HOME > Investment : News release July 4, 2006 Connect Technologies and Tricle Inc. upgrade the basic functions of Kaicom! and renew the Kaicom! website Tricle Inc. (Tricle: Head Office, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo; Representative, Masataka Matsumoto, President and CEO), a provider mobile commerce services, was established in July 2005 as a joint venture of Connect Technologies Corporation (Connect Technologies: Head Office, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; Representative, Tetsuya Kaku, President and CEO), Yahoo Japan Corporation (Yahoo! JAPAN: Head Office, Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative, Masahiro Inoue, President and CEO), and Index Corporation (present Index Holdings) (Index: Head Office, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo; Representative, Yoshimi Ogawa, President and CEO). Tricle Inc. has recently renewed and upgraded the functions of Kaicom!, its Internet shopping site for mobile phones. March 20, 2006 Information on establishment of Sapporo Branch “UX Project Group” Connect Technologies Corporation, a developer of mobile phone content, has established the UX (User eXperience) Project Group as a Sapporo Branch of the corporation]. Connect Technologies Corporation, a developer of mobile phone content, has established the UX (User eXperience) Project Group as a Sapporo Branch of the corporation]. Janualy 31, 2006 Connect Technologies Corporation, East Japan Marketing & Communications, Inc., and ZAPPALLAS. INC. agree to jointly run “Suica.jp,” a mobile portal site designed to promote the use of mobile Suica. Connect Technologies Corporation, East Japan Marketing & Communications, Inc., and ZAPPALLAS. INC. have begun running “Suica.jp,” a mobile site developed to promote the use of the “Suica” and “Mobile Suica” IC passenger cards issued by East Japan Railway Company. The Suica cards are convenient not only for automatic ticketing, but as all-around tools for living. November 25, 2005 Notification on “Connect Repro Corporation,” a joint corporation to engage in the recycling of mobile phones At a board meeting November 25, 2005, the directors of Connect Technologies Corporation resolved to establish “Connect Repro Corporation,” a joint corporation to provide recycling services, in partnership with International Manufacturing & Engineering Services Co., Ltd. September 6, 2005 Connect Technologies completes stock conversion of corporate bonds with warrants for yen-denominated convertible bonds due September 30, 2009 Outstanding corporate bonds with warrants for yen-denominated convertible bonds due September 30, 2009 were entirely converted to stock as of September 6, 2005. The details are presented below. August 30, 2005 Business and capital tie-up with Mobile Technica Inc. Connect Technologies Corporation (Connect Technologies; Head Office: Davinci Shinjuku Bldg. 6F, 4-3-17, Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan; Representative: Tetsuya Kaku, President and CEO) is pleased to announce that it has resolved to form a business and capital tie-up with Mobile Technica Inc. (Mobile Technica; Head Office: Sotobori Sky Bldg. 4F, 2-11, Ichigaya Motomura-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; Representative: Toshikazu Nemoto, President and CEO). The present business and capital tie-up is expected to have only a slight influence on our earnings for the time being. June 7, 2005 Business and capital tie-up with Biomatics Inc. Connect Technologies Corporation (Connect Technologies; Head Office: Davinci Shinjuku Bldg. 6F, 4-3-17, Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan; Representative: Tetsuya Kaku, President and CEO) is pleased to announce that it has resolved to form a business and capital tie-up with Biomatics Inc. (Biomatics; Head Office: 1-1-1, Higashi-sapporo 5-jo, Shiraishi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido; Representative: Hiroki Arakawa, President and CEO). The present business and capital tie-up is expected to have only a slight influence on our earnings. May 12, 2005 Business and capital tie-up with GAME ARTS Co., Ltd. Connect Technologies Corporation (Connect Technologies; Head Office: Davinci Shinjuku Bldg. 6F, 4-3-17, Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan; Representative: Tetsuya Kaku, President and CEO) is pleased to announce that it has resolved, as of its board of directors meeting today, to form a business and capital tie-up with GAME ARTS Co., Ltd. (Game Arts; Head Office: Daiichi Ikebukuro White Bldg. 7F, 2-9-9, Minami-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo; Representative: Yoichi Miyaji, President and CEO), a major game software developer. This business and capital tie-up is expected to have only a slight influence on our earnings. May 10, 2005 Business and capital tie-up with Cyber Space Communications Co., Ltd. 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) is pleased to announce that its directors have resolved to conclude a business and capital tie-up agreement with CSC Inc. (CSC; Head Office: Shiodome Eiwa Bldg, 1-2-7, Hamamatsu-cho, Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative: Eiichiro Murata, President and CEO). February 23, 2005 The acquisition of NTC Holdings Co., Ltd. Completed Connect Technologies Corporation has completed its acquisition of NTC Holdings Co., Ltd. as a wholly owned subsidiary through a stock transfer. The acquisition plans were previously announced in our news release of December 21, 2004. The details of the acquisition are presented below. February 16, 2005 Joint business with Daiki Sound agreed Connect Technologies Corporation is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement with Daiki-Sound Co., Ltd. for undertaking joint business concerning music delivery. Janualy 18, 2005 Business and capital tie-up with Xelo, Inc. 1. Objective The communication rate and the flexible pricing systems based fixed rate systems are just one example of the recent changes in mobile phone infrastructures. These changes are expected to widen the range of mobile phone uses in business, whether by individuals or corporations, as well to increase the usage mobile phone content, chiefly for information and amusement. Unlike the experience with the computer, however, the platform we describe as mobile supports only a limited range of uses in business. December 27, 2004 Stock acquisition of System Solution Laboratory Inc. (making it a wholly owned subsidiary) Connect Technologies Corporation is pleased to announce that its directors have resolved, as of their board meeting of December 27, 2004, to acquire System Solution Laboratory Inc. as a wholly owned subsidiary of Connect Technologies through a stock acquisition. November 16, 2004 Business and capital tie-up with Honda Electron Co., Ltd. Connect Technologies Corporation (Connect Technologies; Head Office: 3-1, Kanda Ogawamachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan; Representative: Tetsuya Kaku, President and CEO) is pleased to announce that it has resolved to form a business and capital tie-up with Honda Electron Co., Ltd. (Honda Electron; Head Office: 2-14-1, Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Representative: Yoshikuni Tanaka, President and CEO). September 2, 2004 Business and capital tie-up with Daiki-Sound Co., Ltd. Connect Technologies Corporation (Connect Technologies; Head Office: 3-1, Kanda Ogawamachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan; Representative: Tetsuya Kaku, President and CEO) is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement with Daiki-Sound Co., Ltd. (Daiki Sound; Head Office: 6F, 1-14-10, Higashi-Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; Representative: Yuji Kimura, President and CEO) to enter a business and capital tie-up. August 25, 2004 Connect Technologies　Joins work to establish mobile content server system standards. Connect Technologies Corporation (Connect Technologies; Head Office: 3-1, Kanda Ogawamachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan; Representative: Tetsuya Kaku, President and CEO), CYBIRD CO., Ltd. (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; representative: Hori Tomokazu Robert, President and CEO), and DWANGO Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo: representative: Hiroshi Kobayashi, President and CEO) have agreed to jointly establish comprehensive standards and various guidelines for the mobile content server system as part of the activities of the Working Group (Group Leader: Seiji Okamoto, DWANGO Co., Ltd.) in the Mobile Content Forum (placed at Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Chairman: Hitotora Higashikuni). August 25, 2004 Business and capital tie-up with ZAPPALLAS, Inc. Connect Technologies Corporation (Connect Technologies; Head Office: 3-1, Kanda Ogawamachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan; Representative: Tetsuya Kaku, President and CEO) is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement with ZAPPALLAS, Inc. (Zappallas; Head Office: 1-8-8, Nakameguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo; Representative: Masanori Sugiyama, President and CEO) to enter a business and capital tie-up. September 21, 2000 Connect Corporation set up business ties with Dwango Co. Ltd. for the joint development of a client server system for 3G mobile phones. Connect Corporation, devoted to Java software development for mobile phones, decided to grant new share subscription rights to Dwango Co. Ltd., which is a network gaming system development company, as well as Index Corp. and Open Loop Inc. Janualy 1, 2000 Notification on “Connect Repro Corporation,” a joint corporation to engage in the recycling of mobile phones Notification on “Connect Repro Corporation,” a joint corporation to engage in the recycling of mobile phones At a board meeting November 25, 2005, the directors of Connect Technologies Corporation resolved to establish “Connect Repro Corporation,” a joint corporation to provide recycling services, in partnership with International Manufacturing & Engineering Services Co., Ltd.