TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Feb. 29, 2016) - Imperus Technologies Corp. ("Imperus" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:LAB)(FRANKFURT:ISX)(FRANKFURT WKN:A12B58) is pleased to announce that Akamon, the Company's Latin American and European focused division, has reached a milestone of 25,000 cumulative paying users through its partnership with UOL, a leading Brazilian Telecommunication and DSL provider. In this agreement, UOL DSL subscribers can opt-in for a package deal that includes a subscription to a localized white-label version of Akamon's games.
Vicenc Marti, President of Imperus, commented: "Acquiring 25,000 paying users in the first eight months of our partnership is a significant milestone in our collaboration with our main Brazilian partner. Given the early stages of our partnership and the size of the UOL subscriber base - over four million customers - we believe we have only scratched the surface of the partnership's potential."
"Our rapid growth through the UOL partnership underscores the strength of our broader partner channel strategy in Latin America and Europe. Akamon's other main Telco partner, Orange, has seen revenues grow by more than US$530,000 in 2015, an increase of 45% from 2014. We believe there is further room for growth in mobile. Additionally, given the success of the Orange partnership to date, Orange has now expanded the relationship to their Latin American brand, Starmedia," remarked Oscar Fonrodona, Akamon's MD.
Imperus is pursuing additional white label distribution agreements following Akamon's successful growth of its white label business, which currently drives 25% of Akamon's revenue from more than 45 white label partners.
About Imperus
Imperus Technologies Corp., the parent company of Diwip and Akamon, is a developer of social and mobile gaming for PC, Mac, iOS and Android platforms. Diwip and Akamon design, develop and distribute their top ranked social casino-themed games within online social networks (such as Facebook) and mobile platforms (such as Android and iPhone). All of the Diwip and Akamon games are free to play and generate revenue primarily through the in-game sale of virtual coins.
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