conVISUAL announces an exclusive distribution deal with popular cartoonist, Alexander Holzach

Starting in May 2009, conVISUAL distributes Mr. Holzach’s images for world wide use in mobile space.

May 12th, 2009 – Oberhausen, Germany

On May 1st, 2009, conVISUAL AG (ISIN: DE0006204589) signed the German artist and cartoonist, Alexander Holzach, to an exclusive contract for the distribution of his works in the mobile area worldwide. Holzach’s creations include well-known characters such as "NIC", "Kuscheltiger" (tipsy tiger) and "Jan, das Schaf" (Jan, the sheep). These characters have been among the top downloads, especially for MMS greeting messages, for years. In addition, the Munich artist will develop new graphic concepts in conjunction with conVISUAL. The popularity of Holzach’s characters will add strength to conVISUAL’s content portfolio, making it more attractive for licensees.

Holzach’s art will be distributed by conVISUAL for a wide range of mobile content such as MMS greetings, screensavers, wallpapers and themes. conVISUAL will also grant rights to developers to use Holzach’s artwork for the development of, for example, mobile games.

Holzach’s characters have been utilized to push a wide variety of products such as toys, calendars, cups, greeting cards, books, and puzzles. Major weekly magazines such as Penthouse and Handelsblatt have used these characters in their cartoon and comic sections. These characters have become household names in Germany and licensees can easily benefit from their popularity by using them to promote their own products or services.

"The cooperation with Alexander Holzach is very important for us. Holzach’s creations have been in high demand, especially for MMS greetings cards at mobile portals like Jamba and sms.at, as well as many German and international network operators. The exclusive contract with the artist helps us to position optimally his brands and to extend our international content business", says Oliver Schmukalla, Head of Content Services of conVISUAL.

Images:
Images accompanying this press release are available for download in the photo gallery in the press area on the conVISUAL website: http://www.convisual.com/press/photogallery/index.html

About Alexander Holzach:
Since his childhood, the Munich artist and cartoonist, Alexander Holzach, born in 1963, has been engaged in drawing. At the age of 17 the artist proved that creative talent, extraordinary ideas and passion can lead to early success. The Bavarian radio station, Bayerischer Rundfunk, requested Holzach to develop a series of cartoon features. At the age of 19 Alexander Holzach launched his greeting card career in Germany, under the pseudonym ZANDER, with ongoing success to this day. Soon, other cooperation partners discovered the massive potential from the humorous cartoonist and Holzach began designing cartoons for several renowned German print media, e. g., HÖRZU, Handelsblatt, Bildwoche, Tina and Laura. Over the years, Holzach has developed a group of cartoon characters, cultivating and expanding a niche market .Since 2007, the artist has also been working for leading present book and calendar publishing houses on the German-speaking market, e. g., arsEdition, Heye, Egmont Ehapa or teNeues. As of May 1st, 2009 Alexander Holzach has been working together with conVISUAL for the exclusive utilization of his creations in the mobile area.

About conVISUAL
conVISUAL is an international leading Full Service Provider for Mobile Marketing and value added services. Founded in October 2000, conVISUAL offers the creation and conception, implementation and managing of these services to media, brands and mobile companies. conVISUAL combines marketing agency know-how and technical expertise to make seamless mobile integration and execution possible. With offices in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, conVISUAL has established customer contacts reaching more than 300 million end users. conVISUAL provides services for big brands like Coca-Cola, BlackBerry/RIM, ESPN International, Vodafone, T-Mobile, MTV Networks and ProSieben/Sat.1.

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