GlobalFun Sells Cross Platform Computer Game On Sailing To Telecom Giant Telenor

GlobalFun Sells Cross Platform Computer Game On Sailing To Telecom Giant Telenor [Gothenburg, Sweden, August 9, 2001.] Interactive entertainment company GlobalFun has received an order from telecom giant Telenor's subsidiary djuicetm for a cross-platform computer game (i.e. a game that can be played both via the Internet and wireless units) on sailing for the Volvo Ocean Race. GlobalFun is a subsidiary of the leading Scandinavian computer game developer UDS with approx. 110 employees. GlobalFun will develop and deliver the sailing computer game in time for the Volvo Ocean Race, in which Telenor's subsidiary djuicetm is sponsoring a boat. The game will be a cross platform game which can be played both via the Internet and via wireless units by visitors from all over the world. GlobalFun, which is a fully owned subsidiary of UDS, develops and supplies interactive entertainment products for the world market. Its head office is located in Gothenburg on Sweden's west coast. "We chose GlobalFun as our partner for the company's experience in developing interactive entertainment products, and also for the right 'mind-set' for the new and advanced cross platform computer games. We look forward to a constructive and mutually beneficial partnership with GlobalFun", said Bjørn Sæther, Head of Product Management in djuicetm. About UDS and GlobalFun: UDS, Unique Development Studios AB, was founded in 1997 and is today one of Scandinavia's leading developers of computer, video and console games. UDS has approx. 110 employees at its offices in Norrkoping, Gothenburg and in Britain. UDS is owned by its founders and employees, and by Slottsbacken Venture Capital, Nordico Invest and Bank of America. UDS has well established partnerships with many of the leading publishing companies in the world. GlobalFun, which is a fully-owned subsidiary of UDS, develops and supplies interactive entertainment products for the world market, e.g. via its own en "gaming community" on the Internet. GlobalFun will also market UDS-developed games for digital TV and cellular phones. For further information and illustrations please contact: Bertil Krumnack Managing Director, GlobalFun Ph: +46 709 62 44 85 E-mail: bertil.krumnack@globalfun.com Also see our web sites: www.globalfun.com or www.uds.se. ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2001/08/09/20010809BIT00200/bit0002.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2001/08/09/20010809BIT00200/bit0002.pdf