HiQ and GTECH extend cooperation agreement through 2010

HiQ announced that it has extended its cooperation agreement with leading gaming technology and services company, GTECH Corporation, through 2010. HiQ and GTECH have been working together since 2005 on integrated gaming platform development projects for several of GTECH's lottery customers worldwide.

“Our collaboration with GTECH has worked very well since 2005, and this extension is an acknowledgement of this successful relationship we have created. We have also enjoyed considerable client demand for our combined services over the past five years, and we naturally hope to be able to continue working together with GTECH in the years to come,” says Pekka Neva, Managing Director of HiQ Softplan in Finland. Working within the framework of this extended cooperation agreement, HiQ will continue to support GTECH in the development of the gaming platform for the Finnish lottery, Veikkaus Oy. “We have had a productive partnership with HiQ over the past five years which has proven to be beneficial to both parties. HiQ’s expertise in the development of interactive gaming systems is well matched with our product and service offerings,” says Robert Beauparlant, Vice President of International Solutions for GTECH. In 1996, Veikkaus Oy became the first national lottery and sports betting company in the world to launch Internet gaming. Today, www.veikkaus.fi is one of Finland's largest e-commerce sites for consumers, enabling them to play a variety of games of chance and skill, such as Lotto, Keno and various forms of sports betting. For nearly 15 years, HiQ has worked closely with Veikkaus on the development of its interactive gaming platform. Since 2005, HiQ has supported GTECH in providing Veikkaus with the best possible solutions relating to its on-line gaming systems and services. For further information, please contact: Lars Stugemo, President and CEO HiQ, tel +46 8 588 90 000 Pekka Neva, Managing Director, HiQ Softplan Oy, tel: +358 9 4355 8634 Annika Billberg, Head of Corporate Communications, HiQ, tel: +46 8 588 90 015, +46 704 20 01 03 Robert Beauparlant, Vice President, GTECH, tel: + 1 401 392 7265 Robert Vincent, Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs, GTECH/Lottomatica, tel: +1 401 392 7452