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SAP and Sharp Form Global Partnership to Deliver Mobile Solutions for Business

SAP AG and Sharp Corporation announced an agreement to partner in technology development and marketing for mobile solutions for corporate users. In recent years, demand has been increasing for business applications that can be used not only on wirebound office systems, but also in the wireless mobile environment. This is particularly true for CRM systems intended for mobile workers, such as sales personnel and service technicians who work outside of the office. In the past, laptop computers have been used to handle such advanced services, but calls are growing louder for the ability to use compact, lightweight and nimble mobile terminal devices for this purpose.

NEC's Mobile Internet Platform and i-mode Mobile Handset N341i

NEC Corporation announced today that its mobile internet Platform and i-mode(TM) mobile handset commenced operation at Telefonica Moviles Espana (TME)’s “e-mocion” service started from June 26th 2003. TME and NEC, via its subsidiary NEC Iberica, have entered into an agreement for the supply of a mobile multimedia platform system with a view to develop i-mode services as one of the attractive service menus among e-mocion. Telefonica Moviles Espana is the Spanish leading mobile telephony company, with more than 18.7 million subscribers in Spain.

Access' Micro-Browser and Java-Enabling Module

ACCESS, a global provider of mobile content delivery and access technologies for information appliances, today announced that its Compact NetFrontTM Plus micro-browser and JV-LiteTM 2 Wireless Edition, a Java-enabling module for mobile phones, have been deployed in NEC’s latest handset. The N341i is compatible with the GPRS-based Spanish i-mode service ‘MoviStar e-mocion’ which , launched on June 26, 2003.

NTT DoCoMo to Launch FOMA F2102V Videophone

NTT DoCoMo, Inc. today announced marketing of the F2102V mobile videophone, the first model compatible with DoCoMo’s new FirstPass™ SSL client authentication service, beginning July 3. The model also features videophone, enhanced audio quality and the longest continuous stand-by time of any FOMA handset. F2102V compatible with FirstPass, ensures enhanced network security for mobile payments and other e-commerce transactions over the FOMA network.

Epson Develops Industry's First Processor for Camera-Phones

Seiko Epson Corporation has recently developed the S1C33L11, a 32-bit RISC-based processor that incorporates image processing functionality (a “mobile graphics engine”) and is intended for camera-equipped mobile phones. The new chip not only offers JPEG processing speeds that are 15 times faster than earlier products*, it also consumes 80% less power and occupies 60% less board real estate. This product reduces the number of discrete LSI chips needed on a camera-equipped mobile device. It also lightens the load on the base-band engine and reduces product size, weight, power consumption, and cost. Epson also developed the S1C33301, a version of the RISC chip that does not contain the mobile graphics engine.