Aplix Opens Platforms Development Center

1 January 1970

Aplix Corporation (TSE: 3727) established a PlatformsDevelopment Center in Tokyo's Shinjuku-ku, focusing on development ofmiddleware frameworks to help enhance the efficiency of developing mobilephone software.

The new Center is expected to have 200 developers by this summer and total300 eventually, dedicated on a variety of mobile phone platforms, includinghardware integration with Linux and other operating systems. The Centerwill also develop middleware frameworks for other consumer electronicsdevices as well in the future.

Middleware used in today's multi-functional mobile phones often takes up alot of memory space. Moreover, the process for mobile phone manufacturersto develop and integrate different software components with their ownmiddleware tends to get too long and expensive.

To solve this problem, Aplix's Platforms Development Center aims atcreating frameworks to standardize many of the modules involved inmiddleware to assure significant improvement of the software developmentprocess of mobile phones. With such framework in place, phonemanufacturers can further expand their software functions easily whileoptimizing both durability and flexibility.

Aplix currently works with over 90 partners, including chipsetmanufacturers, operating systems, and content providers, for the greaterintegration of their products with Aplix's middleware frameworks. Throughclose collaborations with these partners, the Platforms Development Centerwill take the lead to facilitate and accelerate advanced development ofmiddleware frameworks in the future.

Aplix's Platforms Development Center:1. Location: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo2. Estimated Developers: 300 people3. Beginning operation: April 1, 2006

About Aplix Corporation

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

Headquarters: Tokyo

Regional offices: San Francisco, Munich, Taipei, Shanghai, Beijing, andKorea (in progress)

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

About the Jblend™ Platform

The JBlend platform is the de facto solution for running Java applicationsand services in consumer electronics devices, including mobile phones. Theplatform has been licensed by over 50 companies as of December 2005.JBlend technology:

-- Sets the pace by maintaining market leadership through innovation.-- Has proven results, enabling first-to-market deliveries for our customers.-- Over 170 million mobile phones and consumer electronics devices have been shipped with JBlend as of December 2005. JBlend and all related trademarks thereto are trademarks or registeredtrademarks of Aplix Corporation in Japan and other countries.

Java and all other Java-based marks are trademarks or registered trademarksof Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries.

All other product or service names are the property of their respectiveowners.

Press Contact:Akiko Sharp DoiAplix CorporationEmail: Email ContactPhone: +1-415-558-8800http://www.aplixcorp.com/

SOURCE: Aplix Corporation

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