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08.03.2004

Aplix to Jointly Develop Doja/Java™ Platform Prototype for FOMA® with NTT DoCoMo

Tokyo, JAPAN - August 3, 2004 -

Aplix Corporation (head office: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Ryu Koriyama) announced today a cooperative agreement with NTT DoCoMo, Inc. (head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Masao Nakamura) to jointly develop a DoJa/Java™ platform prototype for FOMA® devices. DoJa/Java platform is the application execution environment for NTT DoCoMo's i-appli®. The two companies will develop a platform for FOMA based on Aplix's JBlend™ platform technology.

Through this joint development, the two companies will assess performance enhancements of the DoJa/Java platform and the possibility of reducing development costs by standardizing the i-appli execution environment.

• About Aplix Corporation
  

  Aplix Corporation is the global leader in deploying Java technology in mobile phones. The company's JBlend™ technology has been licensed by 13 handset manufacturers and deployed in mobile phones offered by wireless operators around the world. Aplix was first established in 1986 and has been a Sun Java licensee since 1996. The company is headquartered in Tokyo with subsidiary operations in San Francisco and Munich.

  For more information:
  Aplix Corporation: www.aplix.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 deployed by 13 handset manufacturers on a total of over 100 mobile phones as of June 2004. JBlend™ technology:

  • Sets the pace by maintaining market leadership through innovation.
  • Has proven results, enabling first-to-market deliveries for our customers.
  • Over 45 million mobile phones have been shipped with JBlend™ as of March 2004.

• Press Contact:
  

  Akiko Sharp Doi
  Aplix Corporation
  Email: pr@aplixcorp.com
  Phone: +1-415-558-8800

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