ROK Acquires Majority Shareholding in Notebook Manufacturer

Mobile Entertainment Specialist Acquires Majority Shareholding in performance notebook manufacturer

WOLVERHAMPTON, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ROK Entertainment Group (OTCBB:CYFD), the UK-based mobile technologies, applications and entertainment development company today announces it has acquired a 51% controlling interest in Rock, a performance notebook manufacturer (subsidiary of Eikon Group Limited).

Under the terms of the agreement, ROK and Rock will share expertise in IPTV, place shifting, mobile internet and mobile entertainment platforms. This will take advantage of the synergies between the mobile phone and PC oriented technologies respectively as well as the increasing convergence between the phone and notebook market, with recent market research conducted by Intel finding that every owner of a mobile phone will eventually own a notebook.

This acquisition forms part of ROKs strategy to expand in all mobile communications markets and will provide a further platform for the delivery of user-generated content, which constitutes a key strength of the Companys product offering.

Laurence Alexander, CEO of ROK explained, full-scale convergence of the notebook and mobile technologies - and how we use them both - has already begun. Three years ago, virtually no-one browsed the web on their mobile or received and sent emails. In three years time, people will be using their mobile in very similar ways to how they are using their laptops at present. It's all about technological convergence of the mobile with the internet to deliver constant connectivity.

Rock are world-leaders in notebook technology innovation, such as being first to launch the worlds fastest graphics for the notebook platform, 8800M GTX by NVIDIA. Earlier this year, they made their first steps into Europe by offering 3 years pan-European warranty on all notebook products with a long term plan to hit the US by 2010, where ROK already operates.

Nick Boardman, CEO of Rock, concluded Rocks customer base consists largely of early adopters, and make the ideal target for ROKs products and services. We will work extremely closely to bring some exciting technology to the market.

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About ROK

ROK Entertainment Group, formed in 2003, is a world-leading mobile technology and applications developer.

With 170 staff worldwide, ROK has filed more than 40 international patents for its suite of innovative mobile technologies.

With 3 billion mobile handsets in use worldwide, the mobile TV industry is forecast to become a multi-billion dollar business within a few years.

ROK TV enables the streaming of live and on-demand TV to mobile phones over mass-market 2.5G, as well as over 3G and Wi-Fi.

ROK Entertainment Group, a U.S. publicly-traded company, is formally known as Cyberfund, Inc. (OTCBB: CYFD), and is in the process of changing its corporate name.

About Rock

Rocks manufacturing facility in Warwick has maintained the highest standards of notebook services for over 15 years and continues to lead the mobile computing world with the most innovative notebook technology available on the market.

Rock delivered 74% of Intels sales across EMEA for the top performing Core Duo processor for its first month from launch in Summer 2006.

In addition to continued technological innovation in the portable computing market, Rock is the only notebook manufacturer to supply a 3 year collect and return warranty on its entire notebook range as standard ensuring it offers the most comprehensive after sales service.

Rock has consistently been first to market with the latest innovation and more recently became first in the world to make all notebooks High Definition as standard. Rock was also first to launch the worlds fastest graphics for the notebook platform, 8800M GTX by NVIDIA.

Rock has won multiple technology and service awards including Best PC & Laptop manufacturer 2007, as voted by Custom PC magazine readers.

Forward-Looking Statement

The information contained in this new release, other than historical information, consists of forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in these statements. Forward-looking statements regarding the timing of developing, testing and releasing existing and new products, of marketing and selling them, of deriving revenues and profits from them, as well as the effects of those revenues and profits on the company's margins and financial position, are uncertain because many of the factors affecting the timing of those items are beyond the company's control.

Contacts

Corfin Communications for ROK Entertainment Group
Harry Chathli/ Claire Norbury
US Media: +1 212 572 6363
UK Media: +44 20 7977 0020

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