Year
2009
Pandemic Measures for the Enterprise
Rescue now Ltd., Internet Initiative Japan Ltd and Japan Hewlett-Packard Ltd announced co-op measures for emergency remote enterprise operations.DoCoMo Opens BlackBerry App Store
DoCoMo launched their BlackBerry app store, with product targeted to Japanese customers, this move was announced during a trade-show in July.NEC, Hitachi and Casio Merger Official
NEC, Hitachi and Casio handset JV announced, new Co. stock structure with NEC at 71%, Casio 20% and Hitachi 9%. PR here: http://bit.ly/OfWp4DoCoMo Exits Stake in U-Mobile
DoCoMo will sell it's entire Malaysian U-Mobile stake of 16.5% to majority shareholder UTV for $100M = 0 loss/gain PR: http://bit.ly/5kmkaMobility Business Summit 2009
How does a mobile industry change? It reads the tea leaves in a cup. Ok - bad translation - more of that to come below.. +_+New iida Handsets PLY and Prismoid
KDDI releases 2 more iida handsets - PLY and Prismoid - in Sept along w/ access. unveils new "Polaris" concept model [J] http://bit.ly/ATXBfAudi Japan Launches on i-mode
Audi Japan launches new official mobile site on DoCoMo i-mode via I-Menu top page spot w/campaign info, screens etc. [J] http://bit.ly/blqWUEZ News Adds TOHO Cinema Channel
KDDI's EZ News EX mobile platform adds TOHO theaters info feed w/movie features, times, locations, reviews & coupons [J] http://bit.ly/C9dEfiCare 3G for Emergency Alerts
Japan communications rolls iCare 3G emergency flu epidemic plan w/USB terminal by ZTE connect fee 20 yen per minute [J] http://bit.ly/1sexTvCasio DT-5300 Enterprise PDA
Casio introduces DT-5300 industrial PDA w/enhanced security & durability for enterprise clients, FeliCa & MiFare NFC [J] http://bit.ly/21zTx
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