Fun technologies partners with Certus A/S

March 26, 2005

Fun Technologies plc subsidiary, SkillJam Technologies Corporation has teamed with Denmark-based game developer Certus A/S to operate and distribute Certus' multi-player games throughout the SkillJam network.

Fun Technologies is the re-named CES plc started by Cryptologic founder Andrew Rifkin.

Certus' expertise lies in developing multi-player gaming based on its proprietary technology, 'SYMFONI'. It specializes in classic Java multi-player games, and has established partnerships with leading content providers across Europe. Since Certus' 1998 launch of a game site for the Danish television station 'TV2', the company has expanded its game suite from three games (Hearts, Backgammon and Connect 4) to include a total of 30 Java web games and nine mobile games.

SkillJam's agreement with Certus will bolster its current suite of online skill games with increasingly popular multi-player options, including card games such as Hearts, Whist, Spades, Thirty-One and Euchre, as well as a variety of board games like Backgammon, Battleship, Checkers, Chess and Reversi (Othello). It also further extends SkillJam's expansion into the European market.

Lorne Abony, Chief Executive Officer of FUN, commented, "We are extremely pleased with this partnership, which represents a new element in the SkillJam gaming experience. The addition of any new games to our portfolio is clearly a benefit to our customers in terms of variety, but popular head-to-head challenges such as Euchre and Backgammon will offer our customers a whole new level of competition and excitement."

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