IN-FUSIO, a leading mobile games service provider and publisher in Europe, US, and China, today announced that The Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF) has awarded IN-FUSIO 'Best Contribution To Mobile Games 2004' at its inaugural Mobile Entertainment Awards held in London last night at the Mobile Entertainment Market conference and exhibition.
The accolade, awarded by an independent panel of judges, recognises IN-FUSIO's overall contribution to the mobile game industry including its technical and commercial innovation, the quantifiable business benefits of its service, proven success in the market and evidence to support the building of user communities through sustained interaction.
Giles Corbett, co-CEO, IN-FUSIO said: "With the introduction of an annual award which recognises key achievements and acknowledges those who have made a significant contribution to this emerging sector, MEF is significantly helping to raise the profile of an industry which is just beginning to take off. Receiving this award is clear recognition that IN-FUSIO is at the top of its game, and we are delighted that an independent panel has recognised the effort and advances we have made since we launched the first downloadable mobile game service in 2001".
Rimma Perelmuter, general secretary, MEF, commented, "The inaugural MEF award is recognition of IN-FUSIO's contribution to the mobile games industry."
Last month IN-FUSIO confirmed that it had surpassed the 100 million premium SMS mark - generated as a result of interactions with mobile game players worldwide. Out of the 9.5 million unique registered players since July 2001, over 2 million are active* every month.
IN-FUSIO has also just been named in the Red Herring 100, 2004 - the industry's definitive ranking of private technology companies impacting the marketplace.
In addition to publishing more than 65 mobile games globally, IN-FUSIO manages the mobile games platform for carriers including Vodafone D2, Orange France, SFR, Orange UK, Vodafone Omnitel, Telefonica Moviles and China Mobile. In the U.S. IN-FUSIO has recently expanded its presence with the opening of a Los Angeles office, a Microsoft global licensing deal, an agreement with Qualcomm to port ExEn technology to BREW games and the acquisition of the Chicago based game development studio, Cybiko. IN-FUSIO games are currently available in the U.S. on Verizon, Sprint and AT&T.