HOME > Investment : News release July 13, 2006 Connect Develops a mobile phone application jointly with IBM Japan to expand the linkages between printed matter and digital information for users. Connect Technologies Corporation (Connect Technologies: Head Office, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; Representative, Tetsuya Kaku, President and CEO), a developer of mobile phone content, has teamed up with IBM Japan Corporation (IBM Japan: Head Office, Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative, Takuma Otoshi, President) to develop two new technologies: a two-dimensional barcode and an application that uses the barcode in an “Electronic Clipping System.” The two dimensional barcode is printed in an ink invisible detectable only by a reader using black light. The Electronic Clipping System links paper and digital information such as websites through mobile phones using an image-processing technology that extracts the two-dimensional barcode. December 12, 2005 Connect Technologies Corporation, Kanematsu Communications Ltd., and Sky Media Corporation are to conduct a CRM verification trial at DoCoMo shops in the Kanto area. The companies plan to develop an advertising model that makes use of “Media Connect Station,” a shop solution compatible with NTT DoCoMo’s “ToruCa®” function. Connect Technologies Corporation (a developer of mobile phone content), Kanematsu Communications Ltd. (a seller of mobile devices and related equipment), and Sky Media Corporation (a 100% subsidiary of Connect Technologies specialized in diverse mobile advertising services) have jointly installed the “Media Connect Station” shop solution at several DoCoMo retail outlets in the metropolitan area. The new units are fully compatible with the “ToruCa®” function released on September 14, 2005 by NTT DoCoMo. The partners will be conducting a CRM verification trials for the development of an advertising model to provide users with benefit information and the unique experience of using the ToruCa. September 21, 2005 Aplix, Connect Technologies, G-mode, and Taito establish a consortium –A consortium with plans to create new printing content and diffuse direct printing from mobile phones– Connect Technologies Corporation has joined with Aplix Corporation, G-mode Co., Ltd., and Taito Corporation to establish “PrintContents Gathering,” a consortium that seeks to create new printing content and popularize services for direct printing from mobile phones. Connect will function as an administrative agent in the newly formed group. July 14, 2005 Development and launch of a solution to streamline the creation of eCommerce sites that supports payment for all three carriers with full electronic money functionality of Osaifu-Keitai[TM] mobile (wallet mobile phones). Connect Technologies Corporation (Connect Technologies; Head Office: Davinci Shinjuku Bldg. 6F, 4-3-17, Shinjuku, Shinjujku-ku, Tokyo 160-0022, Japan; Representative: Tetsuya Kaku, President and CEO), a developer of mobile phone solutions, will be marketing a package solution to streamline the creation of mobile commerce sites and settlement systems for the three main carriers - i-mode, vodafone live!, and EZweb. Services will be launched by the end of August. July 11, 2005 Your mobile phone sends you specific information based on your current location and circumstances Your mobile phone sends you of information based on your current location and circumstances. -- A technology to bookmark and transmit information that draws your attention -- June 30, 2005 Development of MobileFramer, a multi-functional image conversion system for mobile sites Connect Technologies Corporation (Connect Technologies; Head Office: Davinci Shinjuku Bldg. 6F, 4-3-17, Shinjuku, Shinjujku-ku, Tokyo, Japan; Representative: Tetsuya Kaku, President and CEO), a developer of applications for mobile phones, will soon be releasing MobileFramer, a package solution that permits unrestricted scaling and scrolling of images on mobile sites. MobileFramer can display optimum interactive images on almost all mobile phones with a browser function. The enabling factor is snaprec, an appliance server run by i-Broadcast Inc. (Ichibancho K.K. Bldg. 4F, 13-8, Ichibancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo), a partner of Connect Technologies. April 7, 2005 Joint development of MobileProducer, a solution that reduces labor and costs for the development, maintenance, and management of mobile sites, in cooperation with NETGENE Connect Technologies Corporation (Davinci Shinjuku Bldg. 6F, 4-3-17, Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Representative: Tetsuya Kaku, President and CEO), a leading developer of mobile phone solutions, and NETGENE Co., Ltd. (INTSU Nakano Bldg. 5F, 3-33-3, Nakano, Nakano-ku, Tokyo, Representative: Masaru Mitsukuri, President and CEO), a developer and vender of mobile phone solutions, have jointly developed MobileProducer, a package solution that reduces the labor and costs for the development, maintenance, and management of mobile sites. March 31, 2005 Joint development of the tv asahi premium! remote controller, a TV remote controller application for mobile phones configured as receivers for ground digital broadcasts, in cooperation with Index Our company and Index Corporation (4-1-1, Taishido, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Representative: Yoshimi Ogawa, President and CEO) jointly developed the tv asahi premium! remote controller, an application for mobile phones interlocked with a ground digital broadcasting service offered by TV Asahi (6-9-1, Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Representative: Michisada Hirose, President and CEO). November 17, 2004 Connect Technologies Corporation and iNAGO inc.Joint development of Mobileware for NetPeople, an AI agent system used exclusively for mobile phones Connect Technologies Corporation (Connect Technologies; Head Office: 3-1, Kanda Ogawamachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan; Representative: Tetsuya Kaku, President and CEO) and iNAGO inc. (2-1, Kanda Ogawamachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Representative: Ron DiCarlantonio, President) jointly developed Mobileware for NetPeople, a solution that permits use of the AI agent system NetPeople exclusively for mobile phones. November 15, 2004 Connect Technologies Corporation and B.U.G., Inc.Joint development of ESPT for mobile, a embedded control system used with peripheral hardware provided for mobile phones Connect Technologies Corporation (Connect Technologies; Head Office: 3-1, Kanda Ogawamachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan; Representative: Tetsuya Kaku, President and CEO) and B.U.G., Inc. (BUG, Head Office: 1-1-14, Shimonopporo Techno Park, Atsubetsu-ku Sapporo, Representative: Hiroyuki Hattori, President and CEO) have jointly developed ESPT for mobile, a controllable embedded system development kit using various kinds of interface hardware for mobile phones. July 22, 2004 Joint development of Keitai-con, an infrared controller mobile application for the electric water heaters of Nihon Itomic Co., Ltd., i-appli mobile phones from NTT DoCoMo supported. Connect Technologies Corporation (Connect Technologies; Head Office: 3-1, Kanda Ogawamachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan; Representative: Tetsuya Kaku, President and CEO) has collaborated in the development of i-appli Keitai-con, an infrared technology for the remote control and maintenance of an industrial water heater to be released this autumn by Nihon Itomic Co., Ltd. (Ohta-ku, Tokyo, Representative: Daiki Itoh, President and CEO). This development will have only a slight influence on the financial performance of Connect Technologies. June 16, 2004 Joint development of i-appli[TM] for the club DAM MEMBERSHIP karaoke member service offered by Daiichikosho Co., Ltd.i-appli[TM] will be fully operable on the FeliCa-compatible mobile phones developed by NTT DoCoMo. Connect Technologies Corporation (Connect Technologies; Head Office: 3-1, Kanda Ogawamachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan; Representative: Tetsuya Kaku, President and CEO) jointly developed i-appli[TM] for the club DAM MEMBERSHIP karaoke member service offered by Daiichikosho Co., Ltd. (Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Representative: Tatsuyoshi Yoneda, which uses the i-mode[TM] that supports FeliCa-compliant phones to be marketed by NTT DoCoMo Inc. (President, Keiji Tachikawa; Service area, Kanto and Ko-Shin-Etsu) sometime after summer this year. This development is expected to have only a slight influence on the financial performance of Connect Technologies. May 25, 2004 Launch of a key management system for mobile phones with a contactless IC card function Connect Technologies Corporation (Connect Technologies; Head Office: 3-1, Kanda Ogawamachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan; Representative: Tetsuya Kaku, President and CEO) has developed a key management system for mobile phones with a noncontactcontactless IC card function. The official date for market release is still undecided. April 23, 2004 Development of moving image encoding hardware that supports various types of mobile phones Video recorder for SD memory card,miniSD[TM] card Adoption into Keitaide Video Connect Technologies Corporation (Connect Technologies; Head Office: 3-1, Kanda Ogawamachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan; Representative: Tetsuya Kaku, President and CEO) has collaborated in the development of a hardware video encoder that supports the MP4/3GPP moving image format used widely for mobile phones. The encoder has been adopted for the Keitaide Video released by Mitsubishi Plastics, Inc. Four companies have jointly developed the product. Our company, (Solid Alliance Corporation), Media Links & Co., Ltd and Mitsubishi Plastics, Inc. will take charge of development, planning, manufacture, and sale, respectively. April 14, 2004 Announcement of Mobileware for DB2 Volume 1 of "Mobileware" series: Middleware for DB2- Middleware solution package for mobile phones. Connect Technologies Corporation starts the sale of Mobileware for DB2, volume 1 of the middleware solution package for mobile phones Mobileware series, on April 21, 2004. September 17, 2003 Connect Technologies successfully developed Currency Exchange Analysis Application for mobile phones Volume 2 of Java-based Financial Services Application Development - Index Co. launched ASP Services with Commodity Futures Giant Nihon Unicom - Connect Technologies, devoted to Java software development for mobile phones, successfully developed new software Currency Exchange Analysis Application which allows users to access information on currency exchange rates via mobile phones. This product marks the second Java-based financial information services application, following the release of the Stock Quotations Analysis Application previously. *Connect Corporation was officially renamed Connect Technologies Corporation on July 25, 2003. September 26, 2002 Connect Corporation, in association with Link Evolutions & Planex Communications, has developed the Zero Packet Browser system utilizing the infrared data communication capability of mobile phones. - Web browsing is now available anywhere, even without network coverage - Connect Corporation, devoted to Java software development for mobile phones, successfully developed and is launching the sale of the new Zero Packet Browser system. This system allows users to browse on the web at places where network coverage is not available, through the infrared data communication capability of mobile phones. Connect Corporation has been selling system solutions on mobile phones with the infrared data communication programming kit Infrared Contents Exchange for iAPPLi which was jointly developed with Link Evolutions Co. Ltd. The technology of Infrared Contents Exchange for iAPPLi has been applied to this brand new system. September 25, 2002 Connect Corporation developed an all-purpose remote controller with a serial port connection -Allows a mobile phone to control TVs or Videos as an infrared remote controller- Connect Corporation developed an all-purpose remote controller with a serial port connection -Allows a mobile phone to control TVs or Videos as an infrared remote controller- May 21, 2002 Index, Connect and DAIICHIKOSHO jointly developed a new service that allows users to search and select karaoke songs using a mobile phone. Index Corporation, an information services provider for mobile phones (JASDAQ code 4035), Connect Corporation and Daiichikosho Co. Ltd., jointly developed a new system which allows the user to book and select karaoke songs by accessing the on-line karaoke system DAM from a "504i series" mobile phone via infrared communications technology. March 21, 2002 Connect and Link Evolutions jointly developed Infrared Contents Exchange for iAPPLi, a new Infrared Data Communication Programming Kit for Mobile Phones. Connect Corporation, a subsidiary of Index Corporation offering information services for mobile phones, and Link Evolutions Co. Ltd., jointly developed and will be releasing a new exciting programming package Infrared Contents Exchange for iAPPLi (Corroboration Package). March 21, 2002 Connect set up business ties with Link Evolutions for extending utilization of personal devices and developing new communications system Connect Corporation, a subsidiary of Index Corporation offering information services for mobile phones, and Link Evolutions Co., Ltd., have agreed an alliance to develop and deploy a brand new communications system targeting personal information devices such as personal digital assistants (PDAs) and mobile phone handsets, by integrating Java technology and short-distance wireless technology such as IrDA and Bluetooth. The short distance wireless technology such as IrDA and Bluetooth are already implemented in information devices including PDAs and mobile phones, and it is expected to extend the use of this technology for new services. March 21, 2002 Connect and Sumitomo Heavy Industries jointly developed sMobile Version 4, i-appli for NTT DoCoMo's 504i series i-mode enabled mobile phones. This standby-mode-compatible business application will be released on June 1, 2002. Connect Corporation and Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd. jointly developed version 4 of sMobile, a business application for NTT DoCoMo's 504i series i-mode enabled mobile phones. Priced at 10,000 yen per user*, and scheduled to be out on June 1 by Sumitomo Heavy Industries. * Price based on 1,000 users. April 24, 2001 Connect and Sumitomo Heavy Industries jointly developed the Lotus Notes Mail collaboration system, sMobile i-appli version, to be released on May 2001. Connect Corporation, devoted to Java-based software development for mobile phones, in collaboration with Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd., successfully developed sMobile Version 2, which will be available in May. This is an i-appli version of the collaboration system sMobile, which allows users to utilize functions of Lotus Notes, one of the most popular groupware systems, through NTT DoCoMo i-mode mobile phones.