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HI's MascotCapsule(R) has been Embedded into ASUSTeK Computer's Handset
TOKYO, June 27 /PRNewswire/ --
HI CORPORATION (Jasdaq: 3846) (Headquarters: Meguro-ku, Tokyo; President
and CEO: Kazuo Kawabata; hereinafter "HI") announced today that HI has
executed a worldwide license agreement with ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
(Headquarters: Taipei, Taiwan; CEO: Johnny Shih hereinafter "ASUS") for the
use of HI's 3D graphics engine MascotCapsule on ASUS handsets.
J502, which was released by ASUS for the Taiwanese market on June 12th,
is the first MascotCapsule embedded handset under the agreement. It features
a 3D interface on a 2.4" large QVGA display. The MascotCapsule embedded
handsets from ASUS will be available in Asia, America, and Europe
successively in the future.
Many content developers, including worldwide major players, have already
developed high quality 3D content using MascotCapsule. HI and ASUS expect
that this agreement will further expand the share of ASUS mobile phones and
the market for MascotCapsule-based applications.
-- Mascot Capsule 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.
About ASUS
ASUS (ASUSTeK Computer Inc.) is a leading provider of 3C (Computing,
Communications, and Consumer electronics) total solutions. With a global
staff of more than 100 thousand and a world-class R&D design team, the
turnover for 2006 was 17.4 billion U.S. Dollars.
ASUS has been ranked in Business Week InfoTech 100 for 9 straight years,
and was ranked No.1 by the Wall Street Journal for best quality products in
Taiwan.
For more information, please visit http://www.asus.com/index.aspx .
About MascotCapsule
MascotCapsule is available in specifications V1 through V4 to meet a
range of hardware designs and CPU configurations. It can be used with
resource-limited and high-end devices. The engine is also being used on other
kinds of devices such as portable game systems, PDAs, AV equipment, digital
cameras, and car navigation systems. No matter what the platform is, you can
expect a stable, fast and easy to use 3D development platform.
About HI CORPORATION
Please visit http://www.hicorp.co.jp/english/index.html .
Contact
HI CORPORATION
Marketing Division: Mitsutaka Monma
Tel: +81-3-3710-2843
Fax: +81-3-5773-8909
Email: press@hicorp.co.jp
Address: 5th Floor, Meguro Higashiyama Bldg.,
1-4-4 Higashiyama, Meguro-ku,
Tokyo, Japan 153-0043
Web site: http://www.hicorp.co.jp/english/index.html
http://www.asus.com/index.aspx
