HONG KONG, June 6, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Hong Kong based Artificial Life, Inc. (OTCBB:ALIF) a provider of award winning mobile 3G technology and applications, today announced a partnership with Telecom New Zealand to launch the latest mobile games in New Zealand.
The agreement provides for bringing Telecom's over 1.8 million mobile customers Artificial Life's top mobile games: America's Next Top Model(tm) Series 7 and 8, V-girl(tm), V-Penguins(tm), Poli - the Bear(tm) and others, and includes their accompanying side products like wallpapers and screensavers.
"We are excited to expand our business to New Zealand and launch our latest mobile games with Telecom New Zealand. The country has almost 100% mobile penetration rate and its residents are technology savvy consumers. We are looking forward to distributing our games to this emerging games market," said Eberhard Schoneburg, CEO of Artificial Life, Inc.
About Telecom New Zealand Ltd.
The Telecom Group provides telecommunications and ICT services in New Zealand and Australia. It is the principal supplier of telecommunications services in New Zealand.
Telecom provides services connected via fixed networks which use fibre optic, copper and wireless technologies. Telecom provides local, national and international telephone services and a range of other telecommunications and ICT services including leased circuits, Internet services, data communications, e-commerce and mobile communications. In New Zealand, Telecom operates the major national telephone network, with more than 95 percent of inter-city trunk routes on fibre optic. Telecom is listed on the New Zealand, Australian and United States stock exchanges.
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 award winning mobile technology, content, games and applications (see also the Company's homepage: www.artificial-life.com; and the product websites www.toonmates.com; www.v-girl.com; www.virtual-boys.com; www.v-penguins.com; www.poli-the-bear.com; and our m-commerce portal: www.botme.com).
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