BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 15, 2005--Exent Technologies Inc., the
global leader in secure digital software delivery technologies, announced today
that Strategy First, a leading publisher and developer of interactive
entertainment software, has joined Exent as a content provider partner. Exent
offers licensed, protected content to its turnkey service customers that use the
EXEtender(TM) technology platform. The turnkey service benefits both broadband
service providers and publishers, offering a great selection of games to a large
audience of broadband consumers.
Strategy First brings dozens of great game franchises to the service,
including Disciples, and Jagged Alliance.
"Strategy First views digital distribution with Exent as a key component
of our future revenue model," says Brian Clarke, Executive Vice President
at Strategy First. "The Exent turnkey service enables services providers
to ramp up quickly and launch in a short timeframe, thereby helping us enjoy
quick time to market without having to invest in a new distribution channel."
"We welcome Strategy First as one of several top publishers joining our
turnkey solution as content provider partners," says Zvi Levgoren, CEO, Exent.
"Content is king, and we are glad to have the opportunity to add value to the
industry through our leadership in secured digital delivery."
About Strategy First
Strategy First Inc. is a leading developer and worldwide publisher of
entertainment software for the PC. Founded in 1990, the company has grown
rapidly, publishing major games in the industry and simultaneously developing
its own in-house titles such as O.R.B. and Disciples II. After winning numerous
awards for games such as Disciples: Sacred Lands, Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns,
Steel Beasts, Galactic Civilizations, and Jagged Alliance, Strategy First continues
to push the gaming envelope with its own groundbreaking titles, while maintaining
its reputation as a unique alternative for independent developers seeking to market
their games to a worldwide audience.
About Exent Technologies
Exent is the market leader in technology solutions for secure digital delivery
of gaming and application software for service providers seeking to digitally
distribute, manage and monetize a digital, on-demand games and applications service.
Exent delivers products and solutions that support software publishers, broadband
service providers, consumer portals, retailers and others.
Exent technology enables all standard business models -- purchases,
subscriptions, rentals, try-before-you-buy -- for applications of any size.
Both full download and streaming delivery models for offline and online use
are available. Exent Digital Rights Management solution dramatically lowers software
piracy and ensures enforcement of licensing restrictions. Exent's EXEtender(TM)-based
products & services are currently in commercial use by Bell Canada, Deutsche
Telekom, Telefonica, KPN, Telenet, Telenor, Fujitsu, Swisscom and other leading service
providers worldwide.
Major shareholders of Exent include AOL Time Warner Ventures, Comcast Interactive,
Concord Ventures and New Enterprise Associates. The company has offices in Bethesda,
Maryland and Tel-Aviv, Israel. For more information, please visit
http://www.exent.com.