JBlend(TM) Featured in NTT DoCoMo's FOMA(TM) N902iX HIGH-SPEED Handset


The First HSDPA-compatible Mobile Phone in Japan

TOKYO, Aug. 31 / Aplix Corporation announced today that its JBlend(TM) Java(TM) platform is deployed in NTT DoCoMo's FOMA(TM) N902iX HIGH-SPEED handset.

Manufactured by NEC, the N902iX HIGH-SPEED is the first HSDPA-compatible mobile phone in Japan. HSDPA is a new high-speed packet-transmission technology for downlinks at up to 3.6 Mbps, or 10 times faster than current FOMA handsets. Together with JBlend platform, which has already been deployed in all models of DoCoMo's 902i series and 902iS series handsets, N902iX

HIGH-SPEED enables users to enjoy richer contents at higher speed, resulting in the new kinds of user experiences for integrated multimedia applications and services -- music functions including the Music Channel(TM), access to the Internet websites through full browsers are the highlighted features that N902iX HIGH-SPEED enables.

N902iX HIGH-SPEED, with other high class functionality, also deploys comprehensive, powerful Java environment with JBlend. This Java environment provides interactive Java such as games and various multimedia applications.

Java technology is increasingly gathering momentum as a technical platform for household devices in the era of ubiquitous computing. JBlend is our unique platform enabling never-before-seen features on mobile phones, and increasingly on other consumer electronic devices. JBlend has already been deployed on over 233 million devices around the world. Aplix continues its innovative efforts to contribute to the development of consumer products that are even more appealing and easier to use than those we have today.

About Aplix Corporation

Aplix Corporation is the global leader in deploying Java technology in mobile phones. Aplix was first established in 1986 and has been a Sun Java licensee since 1996. Aplix was publicly listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Mothers) in 2003. On August 24, 2004 Aplix and the Taiwan based company iaSolution finalized the integration of the corporations.

o Headquarters: Tokyo
o Other offices: San Francisco, Munich, Taipei, Shanghai, Beijing,
Seongnam and Seoul

For more information, please visit: www.aplixcorp.com/ and www.iasolution.net/ .

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 licensed by over 50 companies As of December 2005.

JBlend technology:
o Sets the pace by maintaining market leadership through innovation.
o Has proven results, enabling first-to-market deliveries for our
customers.
o Over 233 million mobile phones and consumer electronics devices have
been shipped with JBlend as of June 2006.

Source: Aplix Corporation

CONTACT: Akiko Sharp Doi of Aplix Corporation, or pr@aplixcorp.com, or
+1-415-558-8800

Web site: www.aplixcorp.com/
http://www.iasolution.net/

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