Openlot and HP Join Forces in Lottery Project in China

Openlot and HP Join Forces in Lottery Project in China

November 20, 2007

    ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, Nov. 20 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ --


    Openlot Systems B.V., a gaming software company based
in the Netherlands, has signed a contract with the Chinese
Welfare Lottery in the northern province of Helionyang, for
the delivery of its gaming platform. The Chinese Welfare
Lottery is one of the two state controlled lotteries in
China. In addition to developing lottery games for Internet
mobile and IVR, Openlot will also be responsible for
delivering the hardware.

    Openlot has chosen its partner Hewlett Packard for the
delivery of the infrastructure and for tailoring the
lottery applications to fit the needs of the Chinese
market. The project was managed by HP Consulting &
Integration in the Netherlands, where Openlot has its
headquarters, and implemented by the GDCC, HP Global
Delivery China Center. Technical assistance will be
provided locally, by software engineers at the GDCC.
Openlot and HP expect to work together in various other
software engineering projects in China.

    Bruno Michieli, CEO of Openlot Systems, is proud to
have achieved a foothold in China (over 500 million mobile
phones and 170 million Internet users), potentially the
biggest gaming market worldwide: "We are thrilled to
work with the China Welfare Lottery and we look forward to
the vast business opportunities in this country. Working
with HP means working with first class professionals in our
field. The cooperation with the Lottery Center of Helionyang
as well as HP China has been excellent so far."

    Eric Jansen, Client Principal within Communications,
Media & Entertainment at HP Consulting &
Integration Netherlands, says: "This project is an
excellent example of how we are efficiently using our
Global Delivery capabilities, which allows us to act
quickly on local needs, China in this case."

    "HP's knowledge and experience in the
Communications, Media and Entertainment industry, has
proven to be a valuable asset in securing the project, and
more importantly, in making it work for the customer. This
project has been a good example of how well we can
cooperate cross-border," says Zhai, Hua-Chun, HP GDCC
Program Manager and responsible for the execution of the
cooperation between Openlot and HP in China.

    About Openlot

    Openlot has been engaged in developing, selling,
supplying, installing and maintaining interactive lottery
systems worldwide since 2000. Designed for high-performance
and scalability, Openlot's software enables lottery
operators to deliver secure lottery games across a wide
variety of customer access channels, such as the Internet,
mobile and voice response system (IVR).

    About China Welfare Lottery

    The China Welfare Lottery is one of two state
controlled lotteries, the other being the Sports Lottery.
The Welfare lottery ticket sales represent 57.29 percent of
the Chinese lottery market. Lottery ticket sales are one of
the major sources for the country's social welfare
programs. The province of Helionyang is among the top 5
selling provinces.


    For more information, please contact:

     B. Michieli
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     Email: [e-mail]

     B. Cohen
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]