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The ION Game Conference, in its second year, offers an unparalleled opportunity through sponsorship to target your brand and your message to key leaders in the interactive entertainment industry. Find out how sponsorship of ION 2008 can uniquely benefit your company.

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	BigWorld Technology BigWorld provides a mature middleware platform for developers of Massively Multiplayer Online Games that is fast becoming the industry standard. The BigWorld MMO Technology Suite is a complete technology solution, consisting of a tightly integrated suite of high performance server applications, tools, advanced 3D client and APIs designed specifically for the fast and efficient creation of MMOGs. We give you the power to focus tightly on your core business of game production, rather than risking your project on uncertain, expensive and time-consuming research & speculative software development.

	Dolby Dolby Laboratories offers products and technologies that make the entertainment experience more dynamic. Dolby technology is used on the Sony PLAYSTATION 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, as well as personal computers to deliver games in engaging surround sound. To date, over 2,000 video games using Dolby technology have been released. Be sure to stop by our exhibit space to find out about the latest Dolby innovations.

	Solid State Networks Deliver at the Speed of Demand™ - Solid State Networks is a leading developer of high performance content delivery software that improves the game acquisition experience to achieve higher conversions and lower distribution costs. Solid Axis™ solutions deliver fast, secure downloads through an easy-to-use interface that enables publishers to engage their users in new and profitable ways while simultaneously reducing their per-unit delivery costs. Over the past year, Solid State Networks has been steadily gaining recognition within the gaming industry as a highly innovative company with reliable technology and solutions. For more information, please visit www.solidstatenetworks.com.

	PlaySpan PlaySpan™ is game industry's first publisher-sponsored™ in-game commerce™ network. PlaySpan's patent-pending in-game search, commerce and micropayment technologies enable game publishers and developers to generate new revenues, acquire new users and extend the loyalty of existing users. Leading game providers and virtual world publishers have selected PlaySpan as their official marketplace for virtual goods commerce. PlaySpan is based in Silicon Valley with offices in Mumbai and Shanghai. Investors include Easton Capital, Menlo Ventures, STIC and Novel TMT Ventures.

Gold Sponsors

	Sony Online Entertainment Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) is a recognized worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online games, with millions of gamers around the globe having enjoyed the company’s products over the years. SOE creates, develops and provides compelling entertainment for the personal computer, online, game console and wireless markets. SOE has developed and/or published a number of ground-breaking and genre-defining games, including EverQuest®, EverQuest® II, Star Wars Galaxies®, PlanetSide®, The Matrix Online™, EverQuest® Online Adventures (for the PlayStation 2), Champions of Norrath™ (for the PlayStation 2), Untold Legends™ and Field Commander™ (both for the PSP). SOE strives to push the envelope of online entertainment quality, innovation and delivery, thus maintaining a leading position on the cutting-edge of technology. SOE's corporate studio is based in San Diego, California, with development studios in Austin, Texas, Seattle, Washington, Denver, Colorado, Los Angeles, California and Taiwan.

	Mindark PE AB Mindark operates, develops, and markets Entropia Universe. More than a game, EU is a 3d virtual universe on the Internet for online entertainment, social networking and e-commerce using a real cash economy. Live in 2003 with a fixed rate of 10 to 1USD, this gives confidence to our participants that their investments are safe & secure. Mindark's development of the Entropia Universe includes the amazingly real life graphic engine from Crytek that will be implemented later in 2008 together with new planet partners! Independent companies are now building their own virtual planets inside Entropia Universe underneath the secure financial umbrella of the Entropia Universe real cash economy platform. Unique and diverse content together with a existing customer base make many companies a perfect partner to Mindark, if you are interested in building your own virtual planet please contact us to discuss the possibilities further. david.simmonds@mindark.com www.mindark.com

	Testronic Laboratories Testronic Laboratories specializes in massively multiplayer online games performance testing and serves top rate game publishers with quality assurance services such as Usability, New Player Experience, Console Compliance Testing and Localization. A worldwide testing facility, Testronic Lab’s reach extends into multimedia quality assurance for all types of content (film, game and music) on all mediums (DVD, Blu-ray, CD, online and wireless) for all devices (optical players, PC, mobile equipment and game consoles). With over 260 permanent and freelance personnel within North America, the UK, and mainland Europe, the team has a wealth of experience and expertise within the Home Entertainment, Hardware and Video Games sectors. Each site operates to identical standards, guaranteeing the uniformity of approach essential to multinational titleholders, developers, publishers, manufacturers and distributors. For more information please visit www.testroniclabs.com.

	Terremark Worldwide Terremark Worldwide is a leading global provider of IT infrastructure services delivered on the industry's most robust and advanced technology platform. The infrastructure needs of today’s online game and digital media companies are complex and demanding, requiring high-quality, low-latency connectivity; total application availability and top-tier physical infrastructure, power and space. Terremark leverages its global footprint of world-class data centers, access to diverse connectivity from more then 160 global carriers, and innovative Infinistructure utility computing platform to provide a complete suite of managed IT infrastructure solutions from colocation to managed hosting. Terremark’s customers include LEGO, CDC Games, Firaxis Games and Facebook.

Silver Sponsors

	Vivox Vivox is the leader in voice services for online games and virtual worlds. Like never before, Vivox enables the developer to design a unified, immersive communications experience to expand and strengthen communities, elevate game play, and provide new capabilities that drive revenue growth and enhance community. Vivox is the only voice service provider that enables developers to deliver a streamlined and immersive communications experience that is proven to be high quality and massively scalable. With industry-leading customers that include Sony Online Entertainment, CCP Games, K2 Network Linden Lab and others, Vivox delivers proven performance and immediate business results.

	IBM Design, develop and deploy your next game project with IBM. We have solutions across the entire lifecycle of games, built on leading business consulting and technology services, hardware, software, financing and Business Partner solutions, for clients of all sizes, large and small. You can find IBM inside every major video game console, and our technology behind many of the world’s leading online games. For more information, please visit www.ibm.com/solutions/games.

	GNi GNi is a leading provider of complete, complex dedicated hosting environments for large-scale on-line applications, utilizing discrete and replicable modular infrastructures. GNi's success is based on rapid infrastructure scaling capabilities, including bi-directional scalability of bandwidth and storage, as well as highly trained, multi-skilled engineers specializing in complex infrastructure delivery. GNI's Dedicated Hosting Infrastructure (DHI) environment is designed to maximize the potential of dense-computing solutions, for an optimal client experience. GNi is the leading recognized provider to Digital Media and Entertainment publishers and application providers who demand maximum network up time and smart systems, including rapid on-boarding and monitoring. GNi is headquartered in San Jose, California with global infrastructure facilities.

	24 Seven 24 Seven is the premier source for freelance and full-time talent in the interactive creative space. With seven offices, our scope is wide and our reach is broad. Our internal staff has industry experience and professional contacts essential to finding exactly the talent you need for your company. We understand that a truly effective search involves both skill set and cultural due diligence. Our premier talent database includes thousands of pre-screened and exceptionally qualified candidates to fill any company need.