comedy team. It was originally formed as a vaudeville team in 1923 by brothers Moe and Shemp Howard (1897–1975, 1900–55), who performed with “Ted Healy and His Stooges. : Making Dough, Dick Tracy: The Fight for Truth, Carmageddon, Crazy Golf, Guinness World Records, Pixudoku, Lock 'n Load, and Conflict: Global Storm. The BLAZE senior management team will remain in place; reporting to BLAZE President and Chief Executive Officer Keith McCurdy are Doug Koo, Chief Financial Officer; Tamara Artim, Vice President of Sales and Operations; Martin Forsling, Managing Director of Europe and Asia (formerly CEO of Synergenix and Managing Director of Europe); and Nic Garner, Head of Development and Production, Europe and Asia. About BLAZE BLAZE is a leading global mobile entertainment publisher. The company has worldwide distribution with more than 60 carriers and partners in Europe, 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. , and Asia. Based in San Mateo, California San Mateo is a city in San Mateo County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is one of the larger suburbs on the San Francisco Peninsula, located between Burlingame to the north, Foster City to the East, and Belmont to the south. , and with offices in Stockholm, Sweden and London, England, Blaze publishes a wide portfolio of mobile entertainment products targeting mass market consumers and based on leading branded media properties. The company's portfolio encompasses connected community games The Community Games is an annual sporting competition held in Ireland for children up to 16 that finishes in a national finals every August, where over 6,000 children compete for their area, town, county and province. and single player games, and is available on Java, Brew, and Symbian devices from all leading mobile handset manufacturers. BLAZE has raised significant financing from top tier Venture Capital funds Venture Capital Funds An investment fund that manages money from investors seeking private equity stakes in small and medium-size enterprises with strong growth potential. Notes: including VantagePoint Venture Partners, TL Ventures, and EnerTech Capital. More information can be found at www.blaze.com. |
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