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today that they had formed an alliance to promote the use of Quest software
and other products at sports and entertainment venues served by Centerplate. This feature was designed to reduce the time
that fans stand in line at concession stands.au .
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integrated sales data from NPD, GameSpot Trax will give the gaming
industry an even deeper understanding of how consumers are responding
to specific video games , as well as their competitor's products. "Our partnership with The NPD Group now
allows us to combine GameSpot Trax's deep online user insights with
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perspective. This new level of market visibility guide publishers
toward spending as efficiently and effectively as possible."
Also as part of this new alliance, The NPD Group will integrate
into its PowerView application average game reviews from Game
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well as previews of the hottest upcoming games, game downloads, video
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Centerplate , a leading provider of concessions, catering and facility
management services, announced it is installing 240 Quest point-of-sale
terminals and 50 wireless ("RF") hand-held units at Yankee Stadium, 250 point -
of-sale terminals and 26 RF hand held units at SBC Park in San Francisco, as
well as a number of terminals at two minor league ballparks, the Lancaster
Barnstormers and the Long Island Ducks .

The addition of GameRanking's game review scores
will allow the PowerView user to gain an even better understanding of
how editorial reviews actually impact sales. is a worldwide media company and creator of
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"We are excited about teaming with Centerplate to enhance its level of
service and to increase our exposure to the sports and facility management
business," said David Brown, managing director, Quest Retail Technology Pty,
Ltd.

About Centerplate
Centerplate, Inc.centerplate.com.
Launched in the first quarter of 2003, GameSpot Trax is the
industry's most advanced tool for tracking and analyzing essential
game data that ranges from consumer awareness, interest, and purchase
intent to competitive mindshare, campaign effectiveness, audience
profiles, and editorial coverage. A recent addition to the
product offers unprecedented insight into the demographic, geographic,
and psychographic profiles of the fans behind every game, adding
further depth and granularity for the games marketers, retailers , and
industry observers that rely on GameSpot Trax to make key business
decisions.com) is a leading online source for gaming
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products to work with Exadigm wireless terminals, which facilitate credit card
transactions in outdoor or crowded settings where traditional terminals are
not feasible.com), a leading source for unbiased gaming
information and a property of CNET Networks, Inc.

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activities of more than 1 million daily GameSpot network visitors,
more than 6 million registered users, and editorial coverage delivered
by 350 online and offline media outlets. focus, NPD also tracks video games in the
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He added that all Quest POS terminals, including the portables, are
configured to accept credit cards with approval times of less than two seconds
using web based authorization., formerly Volume Services America Holdings, Inc. GameSpot also has one of
the most active online gaming communities , which is a free, innovative
social network service that makes it fun and easy for gamers to meet
and interact with others who share their specific gaming interests. Today,
more than 1,300 manufacturers and retailers rely on NPD to help them
better understand their customers, product categories, distribution
channels, and competition in order to help guide their businesses.

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Honig added, "Also, I am pleased that Centerplate's relationship with the
sports industry will offer new opportunities for Quest to expand its
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The NPD Group, a leading provider of sales and marketing information,
today announced a strategic partnership to offer each other's
statistics in GameSpot Trax and the NPD Group's sales information from
its cross-entertainment group, NPD Funworld.
These game industry consumer tracking tools will combine NPD
Funworld's sales transaction data on video games and PC games with the
pre-release buzz and editorial coverage data from GameSpot Trax.gamespot.,
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Centerplate Announces Alliance for Quest Point of Sale (POS) System

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which provides its users with customized information views and
analyses , gives the user unlimited access to the full range of
information in the NPD databases ranging from sales trends to
SKU-level detail.

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buying intention trends like never before," said Vince Broady,
cofounder of GameSpot and senior vice president of games and
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"This alliance is a terrific opportunity for both Centerplate and Quest,"
said Lawrence E. Honig, chairman and chief executive officer of Centerplate.
He said, "We believe the Quest POS system, which was specifically tailored for
our industry, represents the next generation of technology and will greatly
enhance the services we provide to our customers.

About Quest Retail Technology
Quest Retail Technology is the largest developer and manufacturer of Point
of Sale Systems in Australia and has over 30,000 POS Terminals installed
throughout 17 countries worldwide in a diverse range of applications including
bars , clubs, restaurants, fast food, stadiums, arenas, race tracks, theme
parks, cinemas, franchises, ferry ships and educational establishments.

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Centerplate first introduced the
Quest point-of-sale system with the installation of about 500 Quest point-of-
sale terminals at Invesco Field @ Mile High Stadium in 2001 and installed an
additional 590 Quest point-of-sale terminals and 60 RF hand held units at
FedExField in Washington, D., is a
leading provider of catering, concessions, merchandise and facilities
management services for sports facilities, convention centers and other
entertainment venues. The
resulting new analytical tools from the companies will provide game
publishers, retailers, investors, and others that closely track the
industry , a complete picture of a game's buying cycle, from user
awareness, purchase intent, competitive mindshare , and other valuable
metrics already provided by GameSpot Trax, to actual sales activity,
as provided by NPD Funworld.

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GameSpot (www. market for video games, PC games and related products.