Icarus Studios News

CARY, NC and SAN JOSE, CA - Icarus Studios today announced that it has entered into a long term partnership agreement with GNi Games and Digital Media (formerly Online Game Services Inc.) which leverages GNi's "pay-as-you-grow" high-grade infrastructure services to enhance Icarus' capability to offer customers a complete resource center for the design, creation, and deployment of online initiatives. Icarus Studios helps clients launch online virtual worlds, MMOGs, simulators, and 3D collaborative and educational products, all with a unique combination of next generation technology and services.

"We are excited to be working with GNi on hosting relationships with our clients," said James Hettinger, CEO of Icarus Studios. "Operations are critical to the success of any online product and GNi has a world class hosting operation at affordable prices."

James Hursthouse, Director of GNi Games and Digital Media, said, "Icarus' platform offers a unique network architecture and powerful suite of administrative tools. It has been designed for massive scaling, maximum hardware utilization, and full redundancy. This approach is extremely compatible with GNi's own business model � built around the aims of scalability on demand, reliability and high performance through best-of-breed hardware and systems. We are very happy to partner with Icarus and look forward to serving their clients."

The first result of this partnership will be hosting upcoming MMOG Fallen Earth set on a post-apocalyptic Earth in the year 2154. GNi will provide infrastructure through Beta testing phases and to the commercial game. The Beta test dates and the commercial release date have not been announced.

Icarus Studios is working with leading media companies and intellectual property owners on next generation virtual world products and works with GNi on the hosting solutions for its partners.

For more information, visit www.icarusstudios.com, www.fallenearth.com, and www.gni.com.

About Icarus Studios

Icarus Studios is a technology-driven company dedicated to helping clients build virtual worlds, MMOGs, simulators, and 3D educational products. Its unique, next-generation technology makes Icarus a comprehensive resource center for anyone tasked with quickly creating virtual space. From complete project development to platform and tools licensing, Icarus works within each client's time and budget to accomplish objectives in a fraction of historical development times. With an average of over fifteen years of experience building online worlds, Icarus' technical and design leadership delivers consistent quality. Icarus today employs over 65 professionals who are passionate about their industry and the quality of their work. For more information, contact www.icarusstudios.com.

About GNi

GNi is a leading provider of customer-centric managed services that extend customers' infrastructure while dramatically reducing their total cost of ownership (TCO). GNi provides the expertise, resources and solutions to meet and exceed customers' unique onsite and off-site requirements. Services include wired connectivity, world-class network security, disaster recovery, comprehensive server management and hosting, networking operations and management, and network consulting.

The company's Games and Digital Media division was formed from the recent acquisition of Online Game Services, Inc. and allows GNi to strengthen its game service provider business model with industryleading, fully-managed dedicated games hosting environments and Internet transit around the world. For further information, visit www.gni.com.

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Media Contacts:
For Icarus Studios

For GNi:
Jeffrey Swartz at jeffreyswartz@dsprel.com and 949-470-0075