February 1, 2008 (Tokyo, Japan)—Implemented with VIVID UI and VIVID Movie developed by Acrodea, Inc. (CEO and President: Junya Tsutsumi), headquartered in Meguro-ku, Tokyo, the 705i model series mobile phones of NTT DoCoMo, Inc., headquartered in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (CEO and President: Masao Nakamura) have been released.
The NTT DoCoMo 705i series, consisting of the F705i (manufactured by Fujitsu), the P705i (manufactured by Panasonic Mobile Communications), the D705i/D705iµ (manufactured by Mitsubishi Electric), and the N705i (manufactured by NEC) model handsets were implemented accordingly and released.
These implemented models fall under the master license announced in August 2007, whereby Acrodea’s VIVID UI and VIVID Movie are sublicensed from NTT DoCoMo to the terminal manufacturers for implementation. The implemented models total 10 at this point, all 905i series models and the 705i series models with a few terminals excluded. In addition, a common UI platform for NTT DoCoMo has been developed jointly to enable extensions. With the extensibility, subscribers can make use of superior UI content.
Moreover, plans call for newly augmenting the Kisekae Tool® provided by NTT DoCoMo with the Kisekae Tool UI Creator to support UI design work, developed on the basis of Acrodea’s authoring tool. UI content for each 705i series handset model can be created with this tool. Consequently, subscribers will gain access to many UI menu designs with a wealth of expression and range in variety. In addition to changing the appearances of menu screens, customization can extend to operability, such as shuffling the display of frequently accessed menus.
Additional terminals implemented with VIVID UI and VIVID Movie are planned for release in February and beyond.
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 maintains an overseas presence in Seoul, Korea; Helsinki, Finland; and Newport Beach, California, U.S.A. For more information, please visit http://www.acrodea.co.jp.
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