HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Oct. 3, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- AdZone Research, Inc. (OTCBB:ADZR) today announced that it has won its first contract for its Inter-Cept(tm) service, designed to combat feature film piracy. The award comes less than five months after its initial introduction in May.
The purchaser is Quattrochi Vallelonga Productions, a private, independent film company, which is currently in post-production on its upcoming movie, "All In," due for nationwide release in Spring 2006. The production company will pay AdZone $100,000 within 30 days of the closing of a distribution agreement for the film.
AdZone will provide weekly reports identifying the points of Internet-based piracy that it finds over a period of one year from the announcement of the release date. The release date has been selected as the principal trigger date, since it is the most likely initial point from which piracy is to occur.
"All In" features an ensemble cast of well known motion picture and television performers, and stars Louis Gossett Jr., Michael Madsen and Dominique Swain. Its producers describe it as "an emotional roller coaster ride where money meets medicine in the highest stakes poker game ever. It's funny, reckless and serious, but when you're at the table, and it's all in, anything goes. The story revolves around a father and his 10 old daughter, 'Ace,' who share a friendship and love that ends prematurely, but not before he teaches her all his tricks for winning at poker. Years later, Ace and her med school friends create a team that becomes the ultimate poker machine. As the stakes in both the casino and the operating room continue to rise, Ace comes to realize what her father taught her: it's not the cards you're dealt, it's how you play them -- all in."
"Receiving this first contract for our anti-piracy capability is a true milestone," said AdZone President & COO John A. Cardona. "Independent film producers in this country play a major role in what moviegoers see both here and around the world. They represent an important part of the nearly 500 movies made here annually. Our ability to meet their needs should go a long way in expanding our customer base in this sector -- both independent producers as well as larger studios."
Cardona noted that Inter-Cept used AdZone's core technology in an application designed to detect and interdict film piracy on a global level. "The unique aspect of this Internet technology is that it is borderless, and is capable of detection in virtually any language," he said.
"Our Inter-Cept program has been designed to assist the motion picture industry in its efforts to identify and shut down illegal web sites which today are operating in the marketplace," said Cardona. "While these sites look authentic, they often are fronts for criminals, illegally offering feature films that are often still in theatrical release.
"Inter-Cept can help to stop losses shared by studios and filmmakers alike, and protect consumers who may be at risk with their credit card information being processed by these sites," the COO continued. "We believe Inter-Cept will become a significant source of revenue for AdZone as its operating potential is realized."
About AdZone Research:
AdZone Research specializes in automated retrieval, classification, analysis and delivery of worldwide Internet data for global defense, digital piracy and media metrics. Through surveillance of more than one half million Web sites worldwide, AdZone provides tracking and monitoring of targeted information on the Internet, with an expanded focus on global Internet analysis of security-related data transmissions and digital. See: www.adzoneresearch.com .
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