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AMD INTEGRATES JACKED SportsTop™ ON NEW AMD LIVE! EXPLORER

AMD, JACKED AND GATEWAY JOIN FORCES TO SHOWCASE POWER OF THE AMD LIVE! EXPERIENCE FOR UPCOMING COLLEGE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

SANTA MONICA, Calif. – March 17, 2008 – Jacked, Inc.™ (www.jacked.com), developer of a new Webtop publishing platform designed to synchronize Internet content with live television, and AMD, a leading global provider of innovative processing solutions in the computing, graphics and consumer electronics markets, announced today a strategic partnership to offer the Jacked SportsTop™, a browser-based virtual desktop that enables sports fans to customize their game experience through a dashboard of widgets, on the new AMD LIVE! Explorer, an easy-to-use PC application designed to deliver a unique entertainment experience on AMD LIVE! PCs.

“Now as more television viewers are watching broadcasts while simultaneously accessing content on their computers, it is more important than ever to offer the market a next generation PC application that has the power and flexibility to enable consumers to run multiple applications at the same time,” said Bryan Biniak, CEO, Jacked, Inc. “We are excited to collaborate with AMD to offer our Jacked SportsTop™ on the new AMD LIVE! Explorer, as it will dramatically enhance our interactive service that provides a broadcast companion for sports games on television.”

“AMD LIVE! Explorer is an ideal platform to showcase the power of the Jacked SportsTop™ , as it offers an immersive, 3D approach to browsing a PC’s complete digital media library while also enjoying a video TV program or Internet access in the same window,” said XX, XX, AMD. “By allowing consumers to easily browse music, photos and videos in a moving carousel format and surf the Internet while watching live television or video files stored on their PCs, AMD is offering a next generation experience to consumers.”

In time for the US college basketball tournament, AMD, Jacked and Gateway have joined forces to offer an enhanced two screen experience that brings high definition video, extreme resolution and unmatched performance to the basketball games.  Now for the first time, the Gateway® GM5664 powered with the AMD Phenom™ quad-core processor allows you to take advantage of the new immersive 3D experiences with the new AMD Live! Explorer and Jacked SportsTop™ .   

“We are thrilled to partner with AMD and Jacked, Inc. on this exciting package for consumers in time for the college basketball tournament,” said Dan Freeman, director of retail sales, Gateway, Inc. “The combination of our high performance desktop with the innovation of the Jacked SportsTop™ and the power of the AMD Live! processor is ideal for delivering an unmatched PC experience.”

To celebrate the biggest college basketball tournament in the US, Jacked.com is offering a “March for Mad Cash” $100,000 Sweepstakes. Enter now at http://www.jacked.com/m/newsletter/gateway.html to become a registered user and fill out bracket picks.

About Jacked, Inc.
Jacked™ is the developer of the first Webtop publishing platform designed to synchronize Internet content with live television. The company’s initial product is the Jacked SportsTop™, a unique browser-based virtual desktop using proprietary multi-patent technology to allow sports fans to customize their game experience through a dashboard of widgets. To date, Jacked has partnered with NBC Sports to power its PlayAction Web site for Sunday night football broadcasts and the Notre Dame football season. In addition to NFL and NCAA football, Jacked currently supports NBA, NCAA Division 1 basketball and will be launching support MLB games over the next several months. Jacked was recently recognized by media company AlwaysOn as one of the OnMedia 100 Winners and was also selected as one of 30 leading technology companies to join the Microsoft Startup Accelerator Program.

Jacked is a venture backed company with funding from Provenance Ventures, Core Capital Partners, and Gabriel Venture Partners.  Jacked was founded in June 2006 and is based in Santa Monica, CA.

About Gateway
Since its founding in 1985, Irvine, Calif.-based Gateway has been a technology pioneer, offering award-winning products and world-class service to customers worldwide. The company's value-based eMachines brand is sold exclusively by leading retailers, while the premium Gateway line is available at major retailers and over the web and phone. Gateway is a wholly owned subsidiary of Acer Inc., the world's third-largest PC company. See www.gateway.com for more information

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