Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. and FunMail Partner to Create Konami Branded 'SnapOn' Mobile Storefront to Distribute Wallpap
19 August 2005 - 6:33AM
PR Newswire (US)
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. Partners With FunMail to
Distribute Wallpaper and Ring Tones, Based on Konami's Blockbuster
Brands, Via the Konami Website LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ --
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. announced today that it has
signed a deal with FunMail to implement FunMail's "SnapOn" mobile
storefront to sell mobile content directly to consumers via
Konami's website. FunMail will also develop and provide
distribution of wallpaper and ring tones based on Konami's popular
franchises, including Metal Gear Solid (R), Silent Hill (R),
Castelvania (R), Frogger (R), and many more. Consumers will be able
to purchase wallpaper and ringtones based on Konami's best-selling
brands via the "SnapOn" mobile storefront, a mobile content site
hosted and managed by FunMail. This seamless solution enables the
company to present, promote, and sell wireless content directly to
mobile users. The content will be divided into Wallpaper,
Ringtones, and other forms of mobile content. Customers will be
able to select their carriers and have the purchases billed
directly through their carriers. Customers will also be able to
personalize their wallpaper with customizable colors and fonts. The
new storefront is expected to be unveiled today. Perry Tell,
FunMail Director of Business Development commented: "FunMail has a
unique offering to content, entertainment and media companies
wishing to enter mobile. SnapOn enables providers like Konami to
extend their creative assets into mobile, and build deeper
relationships with their consumers while creating new revenue
streams." Joe Morris, Executive Director, Mobile Content noted: "We
see the combination of Konami's content strength, the innovative
SnapOn mobile storefront, and the distribution power of FunMail, as
a logical next step into a deeper penetration of the wireless
space." About FunMail FunMail creates engaging, unique and fun
wireless entertainment. FunMail offers popular consumer visual
services including comics, interactive wallpapers, mobile
greetings, animated ring tones, socially-driven peer-to-peer camera
applications, and the first of its kind visual mobile contest
engine. Some of FunMail's leading applications include Wallpaper
Universe, Ringtones Universe, FunTones Universe, FunMail Wallpaper,
and America's Best Mobile Pix. Founded in 1999, FunMail has
achieved an industry reputation for creativity, innovation and
reliability, and is considered one of America's leading wireless
entertainment companies. For more information, visit
http://www.funmail.com/ About Konami Corporation Konami Corporation
is a leading developer, publisher and manufacturer of electronic
entertainment properties, specializing in the home video and
wireless games. Konami corporation's action and adventure titles
include the popular franchises Metal Gear Solid (R), Silent Hill
(R), Castelvania (R) and Frogger (R) among other top sellers. The
latest information about Konami can be found on the Web at
http://www.konami.com/. Konami Corporation is a publicly traded
company based in Tokyo, Japan with subsidiary offices, Konami
Digital Entertainment, Inc. in the US and Konami of Europe in
Frankfurt, Germany. Konami Corporation, the parent company of
Konami Digital Entertainment is traded in the United Sates on the
New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol KNM. Details of the
products published by Konami Digital Entertainment - America can be
found at http://www.konami.com/mo. Media Contacts Konami Digital
Entertainment Mobile Group Cathy Tische +1-310-228-1573 FunMail,
Inc. Business Development Perry Tell 510-915-0288 Konami Digital
Entertainment 2121 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA
90067 310-228-1573 Fax 310-228-4677 DATASOURCE: FunMail CONTACT:
Media, Cathy Tische of Konami Digital Entertainment Mobile Group,
+1-310-228-1573, or ; or Perry Tell of FunMail, Inc. Business
Development, +1-510-915-0288 Web site: http://www.konami.com/ Web
site: http://www.funmail.com/
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