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MUMBAI, March 13
Mauj Telecom, India's leading wireless solutions provider was announced today as the winner of the Nokia and Singtel Multiplayer Game Quest 2006. The Game Quest was launched last June with a challenge to develop connected multiplayer Java™ games that would capture the imaginations of millions of mobile subscribers in the Asia-Pacific region. The contest was organized by Forum Nokia, the world’s leading mobile developer program, and Singtel, Asia’s leading communications group.
Mauj Telecom bagged the award for the best Multiplayer game for the male segment called ‘Street Golf’ wherein player can play a full course of golf or simply practice in the backyard, take on in-game opponents in the street golf championship , and even play 18 holes spread out over 6 streets. The game has been designed for Nokia Series 40 and S60 devices. The game will be made available to SingTel and its regional partners, to more than 112 million subscribers in the Asia Pacific region.
Mr. Dippak Khurana Country Head said, "We are happy to triumph the Nokia and SingTel Multiplayer Game Quest 2006. It was a great platform to showcase the talent we have within our organization also the game quest has brought innovation and creation in multiplayer games to a new level. We are also looking forward to making this game accessible to our local and regional subscribers."
Last but not the least as a grand winner of the Game Quest in the multiplayer gaming in the male category, Mauj stands to win a huge opportunity to market and commercialize their winning game, Street Golf, with Singtel Mobile and up to 8 other operators across Asia. The game was judged on the basis of criteria like attractiveness & entertainment value, quality, playability and user interface.
About Mauj
MAUJ TELECOM - Mauj is the #1 MVAS Company in India and its wap portal wap.mauj.com is the leader in the mobile gaming, mobile music, mobile video and GPRS/EDGE/WAP space in India. Its shortcode 7007 is one of India's leading SMS portals. Its Voice Portal 5057007 Mauj Talk is the 1st cross operator voice portal in India. The company boasts one of the strongest management teams as well as infrastructure in this industry and currently employs approximately 160 people in its offices in Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Dubai, London, and New York. Intel and Sequoia Capital have recently invested in Mauj and the company is rapidly emerging as the mobile consumer brand for South Asians worldwide. With a catalogue of 100 plus mobile games including blockbusters like Diffuser, Against All Odds as well as Multiplayer Bluetooth games like Temple Combat and Beyond Speed Limits content from Mauj has done very well amongst operators and portals in Asia Pacific. It is already distributing its content and applications through 50 plus operators and portals worldwide. It is now expanding aggressively in Europe and US. MAUJ develops services on all leading platforms including J2ME, Smartphone, BREW, Symbian, SS7 and I-Mode.
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