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TRUITION SUPPORTS KONAMI’S ONLINE STOREFRONT WITH ECOMMERCE PLATFORM


Truition's On-Demand eCommerce Platform Enables Electronic Entertainment Company to Deploy Innovative Merchandising and Personalization Techniques

(Toronto, Canada – November 14, 2006) - Truition Inc., a leading provider of on-demand eCommerce solutions, today announced it will be supporting Konami's online storefront with the Truition eCommerce platform. The eCommerce destination features a number of advanced features designed to improve the online buying experience for Konami customers, including automated merchandising areas and video previews for displaying new releases and pre-order items, as well as a streamlined checkout process.

Konami Digital Entertainment Inc. is a leading developer, publisher and manufacturer of electronic entertainment properties, specializing in the home video game market. The Konami online storefront is accessible via www.konami.com, and is powered by Truition's Commerce Management System (CMS), an on-demand, enterprise-class eCommerce platform deployed as a service.

Other advanced features of the site include wish list capabilities, a floating mini-cart, customizable RSS feeds and full ESRB compliance. Truition's eCommerce platform also provides Konami with the ability to offer its customers personalized content based on individual consumer characteristics.

“We were impressed with the breadth of Truition's eCommerce platform, as well as their ability to provide us with the latest eCommerce capabilities while lowering our total cost of technology ownership,” said Kevin Keating, Senior eCommerce Manager for Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.

“Konami is a global leader in electronic entertainment, with some of the most recognizable video game franchises in the world,” said Butch Langlois, CEO of Truition. “Truition is proud to leverage our eCommerce platform to help Konami better showcase its product catalogue for the online consumer and remain on the cutting edge of electronic entertainment.”

Konami.com features a robust product catalog, including popular Konami franchises such as Metal Gear Solid®, Dance Dance Revolution®, Silent Hill® and Castlevania®, among many other top sellers.

About Truition:

Truition is a global leader in on-demand e-commerce solutions for enterprise and mid-market retailers. Leveraging the enterprise-class Commerce Management System (CMS) from Truition, retailers, manufacturers, catalogers, and other organizations can rapidly deploy online stores that provide customers with a rich buying experience. With Truition CMS, organizations can take immediate advantage of next-generation e-commerce functionality, including business intelligence, analytics, search, merchandising, and much more. With close to 10 years experience in building and hosting e-commerce sites for some of the world's most recognized brands, Truition offers unparalleled e-commerce expertise and professional services that help customers capitalize on the promise of the online marketplace. “Powered by Truition” sites include Sirius Satellite Radio, British Airways, Toshiba, Philips, Major League Baseball (MLB), ShopNBC, Dell Financial Services, CompUSA, and Edwin Watts Golf. With headquarters in Toronto, Canada, Truition has offices around the world and an extensive list of world-class technology partners, including Cognos, Omniture, and FAST.

For more information, please visit Truition at www.truition.com.

About Konami:

Konami is a leading developer, publisher and manufacturer of electronic entertainment properties. Konami's titles include the popular franchises Metal Gear Solid®, Silent Hill® and Castlevania®, among other top sellers. The latest information about Konami can be found on the Web at www.konami.com. Konami Corporation is a publicly traded company based in Tokyo, Japan with subsidiary offices, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. in the United States and Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH in Frankfurt, Germany. Konami Corporation, the parent company of Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. is traded in the United States on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol KNM. Details of the products published by Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. can be found at www.konami.com.

Truition Media Contact:

Lisa McGregor
Truition Marketing Manager
lisamcgregor@truition.com
Tel. 416.673.4233


Konami Media Contact:

Marc Franklin
Director of Public Relations
mfrankpr@konami.com
Tel. 650.654.5600