New In-game Advertising Solution From Exent Technologies Provides Dramatic Increase In Ad Inventory Without Technical Integration
Leader in Video Game Monetization Launches In-Game Advertising Solution
TEL AVIV, Israel - - April 27, 2006 - Exent
Technologies, the global market leader in broadband-based
solutions for monetization of PC and video games, has
launched a suite of in-game advertising solutions providing
profitable opportunities for new and existing video games.
The solution allows for the enablement of in-game ads without
the need to access the video game's source code or any SDK
integration.
Until now, implementation of in-game advertising was limited
to new title releases, where in-game advertising capability
had to be integrated into a game title during the development
phase. Exent provides, through its patent-pending technology,
the only solution that allows publishers to easily add
in-game advertising capabilities at any stage of the product
life cycle - during development, post-production and even
after the games have been deployed and installed on users'
machines. All this can be done without any involvement from
the original developer, and without any technical
integration.
Publishers can easily flip the switch on in-game advertising
campaigns for games that were never originally designed to
support it. This allows publishers to generate additional
revenue from all their assets, new titles as well as back
catalog, leveraging the hundreds of millions of installed
game units.
"In-game advertising is the next step in the evolution of the
games industry," said Zvi Levgoren, CEO, Exent Technologies.
"Exent technology provides the key to unlock an impressive
inventory of in-game advertising spots. Appealing to game
publishers, brand owners, media companies and service
providers, Exent's in-game advertising solutions create new
revenue channels for all involved and an opportunity for
consumers to reap the monetary benefits."
Exent's patented technology allows for the following:
- Apply in-game advertising to new games released by the
publisher
- Apply in-game advertising for games that were never
equipped to have it enabled, even for games already purchased
and used by consumers
- No need for any SDK integration
- Apply additional business models
- Pirated copies campaigns - identify pirated copies and
create campaigns to salvage revenues from them, no matter how
old the title is and when it is cracked
- Demo games - generate revenues from demo games by inserting
ads
- Try/buy - enable generating advertising revenues during
trial periods, while allowing better control for purchased
copies
- Adver-games - easily convert titles to adver-games
Exent's in-game advertising solution creates new, revenue
multiplying release windows for new and existing catalogs of
games. Game publishers benefit by significantly reducing
content costs, offsetting development costs and increasing
recurring revenue. Lastly, service providers who have already
taken advantage of Exent's Games-on-Demand services can now
offer ad-based subsidized games services to increase customer
stickiness and reduce churn.
About Exent
Exent is the leading global market solutions provider for
broadband-based monetization of PC and video games. Exent's
product line supports multiple solutions, including digital
distribution of video games, cross-platform enablement,
in-game advertising
and community building solutions.
Exent delivers technologies and products for various markets,
including video game publishers, broadband service providers,
consumer portals, consumer electronics manufacturers, media
companies, advertising agencies, brand owners, retailers and
others.
Among the companies using Exent's technologies and services
are Comcast, Yahoo!, Verizon, Intel, Turner Broadcasting,
Bell Canada, RCN, Telefonica, Deutsche Telecom, France
Telecom, Portugal Telecom, KPN, Telstra, and others.
Exent's major shareholders include Intel Capital, Cisco,
Avansis, Time Warner, Comcast, Concord Ventures, Geyser, and
New Enterprise Associates. For more information please visit
us at: www.exent.com