Press Release
Mpowerplayer Wins Coveted Duke's Choice Award at JavaOne Developer Conference
Sun Microsystems and Java Inventor James Gosling Recognize Desktop Try and Buy Platform as Innovative Technology for Mobile Gaming.FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
San Francisco, CA, May 8, 2008. Mpowerplayer, the leading provider of online mobile game trial and merchandising for the wireless industry, announced that it has received the Duke's Choice Award from Sun Microsystems in the mobile gaming category.
Using Java technology, Mpowerplayer expands the audience for mobile games to include casual online gamers, letting them easily find, try, and buy mobile games and applications. Consumers discover and sample a wide range of content on their PC and then transfer their purchases to their mobile phone.
"Mpowerplayer is honored to receive this award and to be recognized as a leader in innovation for the mobile games industry," said Michael Powers, CEO of Mpowerplayer. "Our technology platform continues to expand with new features and solutions designed to convert online consumers into mobile gamers."
The Duke's Choice Awards program recognizes the year's most influential Java TM technology-based applications submitted by developers and companies around the world. Winners are selected by Gosling and Sun's Java technology leadership team with judging based on the innovation and creativity of the Java technology-based applications and service.
About Mpowerplayer:
Mpowerplayer is the number-one consumer destination in the world for online demos of mobile games. The company's proprietary software solutions enable mobile content providers to better merchandise, market, and interact with a targeted user audience of mobile consumers. To promote your content to a growing audience of enthusiastic mobile consumers, or for more information, visit www.mpowerplayer.com or email info @ mpowerplayer.com.
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