VROOM -- BEEP -- SQUAWK -- BARK -- KA-POW; Versaly adds Valentino Sound Effects to mobile ringtone library.Business & Lifestyle Editors/High-Tech Writers SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 22, 2003 Versaly Entertainment, a wireless new media company focused on creating, publishing and distributing broad-based entertainment to mobile phones, announced today it has signed an agreement with Valentino Production Music, Inc., a publisher of over 70,000 sound effects sound effects Noun, pl sounds artificially produced to make a play, esp. a radio play, more realistic sound effects npl → efectos mpl sonoros for the TV and feature film industries. Versaly will produce, sell and distribute hundreds of their sound effects for use as mobile phone ringtones. 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. the Wall Street Journal, "When you hear most any sound other than a human voice on television, radio, in the movies or theatre, there's a good chance that it was developed in the Valentino Studios." Drawing from 70 years of Valentino movie experience, Versaly will bring to market the most popular sound effects, including: -- Humorous "human noises;" -- Domestic, zoo and exotic animal sounds; -- Familiar household, background, environmental and office sounds; -- Laughter, audience applause and crowd cheers; -- Airplane airplane, aeroplane, or aircraft, heavier-than-air vehicle, mechanically driven and fitted with fixed wings that support it in flight through the dynamic action of the air. , boat, car and other vehicle and machinery sounds; and -- World-famous speech excerpts from J.F.K., Nixon, Reagan, Lou Gehrig and others. Matthew Feldman Matthew Feldman was an American Democratic Party politician, who served in the New Jersey State Senator, as Mayor of Teaneck, New Jersey and onetime candidate for Governor of New Jersey. , president of Versaly, said, "There is so much fun content to choose from. This will provide our customers with an enormous amount of entertaining sounds that we all enjoy from everyday life." Tom Valentino, president of Valentino Inc., adds, "Our more than 70 years in the publishing and production of both music and sound effects audio clips in archival library format enables us with the unique ability to provide a massive collection of sound for the ringtone The audible sound made by a telephone to announce that a call is coming in. The traditional ringtone was in the 440-480 Hz range, but as cellphone usage grew, it became obvious that ringtone differentiation would become important. industry. Our new relationship with Versaly is very important for us in that it provides our company the opportunity to partner with one of the most important mobile entertainment organizations in the world. Versaly is a forward-looking company, especially to the next-generation mobile technology, and we are proud to be a member of the Versaly-partner family." Versaly will distribute Valentino ringtones through the ForFones retail sales web-to-phone service, located at www.forfones.com and other co-branded web-to-phone sites, such as CNET (body) CNET - Centre national d'Etudes des Telecommunications. The French national telecommunications research centre at Lannion. .com. Additionally, these ringtones will be offered through Versaly's 40+ wireless carrier relationships in the USA and around the world. About Versaly Providing "Big Entertainment on Small Screens(TM)," Versaly is a wireless new media company focused on creating, publishing and distributing broad-based entertainment, including interactive games, ringtones, audio alarms, still-image wallpaper wallpaper was used in Europe in the 16th and 17th cent. as an inexpensive substitute for costly hangings. The French developed marbled papers, introduced from the East via Italy and used at first for box coverings, into larger sheets for wall coverings and also made , animated screensavers, video and fun-to-read text to subscribers with mobile phones. With both a production studio and proprietary technology to provide wireless distribution services, Versaly is a full-service mobile entertainment company. Versaly currently is working with numerous major national and international carriers which provide mobile phone access to over 400 million people throughout the world. Versaly makes it possible for consumers around the world to 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. their mobile phones. For more information, please visit http://www.versaly.com from your PC browser browser Software that allows a computer user to find and view information on the Internet. The first text-based browser for the World Wide Web became available in 1991; Web use expanded rapidly after the release in 1993 of a browser called Mosaic, which used or http://wap.versaly.com from your mobile phone browser. About Valentino Valentino Inc. began in 1932 providing sound effects clips in library form to the radio industry in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Since then and with more than 70 years experience, the company now publishes, produces and licenses both production music and sound effects to the entire entertainment spectrum ranging from feature filmmakers, TV and radio broadcasters, non-broadcasters such as educational and industrial television, cable TV and the newly emergent emergent /emer·gent/ (e-mer´jent) 1. coming out from a cavity or other part. 2. pertaining to an emergency. emergent 1. coming out from a cavity or other part. 2. coming on suddenly. markets of internet programming and the wireless industry. The company has provided this service to more than 15,000 productions and programs for feature films ranging from The Pelican Brief to Terminator (1) A character that ends a string of alphanumeric characters. (2) A hardware component that is connected to the last peripheral device in a series or the last node in a network. 3 and television shows ranging from Father Knows Best to the Wheel Of Fortune. For more information about the company, please visit www.tvmusic.com. Copyright (C) 2003 Versaly Games, Inc. All rights reserved. Versaly, the Versaly logo, ForFones, the ForFones logo and "Big Entertainment on Small Screens" are trademarks of Versaly Games, Inc. Other product and company names herein may be trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective owners. |
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