The Schooner Brewery Announces Name Change to Gamecom, Inc. (Business Wire; 03/08/99) ARLINGTON, TEXAS (March 8) BUSINESS WIRE -March 8, 1999--The board of directors of The Schooner Brewery Incorporated of Arlington, Texas, is pleased to announce that it has changed the corporation's name to GameCom, Inc. Further, the corporation's former symbol "SCOB" (OTC BB:SCOB) has been changed to "GAMZ" (OTC BB:GAMZ), effective March 4, 1999. "The primary reason for this name change is to reflect the company's focus on the development of its `Net GameLink(tm) interactive Internet gaming entertainment system," said L. Kelly Jones, president of GameCom. "We have closed our brewery subsidiary to channel all the company's resources toward the successful implementation of `Net GameLink(tm)," Jones added. GameCom intends to become the first company to physically take interactive Internet gaming successfully into the public arena. The company has developed pay-per-play gaming kiosks that will allow the public to swipe their credit cards or to defer billing to an existing account via membership subscriptions. GameCom's `Net GameLink(tm) kiosks will boast astounding hardware specifications and features, such as AMD K6 3D Now Micro-processors, 19" to 21" SVGA monitors, 16MB AGP video cards, and 100-watt sub-woofers with duel 50-watt stereo speakers. Where available, all units publicly placed will be tied to T-1 lines supplied by GTE Internetworking. GameCom has successfully developed its first prototypes, the first public system is under construction, and the company is in negotiations with potential manufacturers and distributors in order to achieve the best price point per unit while, at the same time, maintaining quality assurance and integrity within a robust operating systems environment. The 'Net GameLink(tm) systems will be capable of playing such well known titles as Nascar On-Line Racing, Command and Conquer, and Quake, among others. Each player will have the option to compete against the computer's artificial intelligence, other players within the immediate `Net GameLink(tm) location, or a worthy opponent anywhere on the Internet. Additionally, players will have the capability to speak with others in real-time while on-line during their playing sessions. GameCom believes that the integration of these cutting-edge technologies will solidify its intended position as the premier physical site for Internet gaming on the World Wide Web. GameCom's goal to become the premier gaming arena is enhanced through its previously-established relationships with game enabler Total Entertainment Network (www.ten.net), Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD), and GTE (NYSE:GTE). GameCom has already arranged for the placement of dozens of `Net GameLink(tm) gaming kiosks in and around the greater metropolitan New York area, the first of which is expected to be operational in mid-April. Currently, the company is also in negotiations for the placement of additional `Net GameLink(tm) systems in Boston, Philadelphia, Dallas, and Los Angeles.
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