iEntertainment Network's Wireless Subsidiary to Launch Domain Registration Service.Business Editors/High Tech Writers 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. AREA, N.C. and TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 20, 2000-- Key Feature Will Allow Wireless Customers to Instantly Search Domain Names 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. (Nasdaq: IENT) (http://www.iencentral.com), a leading provider of online games and communities, and OpenSRS (http://www.opensrs.com), one of the industry's largest domain name wholesalers and a division of TUCOWS TUCOWS The Ultimate Collection of Winsock Software TUCOWS The Ultimate Collection of Windows Software .com, Inc. (http://www.tucows.com), announced today an agreement to launch a domain registration service through iEN's growing network of websites. In addition to registering new domain names at the iEntertainment Network website, customers with wireless phones and devices will be able to check the availability of domain names anytime day or night at (www.iWirelessGames.com). "Wireless customers can simply press the MPGN MPGN Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis, see there keys on their handset touchpad A stationary pointing device that provides a small, flat surface that you slide your finger over using the same movements as you would a mouse. You can tap on the pad's surface as an alternate to pressing one of the touchpad keys. See mouse, trackball and pointing stick. to confirm URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. availability through our Cell-Chek service," said Jim Hettinger, iEN Chief Technology Officer. "We believe that iEntertainment Network will be the first domain name source in the marketplace with this wireless capability." 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. a recent C/Net feature story, it has been estimated that global domain name registrations will rise to 140 million names by the end of 2003, from about 11 million total registered domains through the end of September 1999. iEntertainment Network and OpenSRS will earn fees each time a new domain name is registered through its website and recurring annual fees when the domain is renewed. "iEntertainment Network delivers high impact global alliances and ground-breaking participation in the wireless games space," said Ross Rader, Director of TUCOWS Names Division. "Their iWirelessGames subsidiary is strategically positioned to rapidly build a lucrative wireless domain registration service. TUCOWS is very eager to participate in this groundbreaking project." "OpenSRS and Tucows, through relentless commitment to innovation, have achieved preeminent status as a global Internet domain name An organization's unique name on the Internet. The chosen name combined with a top level domain (TLD), such as .com or .org, also called a "domain extension," makes up the Internet domain name. For example, computerlanguage.com is the domain name for the publisher of this Encyclopedia. wholesaler," added Jim Hettinger, iEN Chief Technology Officer. "By partnering with OpenSRS in launching our wireless domain registration service, we believe we have settled for nothing less than the best. The record for phenomenal growth speaks for itself." OpenSRS has registered over 1000 Registration Service Providers to its Wholesale Domain Registration System and competes with domain registration leaders Register.com (Nasdaq: RCOM RCOM En Route Communications RCOM Recovery Communication ) and Network Solutions (Nasdaq: NSOL). By using the Internet's open standards Specifications for hardware and software that are developed by a standards organization or a consortium involved in supporting a standard. Available to the public for developing compliant products, open standards imply "open systems;" that an existing component in a system can be replaced rather than proprietary domain filing systems, iEN believes OpenSRS provides customers a more robust and efficient end-user domain registration service than other registrars. OpenSRS is an ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, www.icann.org) A non-profit, international association founded in 1998 and incorporated in the U.S. It is the successor to IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority), which manages Internet addresses, domain names and the huge number accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. domain registrar. About iEntertainment Network, Inc. iEntertainment Network (Nasdaq: IENT), founded in 1994 and located in Research Triangle Park, NC, is a leading provider of online games and communities through the iEntertainment Network (http://www.iencentral.com), AT&T WorldNet (R) Service's (http://www.att.net/perks/offers/offers.html) GameHub (http://www.gamehub.net), and EarthLink's Games Arena (http://www.thegamesarena.com). iEN has strategic relationships with AT&T (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : T), America Online (NYSE: AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. ), Earthlink (Nasdaq: ELNK ELNK EarthLink, Inc. (stock symbol) ELNK Ethernet Link ), as well as other content and service providers. For more information, call (919) 461-0722 or visit our website at (http://www.iencentral.com). AT&T WorldNet is a registered service mark of AT&T. About TUCOWS Names TUCOWS Names, an ICANN accredited registrar, is the industry's most comprehensive provider of domain name registration and related services. OpenSRS (Open Shared Registration System) is one of the industry's leading source of wholesale domain name registrations, providing it's Registration Service Providers with the most cost effective and easy-to-use features. Domain Direct, a service offered by TUCOWS Names retail group, provides its clients with easy-to-use, cost-effective alternatives and enhancements to standard Web hosting. TUCOWS Names also features DomainSurfer.com, a next generation domain search engine that can retrieve thousands of registered domains at one time. DomainWatch.com, a service offered exclusively by the company, is a business intelligence service that monitors domain registration activities of individual registrars and resellers. TUCOWS Names is a division of TUCOWS.com Inc. About Tucows.com Inc. (www.tucows.com) TUCOWS.com has become the leading provider of software on the Internet by creating an open source marketplace which is comprehensive and easy to use. The current TUCOWS libraries include Windows, Linux, PDA/Handhelds, BeOS, Mac, Games, Themes, Music and Kids with collectively nearly 40,000 titles. TUCOWS is also the leading wholesaler of domain registration solutions through its Assigned Names Division. TUCOWS has grown to over 100 million page views per month with six million monthly unique visitors. With over 800 affiliates in 80 countries hosting the TUCOWS libraries, TUCOWS has the largest independent software distribution network in the world providing the user with a fast, local download. Forward-Looking Statements: Except for the descriptions of historical facts contained herein, statements in this news release concerning future results, performance or expectations are forward-looking statements. Actual results, performance or developments could differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements as a result of known or unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors including those described from time to time in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, under "Risk Factors" and elsewhere, including risks relating to history of operating losses, change in business, failing to secure timely or adequate financing, delays in development and introduction of new products, dependence on new product introductions which achieve significant market acceptance and the uncertainties of consumer preferences, the rate and degree of market acceptance of online gaming, dependence on third party software developers for significant portion of new products, risks of rapid technological change and platform changes, intense competition, dependence upon third party distribution and other risks. |
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