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Dwango Wireless Partners with Beliefnet to Launch Cross-Carrier Mobile Entertainment Service SEATTLE & NEW YORK --(Business Wire)-- Sept. 13, 2004 -- Dwango Wireless To Offer Polyphonic Ringtones, Mobile Music, Spiritual Images, Mobile Community Services and Spiritual -Themed Mobile GamesDwango(R) Wireless (OTCBB:DWGN), a developer and publisher of entertainment content, applications and Mobile Lifestyle Brands for mobile phone users, today announced it has signed an agreement with Beliefnet, Inc., the premier multi-faith media company and online community, to bring customers mobile media content under the Beliefnet Mobile brand. Under the Beliefnet Mobile brand, Dwango will provide high-quality consumer content and services, including premium polyphonic and audio ringtones. Dwango Wireless will also provide alert tones, images, spiritual-themed mobile games, and subscription-based content from a variety of faiths to mobile customers in the United States and Canada. Beliefnet Mobile will feature a ringtone service enabling consumers to download ringtones of the latest religious and spiritual-themed musical hits including rock, hip-hop, classical and gospel to their mobile phones. "We're looking forward to working with Beliefnet to deliver first-rate entertainment content that people can access via their mobile phones," said Alexander Conrad, president and COO of Dwango Wireless. "Beliefnet is one of the largest faith-based online organizations in the world, with more than one million unique visitors each month and four million daily newsletter subscribers. We look forward to extending and enhancing the Beliefnet brand to mobile media." "Beliefnet is pleased to be able to partner with Dwango to further leverage our brand and provide our audience with another outlet to fulfill their spiritual needs." said Steve Waldman, CEO and co-founder of Beliefnet. "As compelling new content services play an ever-greater role in the global marketplace, we are especially pleased to offer a full range of spiritually themed music, ringtones, prayers, inspirational messages, images and games to consumers." About Dwango(R) North America Dwango(R) North America (OTCBB:DWGN) offers a comprehensive approach for bringing lifestyle and affiliate brands to the wireless arena through customized entertainment content, ringtones, games and applications for mobile phones. Dwango North America holds exclusive technology and trademark licenses from Dwango Co. Ltd. of Japan. Dwango North America corporate information can be found at www.dwango.com. About Beliefnet Beliefnet, Inc. is the leading multi-faith media company and online community dedicated to helping people meet their own religious and spiritual needs -- in an interesting, captivating and engaging way. Beliefnet is independent and not affiliated with a particular religion or spiritual movement. Beliefnet, Inc. is a privately held company funded by employees, individual investors and Blue Chip Venture Company. This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release. Dwango undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date of this release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated results. The risks and uncertainties to which forward-looking statements are subject include, but are not limited to, the need to raise capital, the business of Dwango, including the market for its products and services, the effect of government regulation and competition, and other material risks. |
