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IN-FUSIO'S GAMES SERVICE TO BE LAUNCHED WITH ORANGE UK ON WORLD'S FIRST DEDICATED GAMES PHONE: SAGEM

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Bordeaux, France, November 6th, 2002 - Orange UK, IN-FUSIO and Sagem UK, today announced that Orange UK customers will soon be able to download games on the world's first dedicated mobile games phone - the Sagem myG-5.

The myG-5 is equipped with a console like easy-to-use cross-shaped keypad which will be familiar to regular game players as well as an impressive 101 X 80 pixel colour screen.
The myG-5 also supports iMelody 1.2, Midi and Wav audio formats, has musical Hi-Fi ringtones, and built-in hands free.

Powering the myG-5 is IN-FUSIO's downloadable games engine - ExEn, which provides an intuitive 'one-click' games catalogue feature and has been fully optimised for mobile games written in Java. IN-FUSIO's game classic Wallbreaker is already embedded and a further catalogue* of nine colour games are available soon for download, including the first 3D game for mobile phones - Mission 3D. The games catalogue is renewable and will change as new games become available. Once games have been downloaded (from start to finish this takes on av. three minutes) they are available for playing 'off-line'.

IN-FUSIO's service also includes the Player Management platform which will enable Orange to monitor game activity, manage competitions, integrate billing and alert players of new games and updated features.

Giles Corbett, co-CEO, IN-FUSIO, said: "This is the first time an operator, a handset manufacturer and mobile game service provider have joined forces to deliver a dedicated mass market mobile game experience. This landmark offering represents an exciting stage in the development of mobile value-added services."

Steve Sutton, managing director, Sagem Communication UK Ltd. said: "Sagem is continually developing innovative and practical mobile handset solutions, the Sagem myG-5 is an excellent example of this. Exciting and dynamic mobile games combined with ease-of-use gives customers the compelling event they need in order to up-grade their handset. Clearly, Sagem is leading the way."

James Kaye, UK Games Manager at , Orange UK, said: "The innovation of the Sagem myG5 combined with IN-FUSIO's downloadble games service will give Orange customers the most immersive experience in mobile gaming and reinforce Orange's position as the leading network for wirefree(tm) entertainment."