INFOSPACE OBTAINS MOBILE OUTFIT IOMO
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[ December 3rd 2004 ]

InfoSpace, Inc. today announced its acquisition of U.K.-based IOMO Limited, an award-winning developer and publisher of mobile games. The consideration is approximately $15 million, payable in cash. "We are excited to build our presence in Europe and to expand our role in the mobile games space by acquiring IOMO," said Jim Voelker, chairman and chief executive officer of InfoSpace, Inc. "With IOMO's great team, strong publishing capabilities and broad distribution relationships, we will extend our reach by offering high quality mobile games to subscribers across the world."

Currently, IOMO distributes its mobile games through several major mobile operators and handset manufacturers, including Vodafone, O2, Orange, Nokia and Motorola. IOMO's games are distributed to subscribers in more than 15 countries, including the U.K., Germany, Italy, Spain, Ireland, Greece, Portugal, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand and China. In the three months ended September 30, 2004, IOMO generated approximately $1 million in revenue.

Since the company was founded in 2000, IOMO has built a reputation on creating more than 80 innovative, high quality mobile games, such as the BAFTA nominated Scooby Doo, Tomb Raider, Tiger Woods PGA Tour Golf and Colin McRae Rally 2005. In recent months, IOMO has developed and/ or published several of the "top ten" games downloaded across all four major mobile operators in the U.K., according to ELSPA, the Entertainment & Leisure Software Publishers Association. IOMO's high quality product offerings earned it the honor of being named the Best Mobile Development Studio at the Develop Industry Excellence Awards in each of the last two years.

"InfoSpace is a great fit for IOMO," said John Chasey, the managing director of IOMO. "As a company, we have been fortunate to work with several major mobile operators and leading handset manufacturers. Now, we are looking forward to taking our relationships, products and expertise to the next level with InfoSpace."

InfoSpace Mobile is a leading producer and publisher of music, graphics and games for mobile operators. InfoSpace Mobile makes it possible for media companies and content brands to reach the widest audience of mobile subscribers with compelling content and marketing promotions. The acquisition of IOMO will allow InfoSpace Mobile to offer an even wider array of gaming applications to their mobile partners and subscribers.