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Date: May 17, 2007

Release of Model with Acrodea's VIVID Panorama:
Samsung Mobile Terminal Marks Entry to Korean Market

May 17, 2007 (Tokyo, Japan)—Acrodea, Inc. (CEO and President: Junya Tsutsumi), headquartered in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, announces the installation of "VIVID Panorama™", jointly developed with Morpho, Inc. (CEO and President: Masaki Hilaga), headquartered in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, in the following mobile handsets delivered to the domestic Korean market by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (CEO and Vice Chairman: Jong-Yong Yun), of Seoul, Korea.

Handset with VIVID Panorama SCH-B660, SPH-B6600
Release date Beginning at the end of February 2007
Basic Functionality Features CDMA2000 1x EVDO
Wireless Internet and Email
TFT LCD 262K colors
Micro SD card slot
WIPI 1.2
VIVID Panorama
Handset with VIVID Panorama SPH-W2500
Release date Beginning at the end of March 2007
Basic Functionality Features W-CDMA/GSM
Wireless Internet and Email
TFT LCD 262K colors
Micro SD card slot
64-tone melody sound
Multi-tasking (voice/data/SHOW/MP3, etc.)
VIVID Panorama & VIVID Message

VIVID Panorama permits the user to create panorama photos (images extended in one direction for a wider or taller viewing angle than ordinary photos) easily by operating the mobile handset with a built-in digital camera like a camcorder and panning the desired range. Although previous handsets have been equipped with panoramic photography functions, the "panorama-like" photo involved stitching together each, individually taken photo. The panoramic image-generating technology of VIVID Panorama is fully automated on the basis of the video data captured. The process is rapid and completed in real time. Users may immediately preview the panorama photo taken. This convenience is an additional feature of VIVID Panorama.

[About Acrodea, Inc.]

Acrodea, Inc., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a software technology R&D firm involved in middleware technology for mobile terminals. The company is particularly focused on interface technologies connecting between the user and terminal, and currently provides UI (user interface) technologies and email enhancement technologies to the market. We are also applying R&D energy towards the enhancement of graphics performance, which is indispensable in facilitating usage of mobile platform interfaces. Our stance and efforts are a continual commitment to superior products and improving technology, for which we have received recognition worldwide. In addition to Japan and Korea, Acrodea is engaged in business on the global market, 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 establishment in July 2004. Acrodea is headquartered in Tokyo, and has offices in Korea, Europe and United States. For more information, please visit http://www.acrodea.co.jp.

[About Morpho, Inc.]

Founded in 2004, Morpho, Inc., is a venture company focused on delivering industry leading computer vision, graphics and image processing solutions for mobile device and PC based applications. Established by researchers from the University of Tokyo and experts in digital media, the company continues to introduce innovations in image processing technologies. More information about Morpho Inc. is available at http://www.morphoinc.com.

■ For inquiries about this press release, please contact the following:

Pubic Relations at Acrodea, Inc.
TEL: +81 3-5798-4885

■ For inquiries about VIVID Panorama technology, please contact the following:

Marketing Department at Acrodea, Inc.
TEL: +81 3-5798-4885

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VIVID Panorama and VIVID Message are a trademark of Acrodea.
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The names of companies and products in this press release respectively belong to the respective companies associated.