Dec. 4, 2006 (Tokyo, Japan) — Acrodea's user interface customization solution developed in collaboration with InnoPath Software, Inc., has been selected to perform a number of functions in the "EZ keitai-arrange" service provided by KDDI Corporation and Okinawa Cellular Telephone Company.
The user interface customization solution for mobile telephones developed by Acrodea and InnoPath is based on Acrodea's expertise in UI solutions, and InnoPath’s experience and track-record with mobile device management solutions. The solution provided by the two companies delivers more freedom to the user in interface customization, a process that has been quite restrictive and highly time-consuming up until now. The downloadable update function delivers a full UI package that enhances the convenience of customization. With the introduction of this solution mobile phones are now more user-friendly and expected to be a more appealing product to users.
Besides providing the underlying technology, Acrodea's role includes the provision of authoring tools to content developers to ease the creation of user interface packages.
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; Beijing, China; and Espoo, Finland. For more information, please visit http://www.acrodea.co.jp.
InnoPath Software, the leader in Integrated Mobile Device Management (iMDM) solutions, enables wireless carriers and mobile device manufacturers to transparently deliver and support current and future revenue producing services. InnoPath was the first company to commercially deploy firmware over-the-air mobile device management, and its standards-based iMDM Solutions Suite uniquely permits carriers to combine configuration, provisioning, updates, and diagnostics for lifecycle delivery of services. Tens of millions of active subscribers are experiencing the value of InnoPath patented solutions through leading carriers including Cingular, KDDI, Sprint, and Softbank Mobile, and device manufacturers that include Kyocera, LG, NEC, Panasonic, Pantech & Curitel, Sanyo, Sharp, Sony Ericsson, and Toshiba. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, InnoPath is privately held with offices in China, Japan, Korea and the UK. For more information, visit www.innopath.com.
The EZ keitai-arrange service for au mobile telephones provides a way to package an entire customized user interface on a handset, consisting of a standby screen, menu screens, ringing tones, and the like. Users can designate a variety of custom features through an EZweb download, and quickly enjoy a personalized handset environment.
For details, please visit http://www.au.kddi.com.
Attn.: IR and PR Desk, Acrodea, Inc.
Telephone: +81 3 5798 4885
Email: ir@acrodea.co.jp
Acrodea, Inc., Marketing Department
Telephone: +81 3 5798 4885
Email: info@acrodea.co.jp
InnoPath Software, Inc.,
Telephone:＋1 408 962 9200
Email: lynn@innopath.com
The above is an English translation from Japanese and in an unlikely case of any discrepancies, the original Japanese shall prevail.
