Summus and M7 Networks Announce Summus' Entry Into The Game Lobby From Sprint
May 04 2005 - 11:36AM
PR Newswire (US)
Summus and M7 Networks Announce Summus' Entry Into The Game Lobby
From Sprint Kentucky Derby Championship Racing is Summus' First
Title to be Game Lobby-Enabled SAN DIEGO, May 4 /PRNewswire/ -- M7
Networks Inc. (http://www.m7networks.com/), a leading trusted
partner and enabler of advanced wireless services, and Summus Inc.
(OTC:SMMU) (BULLETIN BOARD: SMMU) , a leading provider of mobile
media applications that optimize the consumer wireless experience,
announced today that they have launched Kentucky Derby Championship
Racing into The Game Lobby from Sprint. The Game Lobby from Sprint,
powered by M7 Networks, is a nationwide virtual mobile community
for gamers to meet, recommend games and challenge each other.
Summus will have other games available on The Game Lobby soon,
including the popular multiplayer poker game Texas Hold'em by Phil
Hellmuth. "M7 Networks is proud to welcome Kentucky Derby
Championship Racing into The Game Lobby and looks forward to adding
additional Summus titles in the near future," said William
Erickson, CEO and president of M7 Networks. "Sprint's and M7
Networks' ongoing effort to offer subscribers the most
comprehensive selection of games in a single virtual community
reflects our commitment to innovation in mobile gaming. Summus
joining the Game Lobby continues the delivery of world class games
to Sprint's mobile game community." Mobile gamers can experience
the exhilaration and challenge of horseracing with Kentucky Derby
Championship Racing, where players become the jockey and manage
their horse's rise through the ranks amongst several Churchill
Downs tracks to earn a position to race in the Kentucky Derby.
Players control their position on the track, their position against
other horses and their energy levels to finish the race strongly.
This game is designed for different levels of play, giving novices
or old pros a chance to win the Kentucky Derby, known worldwide as
the "Greatest Two Minutes in Sports." This exciting horse-racing
game incorporates help screens that educate users on the
terminology and skills needed to win, all the way to the roses.
"Kentucky Derby Championship Racing is an example of how Summus
continues to develop branded mobile games that are unique and fun,"
said Gary Ban, CEO of Summus. "Participating in Sprint's Game Lobby
fits our strategy to deliver challenging games that create
communities among mobile game players." M7 Networks and Sprint
launched The Game Lobby from Sprint, the industry's first
carrier-wide gaming community, and recently announced that it is
interconnected with other carriers. This has created an
inter-carrier gaming community allowing gamers to share common
leaderboards, maintain cross-carrier buddy lists, share member
profiles, and have player-to-player messaging regardless of the
player's carrier affiliation. About Summus Summus is a leading
provider of mobile media applications that optimize the consumer
wireless experience. Summus partners with leading content brands to
develop compelling and unique wireless applications and content for
the mobile phone, focused within the most popular areas of growth,
including photo-messaging, multi-player games, news/information and
personalization. Summus currently offers an ever-growing list of 28
mobile phone applications deployed through 41 major wireless
carriers in the U.S. and abroad. Summus designs and develops these
applications with the industry's most intuitive navigation that is
designed for a consistently superior user experience. For more
information, see http://www.summus.com/. About M7 Networks M7
Networks is a neutral, trusted partner providing solutions and
services for the creation and management of intelligent mobile
communities. M7 connects wireless carriers, content providers and
end users around a wide variety of data-related content such as
games and music. M7's services provide a foundation for increased
brand awareness and loyalty, an enhanced end user experience, and
incremental revenue streams. Based in La Jolla, California, M7
Networks was founded in 2000 with funding from QUALCOMM, Enterprise
Partners, and Sienna Ventures. For more information, visit
http://www.m7networks.com/ or email . M7 and M7 Networks are
registered trademarks of M7 Networks Inc. All other trademarks are
the property of their respective owners. Contact: Katy Lim or
Valerie Christopherson Bock Communications, Inc. +1 714 540 1030
ext. 19/17 Felicia Ramsey Summus, Inc. (919) 807-5646 DATASOURCE:
M7 Networks Inc. CONTACT: Katy Lim, ext. 19, , or Valerie
Christopherson, ext. 17, , both of Bock Communications, Inc.,
+1-714-540-1030, for M7 Networks Inc.; or Felicia Ramsey of Summus,
Inc., +1-919-807-5646, Web site: http://www.m7networks.com/
http://www.summus.com/
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