Acrodea – Pioneering the Development of the OpenKODE(TM) Core APIs

TOKYO, Feb. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Acrodea Inc. Announces its OpenKODE(TM) Core 1.0 Solution for Mobile Platforms Today.

OpenKODE(TM) is an open standard, defined by the Khronos Group that combines a set of native APIs into a comprehensive media stack specification for accelerating rich media and graphics applications. OpenKODE(TM) aims to make advanced media capabilities consistently available across multiple devices for increased native source portability and reduced mobile platform fragmentation. With the introduction of OpenKODE(TM), not only will the development of applications and middleware be more cost effective, but will also enable further advancements in mobile graphics and multimedia. This will allow future mobile devices to run more intuitive user interfaces and richer content.

Acrodea has been deeply involved in driving the standardization of OpenKODE(TM) within the Khronos Group. Due to this close partnership with the Khronos Group and Acrodea’s extensive experience in graphics, middleware and multiple mobile platforms, the company is in the forefront of OpenKODE(TM) development and is pleased to be a first to bring a conformant solution to market.

Acrodea plans to offer its middleware products like VividUI and X-Forge to fully utilize OpenKODE(TM) as well as promote the standard towards Acrodea’s partners and the industry. The company will start providing its implementation to close partners and customers during Q1 2007.

“Mobile application and middleware development has been dependent on hardware and the operating system for a long while now. However, with the OpenKODE(TM) proposition, these limitations no longer apply. I strongly believe that as of now, the development of true user oriented applications and middleware becomes possible.” says Junya Tsutsumi, the CEO and President of Acrodea.

“The Khronos Group recognizes the significant contribution that Acrodea has made within the OpenKODE(TM) working group and is happy to see Acrodea providing one of the first conformant implementations of the OpenKODE(TM) Core API to the industry,” says Neil Trevett, President of the Khronos Group.

About Acrodea

Acrodea, Inc., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a software company focused on middleware technology for mobile terminals. The company is particularly concentrated on interface technologies connecting the user and terminal, and currently provides user interface technologies and messaging enhancement technologies to the market. Acrodea’s efforts are a continual commitment to superior products and improving technology, for which the company has received recognition worldwide. In addition to Japan and Korea, Acrodea is engaged in business on a global scale, 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 its establishment in July 2004.

   The company has offices in Seoul, Korea; and Espoo, Finland.    For more information, please visit http://www.acrodea.co.jp/.    Please direct inquiries on this release to    Attn.: PR Desk, Acrodea, Inc.    Telephone: +81 3 5798 4885    Please direct inquiries on OpenKODE(TM) to    Acrodea, Inc., Marketing Department    Telephone: +81-3-5798-4885   

The above is an English translation from Japanese and in an unlikely case of any discrepancies, the original Japanese shall prevail.

* OpenKODE is a trademark of the Khronos Group.

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CONTACT: PR Desk of Acrodea, Inc., +81-3-5798-4885

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