HONG KONG, April 11, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Hong Kong-based Artificial Life, Inc. (OTCBB:ALIF), a leading provider of award winning 3G mobile games and applications, today announced that it has signed a license deal for 500,000 pre-installations of its key mobile products V-girl(tm) and V-boy(tm) with TalkWithUs (Pty) Ltd., a leading South African VoIP provider. The products are pre-installed on white label 2.5G and 3G phones enabled with VoIP capabilities and distributed in cooperation with Maxiwise (Pty) Ltd, both based in Cape Town.
"We are delighted to have found a partner like TalkWithUs for Artificial Life, which is very well connected and established not only in South Africa but also in the whole African Continent," said Rolf Levenhagen, CEO of Maxiwise (Pty) Ltd.
"We are honored to be associated with a globally active and dynamic company such as Artificial Life. Artificial Life is the leading provider and developer of award winning 3G mobile games and applications and the South African mobile networks can only benefit from these offerings. As much as mobile networks across the globe need 3G applications to drive revenues so do consumers need products which are stimulating and entertaining. We also will put a strong focus on using the Artificial Life SEMP platform as a unique and affordable communication and learning platform for our kids and their teachers," said Jerome Chalice, CEO of TalkWithUs (Pty) Ltd.
"We are now working closely with our channel partner Maxiwise and TalkWithUs in South Africa. TalkWithUs has a proven track record and a lot of experience with mobile multimedia content and VoIP technology. The South African mobile market has very interesting growth potential in the 2.5G and 3G areas for us," said Eberhard Schoneburg, CEO of Artificial Life, Inc.
About Artificial Life, Inc.
Artificial Life, Inc. (OTCBB:ALIF) is a public U.S. corporation headquartered in Hong Kong and a leading global provider of multi award winning mobile technology, content, games and applications. For more details, please visit: www.artificial-life.com; www.v-girl.com; www.virtual-boys.com; www.toonmates.com; www.v-disco.com; www.v-penguins.com; www.poli-the-bear.com and our m-commerce portal www.botme.com.
About TalkWithUs
TalkWithUs 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 in both the 2.5 G and 3G environment as well as in the fast growing VoIP market.
About Maxiwise
Maxiwise (Pty) Ltd. is a sales channel facilitator and introduces innovative mobile Solutions to international markets through its international networks of competent distributors and implementation partners.
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