To: 49thMIMOMander who wrote (1729 ) 12/5/2001 9:25:47 PM From: Eric L Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 9255 re: SpringToys of Helsinki and Global Talker Deal Last time I peeked our friend Tero Kuittinen was "senior strategist" to SpringToys of Helsinki (amongst other things). >> Springtoys Dreams Of China With Global Talker Deal Timo Poropudas December 05, 2001 California-based Global Talker Inc., a corporation offering global communication services has selected Springtoys' Game Creation Suite as a part of its developing platform. Helsinki-based game technology company Springtoys develops proprietary mobile game technology. Global Talker will use Springtoys' GCS to develop WAP and SMS games. The company already introduced an SMS quiz game together with Gosun Communications, one of China's largest and best known professional communication providers and a nationwide Internet Service Provider. The game is available as part of several operators' service portfolio in China, with tens of thousands of players each day. "We have chosen Springtoys as our key technology partner because its Game Creation Suite is one of the most advanced development tools for creating high-end wireless games. With GCS, we have been able to shorten the development cycle considerably and thus respond to our customers' increasing demand for mobile entertainment. Springtoys' GCS has proved to be extremely reliable, especially in heavy use", says George Ma, CEO of Global Talker. Springtoys' GCS is a toolset for creating microbrowser and short message games. With its Java interfaces, GCS provides game developers with libraries of dynamic graphics, an API with automatic device adaptation and standalone emulators for web-server free development workstation. << - Eric -