VOLLEE ANNOUNCES NOKIA N96 SUPPORT FOR SECOND LIFE MOBILE
Nokia's New Flagship Handset Supported for Mobile Access to Second Life(R)
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Oct 02, 2008 -- Vollee, the leading 3G streaming services provider, announced today support for Nokia N96, in parallel to the model's start of sales worldwide.
Users of Nokia's newly announced model, N96, can now access Second Life(R), the 3D virtual world platform created by Linden Lab(R),from theirmobile device. Nokia N96 is the latest addition to the list of handsets including Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, Samsung, LG and other manufactures, being supported for access to Second Life(R). The N96 joins a list of more than 70 3G handset models supported by the Vollee service. While the N96 is expected to be as popular as its predecessor, N95, Vollee's technology is easily portable across different handset manufacturers so that the service can be available immediately when new handsets are released.
Vollee's proprietary solution is the only technology currently available that can stream high-end PC titles to mobile, including popular massively multiplayer online role playing games and virtual worlds such as Second Life(R). The company's VolleeX engine adapts applications for the mobile screen size and key layout, and then streams the original application to mobile devices. The user can seamlessly continue game play from PC to mobile without compromising speed, quality or user experience. Vollee's interactive video streaming platform optimizes compression to minimize bandwidth requirements and also leverages the 3G mobile networks so that gamers can easily navigate virtual worlds. Vollee's technology is also extensible to fast-paced, high quality video games previously impossible on mobile.
To download the free Second Life(R) mobile application and view a complete list of supported handsets, please visit http://www.vollee.com/secondlife.
About Vollee
Vollee enables an interactive PC experience on mobile. By hosting unmodified PC applications on powerful servers, adapting them intelligently for mobile handsets and then streaming them over 3G networks, Vollee allows users to access MMOs and rich virtual worlds such as Second Life or play console quality games on mass-market handsets. Vollee delivers its groundbreaking service through patented tools that radically change the return on investment for IP owners to bring their content to mobile. Vollee dramatically reduces the time to market as applications are adapted in a matter of weeks without touching source code, and increases deployment reach as Vollee enables just about all 3G and Wi-Fi enabled handsets to run these rich PC applications. Vollee has already announced partnerships with some of the leading Intellectual Property owners such as ActivisionBlizzard, Linden Lab, Codemasters, and Encore Software.
For more information, visit http://www.vollee.com/.
For Vollee Cheryl Cheng, 650-462-8920 ccheng@brv.com