Press Releases
02.14.2007
Aplix, Acrodea Tie Up to Promote OpenKODE™
Tokyo, Japan - February 14, 2007-
Aplix Corporation (TSE:3727) and Acrodea Inc. (TSE:3823) announced today they have agreed to form a cooperative alliance to promote the broader use of OpenKODE™.
OpenKODE™ is a royalty-free, cross-platform standard that combines a set of native APIs into a comprehensive media stack specification for accelerating rich media and graphics applications. OpenKODE™ aims to make advanced media capabilities consistently available across multiple devices for increased native source portability and reduced mobile platform fragmentation. Both Aplix and Acrodea have participated in the membership of developing OpenKODE™ in the Khronos Group. Acrodea plays one of the major roles as a key participant in the developing OpenKODE™, and Aplix contributes to define specifications.
Aplix will utilize Acrodea’s OpenKODE™ solutions in their JBlend and AMF (Aplix Middleware Framework). Acrodea will use Aplix’s Java-based solutions and platform solutions in their pilot targets. The two companies aim to achieve an organic union and effective utilization of the solutions they each have to offer, to promote broader use of OpenKODE™.
“Acrodea possesses state-of-the-art technology for engineering of mobile phone user interfaces”, said Masaaki Sekino, President and Representative Director of Aplix. “We constantly have worked with Acrodea since its establishment. I am very happy about this latest arrangement, which will give us an opportunity to further deepen our cooperative relationship.”
Acrodea CEO Junya Tsutsumi said, “I am happy to have this chance to work with Aplix, which has a high profile in Java platforms. By working together, I am confident we can make further progress in promoting the broader use of OpenKODE™.”
- About Aplix Corporation
Aplix Corporation is the global leader in deploying Java technology in mobile phones. Aplix was first established in 1986 and has been a Sun Java licensee since 1996. Aplix was publicly listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Mothers) in 2003. On August 24, 2004 Aplix and the Taiwan based company iaSolution finalized the integration of the corporations.
Headquarters: Tokyo
Other offices: Yokosuka, Okinawa, San Francisco, Munich, Taipei, Shanghai, Beijing, Seongnam and Seoul
For more information, please visit: www.aplixcorp.com and www.iasolution.net
- About Acrodea Inc
Acrodea, Inc., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a software company focused on middleware technology for mobile terminals. The company is particularly concentrated on interface technologies connecting the user and terminal, and currently provides user interface technologies and messaging enhancement technologies to the market. Acrodea’s efforts are a continual commitment to superior products and improving technology, for which the company has received recognition worldwide. In addition to Japan and Korea, Acrodea is engaged in business on a global scale, including China, Europe, and North America.
The company listed publicly on Mothers Exchange of TSE on Oct. 19, 2006, just two years and three months after its establishment in July 2004.
The company has offices in Seoul, Korea; and Espoo, Finland.
For more information, please visit http://www.acrodea.co.jp.
- About the JBlend Platform
The JBlend platform is the de facto solution for running Java applications and services in consumer electronics devices, including mobile phones. The platform has been licensed by over 50 companies and shipped in over 267 million mobile phone and consumer electronics devices as of September 2006.
*Java and all other Java-based marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries.
*JBlend and all related trademarks thereto are trademarks or registered trademarks of Aplix Corporation in Japan and other countries.
*OpenKODE™ is a trademark of the Khronos Group.
*All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners.
