HI's 3D Rendering Engine MascotCapsule(R) Exceeds 200 Million Shipments in Mobile Devices Worldwide

HI's 3D Rendering Engine MascotCapsule(R) Exceeds 200 Million Shipments in Mobile Devices Worldwide

March 30, 2007

The Shipments by Overseas Carriers and Manufacturers also
exceed 100 million units


    TOKYO, March 30 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- HI CORPORATION
(Headquarters: Meguro-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Kazuo
Kawabata hereinafter "HI") announced today that
its 3D rendering engine MascotCapsule(R) reached 230
million shipments in mobile devices worldwide as of the end
of the fourth quarter (October-December) of 2006.

    MascotCapsule(R) has been widely adopted worldwide by
being embedded into the handsets of 4 of the top 5 overseas
manufacturers. More than 100 million handsets were shipped
with the engine globally as of the end of the quarter. (The
shipments in Japan exceeded 100 million units in the third
quarter (July-September) of 2006). 

    MascotCapsule(R) was shipped in a record number of
embedded devices other than mobile phones as of the end of
the fourth quarter, reaching 2 million devices.

    "We are very excited that our flagship product
MascotCapsule(R) has been shipped in more than 200 million
mobile devices.  We believe that there is a strong need for
3D graphics in mobile phones worldwide.  We are committed to
cultivating the market and continually upgrading our
products to meet the needs of the market. We will continue
our efforts to develop "more comfortable and fun"
computer-interface solutions and services for various mobile
devices, including the continued promotion of
MascotCapsule(R), so users can enjoy new functions brought
by the latest technology without experiencing stress and
spending time learning how to use them," said Kazuo
Kawabata, HI's President and CEO.

    -- MascotCapule(R) is a registered trademark of HI
Corporation.
    -- The names of other products and companies mentioned
herein may
       be trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective
       owners.

    HI CORPORATION

    Established in 1989, HI is a leading developer and
supplier of middleware for embedded devices.  The company's
flagship product "MascotCapsule(R)" is a real-time
3D rendering engine that has been adopted by Japan's four
carriers as well as carriers in the US, Korea, and China.
Major Japanese and overseas handset manufacturers have
obtained a global license from HI. 

    Since its release, hundreds of console game quality 3D
content and UIs using MascotCapsule(R) have been released
through multiple wireless networks. For more information,
please visit http://www.hicorp.co.jp 


    For more information, please contact:

     HI CORPORATION
     Marketing Division: Mitsutaka Monma
     Tel:     [phone]  
     Fax:     [phone]
     Email:   [e-mail]
     Address: 5th Floor, Meguro Higashiyama Bldg.,
              1-4-4 Higashiyama, Meguro-ku, 
              Tokyo, Japan 153-0043