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Companies optimizing use of grid computing to scale online games: 3Tera, Inc., the leading innovator of grid computing technology and utility computing services for web applications, announced today that they have entered into an agreement with Emergent Game Technologies to explore the integration of grid computing technologies for the next generation gaming platform. The Emergent Platform provides developers the tools, technologies and services they need to create great games and reduce the risk in deploying and running them online. The Emergent Platform brings together best-in-class hardware and software technologies to provide studios of all sizes a comprehensive suite of pre-integrated and tested solutions to get to market faster. 3Tera's AppLogic grid computing technology was chosen to meet the scale and performance requirements of the high-demand online games industry. "As players demand richer and more interactive experiences, the infrastructure required to power new games is becoming extremely complex and expensive," said Barry X Lynn, Chairman and CEO of 3tera. "We are thrilled to be working with Emergent to bring utility computing into the online gaming industry." "AppLogic has been recognized in the networking industry for its excellence in providing the scalability and on-demand resource provisioning required for successful Software-as-a-Service business models," said Geoffrey Selzer, CEO of Emergent. "We are excited to be working with 3tera, because of their proven ability to add scalability and ease of managing platforms of complex technology infrastructure." As a sole-source provider tailored for the games industry, the Emergent Platform manages all of the hardware, infrastructure, systems and components underlying the game, giving developers a unique advantage in bringing their unique offerings to market.