To: LANCE B who wrote (1482 ) 8/30/1999 8:06:00 PM From: LANCE B Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 2942
ITOY- BOUGHT SOME MORE AT THE END OF THE DAY.. i really though the news was nice... (COMTEX) B: Virtual Games, Inc. Signs Software Contract With Computer B: Virtual Games, Inc. Signs Software Contract With Computer Associates to Give Virtual Reality Arcade Platforms Real-Time Internet Access SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug 9, 1999 (BUSINESS WIRE via COMTEX) -- Virtual Games, Inc. of San Jose, Calif, (OTC BB:ITOY), announced today that it has signed a 5-year software licensing and supplier contract with Computer Associates (NYSE:CA), an industry leader in information, database, assessment, diagnostics, configuration and systems management software. The software will permit Virtual Games' Virtual Reality platforms to perform remote operational functions through connectivity to the Internet. "Virtual Games is very pleased to have executed this long-term Agreement with Computer Associates. It will provide us a new business partner that has demonstrated their desire to join our team of high technology companies using our advanced VR platforms as showcases for their products' exposure to the Amusement Arcade Industry. "Their software will permit our products to download new game content, download commercials for e-commerce display on our platform monitors, manage assets, monitor software and hardware operations, order replacement parts for overnight delivery, and network game play between remote locations. Using the Internet for these types of functions is unique in the Amusement Arcade Industry," said Bruce Klein, President and COO of Virtual Games. The execution of this Agreement meets Virtual Games' marketing plan as they prepare for the shipping of the first Beta Site units to Pocket Change USA in Pennsylvania and Delaware, and Lazer Park in Times Square, New York City. The Beta Site locations will compile coin drop and reliability information on the VRX-633(TM) Single Six-Axis VR Platform and the DPX-633(TM) Dual Pod Networked Six-Axis VR Platform over a 30-day period. Founded in 1997, Virtual Games, Inc. is delivering on the promise of Virtual Reality(TM). An industry leader in the design, development, and manufacture of Virtual Reality technology, Virtual Games, Inc. is bringing to the amusement industry the expertise and innovations it continues to demonstrate in products found in the Space Shuttle and most of the Boeing Aircraft.