TransGaming Teams With Macrovision To Bring SafeDisc To Mac
TORONTO, ONTARIO-January 4, 2007 - TransGaming Inc. (TSX-V: TNG - "TransGaming"), a leading developer of software portability products for the electronic entertainment industry, announced today an agreement with Macrovision Corporation (Nasdaq: MVSN) that will help protect high profile game titles as they are released on the Intel Mac through Cider TM .
TransGaming's Cider engine allows publishers to extend their products to Mac users without having to recode or recompile their windows-based software. With the expected increase in the number of top tier video game titles that are released for the Mac through TransGaming's Cider engine, publishers are looking for copy protection for their content. Through this agreement, TransGaming will be working with Macrovision's SafeDisc technology to make it easier for game publishers to protect their PC games on the Mac.
"More than $3 billion annually are lost worldwide to video game piracy. By bringing Macrovision's SafeDisc to Mac, TransGaming's Cider product can not only deploy top titles on the Mac more quickly and cost-effectively than anyone else but we are also now able to offer protection from piracy of content, providing a strong incentive and confidence for publishers to target the Mac platform," commented Vikas Gupta, CEO & President of TransGaming.
"We are pleased to be teaming with TransGaming as they work with our mutual customers to help them deploy their games on the Mac", said Loren Hillberg, Executive Vice President & General Manager of Macrovision's commerce business group. "We are committed to broadening SafeDisc to other platforms and to supporting our customers with their digital distribution needs so their consumers can enjoy their gaming experiences at every turn."
For more information please contact:
Ivana Otovic Jean-Francois Dube
TransGaming Inc. Investor Relations, TransGaming
416-979-9900 x300 450-226-8475
About TransGaming Inc.
TransGaming is a leader in the development of unique software portability products that allow game developers and publishers to develop games for one system and deploy them across multiple platforms. Supported platforms range from Linux, Mac to Xbox®, PlayStation 2, and next generation systems. TransGaming is a registered Microsoft Xbox developer and a licensed Sony PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable developer.
TransGaming is headquartered in Toronto, Canada and maintains a research and development center in Ottawa, Canada. More information about the company can be obtained at www.transgaming.com.
About Macrovision
Macrovision provides distribution, commerce and consumption solutions for software and entertainment content to the home video, PC games, music, cable/satellite, consumer software, and enterprise software industries, Macrovision holds a total of more than 240 issued or pending United States patents and more than 1,200 issued or pending international patents, and continues to increase its patent portfolio with new and innovative technologies in related fields. Macrovision is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, U.S.A. with other offices across the United States and around the world. More information about Macrovision can be found at www.macrovision.com.
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