FUN Technologies plc ("FUN"), a provider of
person-to-person skill gaming, exchange-betting technology and online
sports information, has announced that its skill-gaming subsidiary,
SkillJam Technologies Corporation ("SkillJam"), has entered
into a licensing agreement with Denmark-based game developer Certus A/S
("Certus") to operate and distribute Certus' multi-player
games throughout the SkillJam network.
Certus' expertise is developing multi-player gaming solutions
based on its proprietary technology, "SYMFONI". It specializes
in classic Java multi-player games, and has established partnerships
with leading content providers across Europe. Since Certus' 1998
launch of a game site for the Danish television station "TV2",
the company has expanded its game suite from three games (Hearts,
Backgammon and Connect 4) to include a total of 30 Java web games and
nine mobile games.
SkillJam's agreement with Certus will bolster its current
suite of online skill games with increasingly popular multi-player
options, including card games such as Hearts, Whist, Spades, Thirty-One
and Euchre, as well as a variety of board games like Backgammon,
Battleship, Checkers, Chess and Reversi (Othello). It also further
extends SkillJam's expansion into the European market.
Lorne Abony, CEO of FUN, commented, "We are extremely pleased
to announce this partnership, which represents a new element in the
SkillJam gaming experience. The addition of any new games to our
portfolio is clearly a benefit to our customers in terms of variety, but
popular head-to-head challenges such as Euchre and Backgammon will offer
our customers a whole new level of competition and excitement."
Certus' Managing Director, Morten Kolle Christensen, added,
"Our multi- player games are a natural fit for the SkillJam
offering, and we're very excited by the significant exposure that
this relationship will bring to our company and our games."
About FUN Technologies plc
FUN Technologies plc (formerly "CES Software plc" or
"CES") is a leading provider of person-to-person skill gaming,
exchange-betting technology and online sports information. FUN's
strategy is to provide its cutting-edge, person-to-person gaming systems
to top, licensed distribution partners in regulated markets around the
world. FUN is a public company, incorporated in England and Wales, and
is listed on both the Toronto Stock Exchange and the Alternative
Investment Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange under the Symbol
"FUN."
For more information, call 416/840-0450.
About Certus
Certus is a dynamic and innovative game development company
dedicated to online multi-player gaming. Certus specializes in creating
sustainable gaming communities based on its multi-player gaming platform
SYMFONI. SYMFONI is leading in the industry with its cutting-edge
technologies and user-friendly features, as well as one of the broadest
ranges of web and mobile multi-player games. Certus' customers
include media companies and operators worldwide.
For further information, visit http://www.certus.dk.
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