MGON Selects Exent Technologies to Deliver Games-on-Demand Service Over the Internet.Business Editors/High Tech Writers SODERHAMN, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 14, 2001 Media and Games Online Network, Europe's largest online gaming See gaming. network, has chosen Exent Technologies, a global leader in Software-on-Demand technology, to deliver Games-on-Demand services to a web generation audience. By using Exent's patent-pending EXEtender AoD technology, MGON MGON Media and Games Online Network is able to deliver a one-stop portal that allows users to play games on demand and as well as find all the resources they require for said games. Exent's technology allows games to be securely streamed to authorized end users. The technology features a click-and-play client that works with any conventional HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. Web-browser such as 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. or Netscape Navigator An earlier Web browser for Windows, Macintosh and X Windows from Netscape that provided secure transmission over the Internet. Soon after its introduction in 1994, Navigator, or just "Netscape," as it was commonly called, quickly became the leading browser on the Web. . The user does not need to install or download the actual application to their PC. The MGONetwork Games-on-Demand service will be designed to deliver the most popular PC games to the end user over a broadband network. The users will not have to buy a copy of the game from a store, but rather will rent the game for the time they play it. "Gaming is one of the fastest growing segments of the entertainment industry today. As more and more people are able to access the Internet through broadband connections," says Lars Furubom, Director of Marketing and Sales for MGON International. "It will no longer be necessary to purchase a physical copy of a game. I believe Games-on-Demand is the future and together with Exent, we are able to bring this service to our audience." "We welcome MGON to the rapidly growing list of EXEtender customers around the world. Having a world-renowned gaming portal like MGON as one of our clients is another key building block in establishing Games-on-Demand as a viable distribution channel for games. We are proud to be able to offer the millions of MGON users worldwide the best user experience and the best range of top-tier titles available only through our leading EXEtender technology," says 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. About MGON International AB Media and Games Online Network is the premier games portal for the online gamer. Catering to over 1.5 million unique visitors A count of how many different people access a Web site. For example, if a user leaves and comes back to the site five times during the measurement period, that person is counted as one unique visitor, but would count as five "user sessions. per month, MGON offers a wealth of information about a variety of PC and console games. With an approximately 25% monthly growth rate in traffic and a rapidly expanding network of fan sites (over 40 today), MGON truly is the Gamers' Choice. MGON International AB is fully owned by the four founding members: Jan Isacsson, Lars Furubom, Thomas Isacsson and Johan Isacsson, and Ledstiernan (OMX OMX Office Max (stock symbol) : LEDS), the leading independent seed and venture capital company for investments within the TIME sector (telecommunications, information technology, media and entertainment.) The company is headquartered in Soderhamn, Sweden and can be found online at www.mgon.com About Exent Technologies Ltd. Exent Technologies Ltd. is a global leader is developing Software-on-Demand technology that delivers computer software programs over IP networks for use in advanced telecom, broadband and enterprise services. Its flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , the Exent EXEtender(TM) delivers any executable (.exe) software securely over the web or an enterprise network for licensed users. The company is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland and can be found online at www.exent.com |
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