Aplix Deployed JBlend(TM) in Samsung's Mobile Phones for Japan Market

Aplix Deployed JBlend(TM) in Samsung's Mobile Phones for Japan Market

March 30, 2006

    TOKYO, March 30 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Aplix
Corporation (TSE: 3727), the global leader in deploying
Java(TM) technology in mobile phones, announced today that
its JBlend(TM) Java platform has been deployed in Vodafone
K.K.'s Vodafone 804SS by Samsung.

    The Vodafone 804SS is the world's thinnest* clamshell
3G handset, measuring just 14.9mm and weighing only 98g,
making it Vodafone K.K.'s lightest 3G model**.  By
incorporating the JBlend platform and extended porting
layer, along with consultancy and integration services
provided by Aplix, Samsung was able to fulfill the
comprehensive 3G Java specifications required by Japanese
operators like Vodafone K.K.

    *  Among clamshell 3G handsets as of 23 March 2006
(according to Samsung 
       Electronics).

    ** As of 23 March 2006 (according to Vodafone K.K.).

    The JBlend software deployed in the Vodafone 804SS
includes Connected Limited Device Configuration (CLDC) 1.1
[JSR-139], the Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP) 2.0
[JSR-118], and some Vodafone K.K. market-specific Java
requirements, which include 2D sprite and 3D graphics Java
Class Library originated from JSCL (JPhone Specific Class
Library).

    The incorporation of Aplix's JBlend technology enables
a variety of compelling content for mobile phone users to
enjoy, including games and multimedia applications.

    As the first-to-market enabler, Aplix has been trusted
by global operators and handset manufacturers to fulfill
their desired Java specifications.  The JBlend platform has
already been deployed on over 170 million mobile 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. 

    Headquarters: Tokyo

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

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

     -- 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 
        registered trademarks of Aplix Corporation in Japan
and other 
        countries.
     -- Java and all other Java-based marks are trademarks
or registered 
        trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United
States and other 
        countries.
     -- All other product or service names are the property
of their 
        respective owners.

    For more information, please contact:

     Akiko Sharp Doi,
     Aplix Corporation
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]
     Web:   http://www.aplixcorp.com

SOURCE  Aplix Corporation