Press release: 2000-05-11: Sega.com and 2Wire Partner On Broadband
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E3Expo 2000 Booth No. 2116 LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 11, 2000 Sega.com, a leading online interactive entertainment company for gamers, today announced an open partnership with 2Wire, Inc., the leading developer of residential gateway products that integrate DSL and home networking. 2Wire's HomePortal(TM) residential gateway will enable SegaNet(TM), the only high-speed console gaming network and ISP, to expand its broadband capabilities. 2Wire's award-winning HomePortal brings the benefits of broadband access to Sega Dreamcast(TM) system users. By connecting with the 2Wire HomePortal, gamers can easily convert their Dreamcast systems into super-fast broadband Internet devices with up to 20 times the speed of dial-up service, using the Dreamcast console's modular Ethernet port, which will be available later this year. The Sega Dreamcast/2Wire HomePortal solution will be demonstrated in the Sega.com booth No. 2116 at E3 in Los Angeles this week. "Working with 2Wire allows SegaNet to display the awesome graphics and high-speed game play made possible by broadband technology," said Greg Chiemingo, vice president of marketing, Sega.com. "Since the launch of Dreamcast, Sega has been committed to providing gamers with a powerful online extension to the gaming experience. By partnering with 2Wire, we now enable multiple users within the home to use their Sega Dreamcast systems and PCs simultaneously to connect to SegaNet for more flexibility in their gaming." The 2Wire HomePortal provides a DSL broadband connection that delivers high-speed Internet access and on-demand audio and video entertainment to any location within the home. The always-connected DSL access that HomePortal provides will enable gamers to simply turn on their Sega Dreamcast for instant, online interactive gaming. "Our partnership with Sega.com is an essential element in our strategy to deliver broadband capabilities throughout the home, to create a complete home data, voice and entertainment network," said Roy Johnson, vice president of marketing and business development, 2Wire. "We are pleased to be working with Sega.com in this emerging space, to bring the full capabilities of broadband to the gaming community for a richer, more robust interactive gaming experience." About Sega.com Sega.com, Inc. is a new online Internet entertainment company whose goal is to become the online destination for gamers. Sega.com also comprises SegaNet, the only high-speed online console gaming network. SegaNet offers gamers the best in 3D multi-player games, chat, community, cheat codes, tournaments and content. SegaNet is also an ISP for Sega Dreamcast and PC users, offering gamers everything they need to know about gaming and other areas of interest that tie in with gaming including music, TV, community, movies, sports and e-commerce. About 2Wire 2Wire, Inc. delivers a full suite of broadband products and services to the residential marketplace. The 2Wire HomePortal family of products are the first intelligent residential gateways to integrate the wealth of options available through the Internet and create a complete home data, voice, and entertainment network. 2Wire's web site (www.2wire.com) offers comprehensive, impartial information on DSL, the future of broadband services, home networking, and the most complete and accurate DSL look-up service in the United States. The 2Wire HomePortal series was recognized with three significant honors at the recent CES show in Las Vegas. In addition to Best of Show, the HomePortal series received two Innovations 2000 Awards as one of the most innovative Online/Internet and Computer Hardware products of the show. Note to Editors: 2Wire, the 2Wire logo and HomePortal are trademarks of 2Wire, Inc. COPYRIGHT 2000 Business Wire No portion of this article can be reproduced without the express written permission from the copyright holder. Copyright 2000, Gale Group. All rights reserved. Gale Group is a Thomson Corporation Company.