iaSolution Forms Strategic Alliance with Tencent -- the Largest Instant Messaging (IM) Service Provider in China

iaSolution Forms Strategic Alliance with Tencent -- the Largest Instant Messaging (IM) Service Provider in China

February 15, 2007

    BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 15 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ --
iaSolution Inc. announced today that it has become the
exclusive Java (TM) ME Platform Partner of the leading
Chinese Internet and Mobile value-added services provider
Tencent (SEHK:700) to support its full range of KJava
products on different mobile platforms (e.g. MTK, Windows
Mobile, etc.)

    Being the leading Instant Messaging (IM) software
provider and one of the best known consumer brands in
China, Tencent's QQ IM represents over 70% of market share
and has over 500 million registered user accounts, with a
record of more than 20 million simultaneously online user
accounts.  Their mobile IM service, branded Mobile QQ, has
been widely deployed and preloaded into some of the hottest
selling handset models for the Chinese youth, where over 80%
of those are KJava based. 

    "Meeting the increasing consumer expectations is
crucial for our customers. We are glad to see the
commitment of Tencent towards Java, and we believe by
combining our proven JBlend (TM) Java platform which has
been deployed in about 30% of Java-enabled handsets
globally with consumer-preferred branding applications like
QQ, we are able to help our customers to launch more
compelling products more easily. We are proud to be the
first vendor in the market to offer full product line for
Tencent mobile applications as pre-bundle option on
JBlend." Said Derek Chim, Senior Vice President of
Aplix Corporation.
  
    "Java is a preferred technology to develop mobile
applications for feature phones. We are happy to work with
iaSolution to further optimize our KJava-based products,
and deliver a better user experience to handset
users," said Chengmin Liu, Senior Vice President of
Tencent. 

    About iaSolution Inc.

    Established in 2000, iaSolution has committed itself to
becoming the partner of choice in Asia Pacific as the
wireless communication software solution provider that
continuously creates values for customers and partners
through superior knowledge and technologies. To realize
this goal, iaSolution focuses on developing embedded
software for wireless devices and application platforms for
wireless services to help customers and partners to provide
value-added services via wireless devices.

    For more information, please visit:
http://www.iasolution.net 

    About Aplix Corporation

    Aplix Corporation is the global leader in deploying
Java technology in mobile devices. It 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

    Other offices: Yokosuka, Okinawa,San Francisco, Munich,
Taipei, Shanghai, Beijing, Seongnam and Seoul

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

    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 and shipped in over
267 million mobile phone and consumer electronics devices
as of September 2006.

    About Tencent

    Tencent aims to enrich the interactive experience of
Internet users in China by providing a comprehensive range
of Internet and wireless value-added services. Through its
various online platforms, including Instant Messaging QQ,
web portal QQ.com, QQ Game portal, multi-media blog service
Qzone and wireless WAP portal, Tencent services the largest
online community in China and meets the user's needs for
communication, information, entertainment and e-Commerce on
the Internet. 

    Tencent currently operates three principal lines of
business: Internet value-added services, mobile and
telecommunications value-added services and online
advertising. Shares of Tencent 

    Holdings Limited is traded on the Main Board of the
Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, under stock code 700.
For more information, please visit
http://www.tencent.com/ir .

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


    Media contact:
 
     Aplix Corporation  
     Maggie Zhang
     Tel:     [phone] ext 206
     Email:   [e-mail]
     Web:     http://www.aplixcorp.com


SOURCE  Aplix Corporation