9 Squared Exceeds 23 Million BREW® Mobile Application Downloads

9 Squared's BREW® Content is Downloaded to a Handset Every Two Seconds

San Diego, CA - May 31, 2006 - 9 Squared, Inc., a MonsterMob Group Company (GB:MOB) and leading mobile media solutions company, today announced that its family of BREW® applications has driven more than 23 million mobile content downloads since the companys first BREW® application deployment in 2003. With 9 Squared's BREW® applications commercially available around the world, including in the U.S. and Latin America, a single piece of 9 Squared content is downloaded to a BREW® handset every two seconds, on average. 9 Squared will showcase its products at booth #61 at the BREW® 2006 Conference, being held May 31 - June 2 in San Diego.

9 Squared's BREW® applications allow users to personalize their mobile handsets with entertainment-related content, such as real music ringtones, voice ringers and wallpapers. 9 Squared's suite of BREW® applications includes:

  • RealTone JukeBox™: a real music ringtone application featuring content from Universal, Warner, Sony/BMG, EMI, TVT, Digital Rights Agency and more than 100 independent recording labels. RealTone JukeBox™ was recently named a finalist in the Best Ringtone Application category for QUALCOMM's BREW® 2006 Developer Awards. A ceremony announcing the winning applications will take place on June 1, from 10:45-11:30 a.m. at the conference
  • RingTone JukeBox™: a polyphonic ringtone application that currently features ringtones from major label recording artists. Genres include hip hop, rap, pop, rock, reggaeton and more.
  • mTat2™ Wallpapers: a wallpaper application that allows users to download premium images to personalize their phone's background or screensavers.
  • GAC® Country Ringtones: a country music themed polyphonic ringtone, voice tone and wallpaper application based on the Great American Country music video network currently distributed throughout the U.S. via cable and satellite TV services.
  • FlixTones™: a real music ringtone and voice tone application based on popular sound bytes from film and TV. FlixTones™ currently features content from Paramount's "Tommy Boy" and Fox's "American Dad," "Office Space," "Three Stooges" and "King Kong."

"We are incredibly proud to achieve this milestone with our BREW® applications," stated Brian Casazza, CEO of 9 Squared. "We thank all of our U.S. and Latin American wireless carrier and entertainment content partners for their continued support and look forward to ongoing success as we extend our BREW® product line."

"QUALCOMM applauds 9 Squared for achieving this milestone in such a short amount of time," said Mitch Oliver, vice president of solutions and marketing, QUALCOMM Internet Services. "9 Squared's success is indicative of its diverse catalog of compelling entertainment applications available for BREW® handsets."

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