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Aria Systems & Online Game Services (OGSI) Announce Reseller Partnership and Integrated Services

OGSI to re-sell Aria's billing & customer management solution integrated with OGSI's dedicated game hosting services.

San Francisco, CA —March 08, 2007—Today at the Game Developers Conference 07, Aria Systems and Online Game Services (OGSI) announced that they have signed an agreement to integrate Aria’s gaming-optimized billing and customer management with OGSI’s proven game hosting and management services.

The partnership between OGSI and Aria will enable game developers and distributors to take advantage of highly scalable, technologically advanced infrastructure and sophisticated back-office functionality early in the development of single games, or in support of multiple titles managed on a single platform. The companies plan to offer their services on a “lifecycle adjusted” pricing basis to accommodate the economic reality of product development and beta testing.  The fees will ramp up once a game is live with active subscribers. This flexible infrastructure approach manages any “spike” in resource requirements during peak registration periods and addresses the economic challenges of the product beta. 

“We are pleased to share a number of successful clients with OGSI today” said Ed Sullivan, CEO & Founder of Aria Systems. “This partnership was the next logical step in Aria’s efforts to deliver billing and customer management that is optimized to meet the unique needs of online games. Together our two companies offer all that’s needed to get a game from development to profitability in the most efficient and cost-effective way possible.” 

The two companies are currently working on several joint contracts that will be announced in the near future.

“This partnership with Aria is a significant step for OGSi as we continue to develop our range of integrated services for games companies,” said James Hursthouse, CEO of Online Game Services Inc. “Our ‘pay-as-you-grow’ platform has many synergies with Aria’s payment processing system and we think the combination is extremely compelling for game companies large and small.”

Both Aria & OGSI will be holding meetings with prospective during this week’s Game Developers Conference. To schedule a one-on-one consultation or demonstration, contact Fran Grady via email at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or visit OGSI in the IBM Booth - booth # 438 (West Hall) during the GDC Expo & Tradeshow.

About Aria Systems

Aria is the market leader in subscription and recurring billing solutions. Since 2003, Aria has managed over one million accounts in more than 195 countries. Aria’s Billing Platform is the billing industry’s most reliable, flexible and scalable on demand tool for accelerating revenue capture while significantly reducing operating costs. Additionally, having achieved end-to-end Level 1 PCI Compliance and SAS70 Certification, Aria Systems leads the market in security and compliance. Backed by Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, Venrock Associates and Dave Labuda, Founder and former CEO of Portal Software, Aria’s team of SaaS and billing experts are part of a company that billed over 2.5 million customers for $1 billion a year in transactions. Aria Systems is headquartered in Media, PA (metropolitan Philadelphia) and has offices in the San Francisco Bay Area (San Mateo, CA). Aria Systems has been ranked as the 5th fastest growing, privately held company in the Philadelphia region by the Philadelphia 100. For more information about Aria Systems, visit http://www.AriaSystems.com or call 1-877-755-2370.

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