On Command and Sony Computer Entertainment Partner to Provide Australian Hotel Guests With PlayStation(R) Games
DENVER and SYDNEY, Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- On Command Corporation
Guests of Sydney's ANA, Sydney Renaissance and Novotel/Ibis hotels now can enjoy their favorite PlayStation(R) games, including "Crash Bandicoot 3," "Ridge Racer 4," "Everybody's Golf," "Colin McRea Rally," "Tekken 3" and "Euro 2000." Additional Australian hotels plan to offer the service over the next year, including Seaworld Nara Resort on the Gold Coast.
"We're delighted to partner with Sony Computer Entertainment in offering PlayStation(R) games to our Australian hotel partners," said Nancy Gallion, On Command's senior vice president of programming and marketing. "On Command is committed to providing the guest with the most robust entertainment experience available, and PlayStation(R) is the best-selling platform in the world today, offering high-quality graphics, full interactivity and lifelike sound."
On Command's OCX(R) multi-media platform provides hotels with state-of-the art in-room entertainment and information services through the television. Guests simply "point-and-click" with their television remotes to access feature movies, guest services and PlayStation(R) games. Hotels equipped with On Command's video game services include a PlayStation(R) game controller in every room. Guests may purchase unlimited game play per hour, and may take advantage of an on-screen "How to Play" guide that enables them to optimize their experience by being able to learn the game outside of playtime.
"We are pleased that On Command will be handling the expansion of PlayStation(R) in the hotel environment, which will allow an even broader base of consumers to experience the thrills of PlayStation," said Michael Ephraim, managing director of Sony Computer Entertainment Australia Pty. Ltd. "The availability now of PlayStation(R) in hotels is testament to the fact that PlayStation has achieved the same status as other entertainment products such as TVs, music CDs and videos."
About PlayStation(R)PlayStation(R) is Australia's leading video game system with over 1.7 million games machines sold in Australia.
About Sony Computer Entertainment AustraliaSony Computer Entertainment Australia (SCEA) is responsible for the marketing, sales and distribution of the PlayStation(R) video games console and the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system. The company also develops, publishes, markets and distributes software and manages the third party licensing programs for these two platforms in Australia. SCEA is a subsidiary division of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. To date, a record-breaking 74 million PlayStation(R) units have been shipped worldwide, making it one of the most successful consumer electronic product launches of all time.
About On CommandOn Command Corporation (www.oncommand.com) is the leading provider of in-room interactive entertainment, Internet services, business information and guest services for the lodging industry and its guests. Based in Denver, with offices across the U.S. and around the world, On Command annually serves more than 250 million guests through nearly one million rooms in approximately 3,450 hotel properties in more than 22 countries. These hotel partners include more than 100 of the most prestigious hotel chains and operators in the lodging industry: Adam's Mark Hotels & Resorts, Marriott (Courtyard, Renaissance, Fairfield Inn & Residence Inn), Hilton (Doubletree, Embassy Suites) Hyatt, Starwood Hotels & Resorts (Westin, Sheraton, W Hotels, Four Points), Radisson, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Bass Hotels & Resorts (InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, and Holiday Inn), Four Seasons, Fairmont, Ramada and Loews. On Command is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol ONCO and its warrants are traded under the symbols ONCOW and ONCOZ.
This report contains, in addition to historical information, forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which reflect On Command's current judgments of those issues. However, because those statements are forward-looking and apply to future events, they are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause the company's results to differ materially. In addition to the factors discussed herein, which could cause the company's results to differ materially, this report should be read in conjunction with On Command's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Margaret Dezzutti
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On Command Corporation
