Fluid Entertainment Chooses GNi to Host Emerald Island

GNi announced today that Fluid Entertainment has chosen GNi’s Dedicated Hosting Environment to host their expanding list of MMOG titles starting with Emerald Island, a children's MMOG (massively multiplayer online game).

“Beyond their vast experience in the MMOG hosting field, what attracted us to GNi is their commitment to hosting using a more environmentally responsible solution. We felt this was a good match for the release of Emerald Island, because it teaches kids about the environment and being “eco-friendly” stated Scott Mathews, Founder and Chief Creative Officer.

“Hosting this ecologically minded game designed to educate children is a nice compliment as GNi continues to engineer into our solution a heavier focus on environmental sustainability”, stated Philip Bouchard, GNI’s CEO. “Hosting has traditionally been known for using large quantities of electric power. With the advent of new lower power consumption technologies, we are rapidly implementing these to deliver the highest level of performance while reducing the impact to the environment” continued Bouchard.

GNi’s announcement of the addition of Emerald Island follows a flurry of new MMOG clients recently announced by the rapidly expanding Infrastructure-as-a-Service company based in San Jose California. Rather than purchasing servers, software, data center space or network equipment, clients instead buy those resources as a fully outsourced service in the growing adoption of the Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) model.

About Fluid Entertainment

Fluid Entertainment is an award-winning independent children’s software developer. Founded in 1998 by industry veteran Scott Mathews, Fluid has created high-profile licensed software products based on numerous properties, including Harry Potter™, Disney Princess Castle Party, The Powerpuff Girls, Pokémon Online and many others. Fluid Entertainment is based in Mill Valley, California.

To learn more about Emerald Island and to join the battle against the Pirats, please visit www.emeraldisland.com. For more information on Fluid Entertainment, go to www.fluidentertainment.com.

About GNi

GNi offers infrastructure-as-a-service solutions for leaders in online games, software-as-a-service, Web 2.0, and online digital media.  In online games alone, GNi’s infrastructure supports more than 20 million users, nearly 500,000 concurrent connected users at peak, and more than 27 titles.  GNi delivers rapid scalability with uncompromised performance, on a “pay as you grow” model, in the most demanding online environment. Its service offerings enable rapid on-boarding and deployment for customers in swiftly evolving marketplaces.  GNi is headquartered in San Jose, California with infrastructure facilities located around the world.   For more information please visit www.gni.com.

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