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Nine Systems Announces Support for PlayStation Portable

12:08:51 - 31 March 2005

UGO Networks and The Jesus Film Project are First of Firm’s Customers to Make Content Available for PSP-Enabled Delivery

San Diego - March 31, 2005 – Nine Systems (www.ninesystems.com) announced today support for the Sony PSP ™ (PlayStation ® Portable) entertainment system enabling content providers to manage and deliver games, music, and movies to buyers of the recently released entertainment device. UGO Networks, Inc. (www.ugo.com) and The Jesus Film Project (www.jesusfilm.org) are among the first of Nine Systems’ clients to take advantage of the firm’s PSP-platform solution.

Nine Systems’ Network of Networks guarantees reliable delivery of rich media to a variety of playback devices including PCs, portable movie players and other on-the-go devices while the company’s suite of media applications, Stream OS Mobile, allows companies to easily manage and publish content in different mobile video, audio, and image formats.

Nine Systems’ President and CEO Troy Snyder said, “This is Nine Systems’ first foray into the mobile market and with Sony’s PSP product announcement this week, our timing is perfect. We provide content delivery solutions for a customer base eager to manage their media assets for anytime, anywhere delivery so it’s gratifying to play a supportive role in Sony PSP's solution for our customers.”

UGO, the leading online media network for fantasy entertainment and gaming, reaches one in 10 men on the Web with approximately 10 million monthly unique U.S. visitors, placing consistently among Nielsen NetRatings Top 10 Entertainment Properties. Damian Bruno, vice president of content for UGO Networks said, “In tandem with PSP revolutionizing the video game industry, Nine Systems is taking the handheld market to new heights with its unique streaming content offering. Now, more than ever, UGO’s content can find its way to a global market of ‘gamers-on-the-go’ looking to take control of their entertainment experience."

The two-hour Jesus Film, which Warner Bros. originally released theatrically in 1979, is the most widely distributed and translated film in history with 877 separate language translations and more than 5.8 billion exposures globally. According to The Jesus Film Project’s Tom Axelson, “Nine Systems is helping to expand the outreach of the Jesus Film to mobile customers. Previously, we needed massive logistical operations involving hundreds of staff and volunteers to tote portable projection equipment to show the film. Nine Systems’ support of portable solutions like PSP simplifies the process and extends our outreach tenfold.”

UGO Networks, Inc. UGO Networks, Inc. (www.ugo.com) is the leading online media network for Fantasy Entertainment coverage. With contributors spanning the globe, UGO has assembled a cast of experts for every dimension of Fantasy Entertainment - games, movies, TV, DVDs, animation, music, tech, sports and comics. Started in 1997, UGO reaches one in 10 men on the Web with approximately 10 million monthly unique visitors making it a dominant force in the online entertainment category, consistently placing among the Nielson/Net Ratings' Top 10 Entertainment Properties. The company is headquartered in New York.

The JESUS Film Project The JESUS Film Project distributes the film "JESUS," a two-hour docudrama about the life of Christ based on the Gospel of Luke. The film has been seen in every country of the world and translated into hundreds of languages since its initial release in 1979. Our goal is to reach every nation, tribe, people and tongue, helping them see and hear the story of Jesus in a language that speaks to their heart. Through use by The JESUS Film Project and more than 1,500 Christian agencies, this powerful film has had more than 5 billion viewings worldwide since 1979.

Nine Systems Nine Systems helps today’s best-known companies broadcast audio and video over the Internet and wireless easily, affordably and reliably. Nine Systems’ Network of Networks is an industry-first system that routes all types of rich media through the company’s Content Delivery Network (CDN) and across other top CDNs to guarantee robust and reliable delivery worldwide. Stream OS is the company’s suite of management and delivery tools that enable audio and video streaming, live event broadcasting, web conferencing and the anytime sale of rich media content. Nine Systems serves more than 200 of today’s most successful businesses including Universal Music Group, the NBA, Lakewood Church, CBS SportsLine, and EMI Music.

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