Ozura Signs Exclusive Distribution Partnership With Chinabyte
US News Agency, April 17, 2006 - Wireless
entertainment publisher Ozura Mobile has expanded its current
partnership with Chinabyte with an exclusive cooperation
agreement to distribute Ozura games World Soccer 2006, 1943
SkyWar and Ultimate Derby Horse Racing in the People's
Republic of China.
"The partnership between Ozura and Chinabyte is of key
strategic benefit to both parties. Chinabyte will strengthen
its position in the Chinese marketplace, and instantly
benefits from Ozura's leading mobile gaming content and
extensive game catalogue." said H.E. Mah, Ozura's Vice
President of Marketing.
The mobile entertainment market is exploding in China with
its current subscribers of 400 million projected to reach 570
million by 2008, thus making it the largest and
fastest-growing wireless market in the world. According to
ARC Group, a leading wireless industry research firm, mobile
entertainment revenues in China will reach $3.6 billion by
2008.
The new agreement includes the launch of World Soccer 2006,
Ozura's latest soccer game that was designed in conjunction
to the upcoming World Cup fewer. "Soccer is the most popular
sport in the world and with the impending world cup, for the
first time in China, gamers are able to play simulation
soccer on their mobile phone!" stated H.E. Mah.
1943 Skywar, an action shooter mobile game where gamers have
the option to choose amongst three or more warplanes with a
mission to battle the advancing enemy and destroy all
opposing forces will be launched shortly.
Another game title, Ultimate Derby Horse Racing, where
punters get to bet on horse races with virtual money will be
introduced to the Chinese market for the first time. Ultimate
Derby is also Ozura's first interactive gaming title where
credits can be stored in Ozura's Massive Multi Player 3G
mobile game (MMPMG) platform, which came with central server
live interactive results scoreboard.
All three games will hit the Chinese market by mid
2006.
About Ozura Mobile
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 the mobile phones
based on 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 http://www.ozura.com
About ChinaByte
ChinaByte is a leader company of IT online media, wireless
value added and IT information services provider in China.
The company based on the biggest IT gateway
website（yesky.com & chinabyte.com）,
provides IT content, internet advertising issuances, IT
business quoted price, wireless value added services,
consultation services to their subscribers, enterprises users
and government organization. Chinabyte's two large web
portals have been constantly selected by the CNNIC evaluation
system as National Big Ten websites. At present, the websites
receive 11 million Page views from 3 million subscribers
daily, which positioned Chinabyte as one of China mainland's
most popular Internet brands.