Indosat and Nextnation launch Indonesia's first mobile gaming
community
Jakarta, 6 July 2006 - Ozura Sdn Bhd ("Ozura") has via PT
Nextnation Prisma ("NP"), both subsidiaries of Malaysian public
listed Nextnation Communication Berhad ("Nextnation"), in
partnership with, Indosat Tbk ("Indosat"), one of the leading
telecommunication providers in Indonesia, today announces the
launch of the first mobile gaming community in Indonesia -
GameWar. Indosat mobile subscribers will be the first to enjoy
the benefits of GameWar to experience the new technology.
GameWar is a gaming community where mobile users are able to
download games, compete in game tournaments and win redemption
points which can be used in GameWar's virtual gift shop. Users
are also able to interact with one another via GameWar's club
and blog functions as well as the multiplayer games available
in the community. GameWar was built on FunlogiX, a
mobile gaming platform developed by Ozura. "We are delighted
that Indosat has selected Ozura to be the exclusive provider
for the mobile gaming community throughout Indonesia. GameWar
represents a breakthrough in mobile gaming entertainment in
Indonesia as it provides more features and content than a
normal mobile content download portal. We anticipate a high
take up rate especially amongst users who are below 25 years of
age. This demographic has proven to be highly responsive
towards mobile gaming entertainment in the world and are quick
to adopt new and exciting technologies", stated Lion Peh, Chief
Executive Officer of Ozura. "As one of the first mobile gaming
community offering, what more can I say about the impact of
this news. Our partnership with Indosat not only demonstrates
our commitment to a successful partnership, but it absolutely
validates our continued commitment to maintaining our dominant
position as the leading mobile gaming platform provider to the
gaming sector. With the launching of GameWar, Ozura has
established a solid reputation for developing advanced
multi-player solution to support profitable game community.
This will be our first step in penetrating the Indonesia market
as well as regional market. Our upcoming deployment will be in
Thailand, Singapore and China, accessing to more than 500
million mobile users, which tapping further into the estimated
USD 11.9 billion global gaming market", continued Peh.. Each
game tournament in GameWar lasts for a period of two months
encompassing highly addictive mobile games. At the end of each
tournament, a new tournament will be launched in its place
featuring new games. As such, the gaming content in GameWar is
always refreshed to ensure a dynamic gaming environment for the
users. The current tournament games in GameWar are Jagoan,
Pesta Bola and Bubble Game. The games were developed by Ozura
specifically for GameWar. "With Ozura's large and dedicated
team of game developers providing content to GameWar, rest
assured that GameWar's gaming content will be the most exciting
and rewarding gaming experience available to Indonesian mobile
users" added Peh. Ozura has developed and aggregated an
extensive game catalogues and distribution network worldwide,
representing over 2,000 game titles to over 30 countries. For
more information on GameWar, visit www.gamewar.funlogix.com.
About Indosat Indosat Tbk, with about 15 million mobile
subscribers, is a leading telecommunication and information
service provider in Indonesia that provides cellular services
(Mentari, Matrix and IM3), IDD services (IDD 001, IDD 008 and
FlatCall 016), fixed telecommunication services (StarOne,
I-Phone). Indosat also provides Multimedia, Internet and Data
Communication Services (MIDI). Indosat's shares are listed in
the Jakarta and Surabaya Stock Exchange (JSX:ISAT) and its
American Depository Shares are listed in the New York Stock
Exchange (NYSE:IIT). About Nextnation Nextnation, a mobile
application service provider, enables businesses and
individuals to access, connect, and transact across today's
complex global mobile networks. Its core product MINDCEP
Platform is a mobile multimedia communication platform,
facilitating and enabling mobile data transmission worldwide
using WAP, MMS, SMS and Java technologies. MINDCEP is
connected to some of the largest premium messaging networks in
the world in order to offer a broad range of services from
content distribution to mobile m-commerce and place the company
at the forefront of this rapidly growing messaging market.
Additional news and information about the company is available
at www.nextnationnet.com. About Ozura Ozura Mobile is a leading
international developer and publisher for mobile games and game
developer engine to carriers, aggregators, mobile phone
manufacturers and service providers. The company creates games
for mobile phones based on the J2ME, BREW or Symbian platform.
Ozura's games are available all over the world through its
distribution network of thousands of partners spanning across
130 countries. It is expected that the growth of mobile phones
supporting these platforms will exceed one billion units
worldwide in 2008. For more information, visit www.ozura.com.
