Aplix SafeWID Powers the Advanced Mobile Web Initiative BONDI

TOKYO--(Marketwire - February 16, 2009) - Aplix Corporation (TSE:
3727) announced today that SafeWID (code name WebVM) has been
selected as one of the core enabling technologies to create the
Reference Implementation (RI) for the OMTP's BONDI advanced mobile
web initiative. Multiple organizations across the mobile ecosystem
are collaborating to create a RI for BONDI, which will include APIs
to enable web access to geolocation, PIM, messaging and other phone
services. SafeWID will provide the cornerstone of the RI, providing
the critical security component that is at the heart of the BONDI
proposition.
 
Supported by the OMTP members including 3 Group, AT&T, T-Mobile,
Telenor, Telefonica, Telecom Italia and Vodafone, BONDI will provide
a consistent and secure web services interface that can be used by
all web developers across multiple device platforms. BONDI will
expose key handset features to web developers to help them develop
more function-rich, user friendly and relevant applications. The new
handset software will be engineered in such a way as to prevent
fraudulent and malicious activity through unauthorized access to
functions or sensitive personal information.
 
"Adoption within the BONDI RI is very important to us," said Ryu
Koriyama, CEO of Aplix Corporation. "It is recognition of the
importance of SafeWID in enabling the next generation of mobile web
services. We are strongly supportive of the BONDI effort to create an
industry standard, with openness and security as core architectural
principles."
 
Tim Raby, Managing Director, OMTP, commented, "Users have to be
certain when they use the mobile web that their privacy is paramount.
The OMTP goal is to 'enable and protect' -- to enable fantastic new
services whilst at the same time protecting the user. We are very
pleased that Aplix share that vision and are supporting the RI effort
in BONDI."
 
BONDI's first release is targeted for Q1 2009.
 
About Aplix Corporation
 
Aplix Corporation is the global leader in deploying Java(TM)
technology in mobile phones and other digital devices. Aplix 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. JBlend(TM),
the flagship product by Aplix, is a software platform capable of
executing smoothly and securely Java applications within digital
devices such as mobile phones. Our Java platform is being adopted by
the world's top manufacturers, powering over 531 million devices as
of December 2008, and still growing.
 
Headquarters: Tokyo
 
Other offices: San Francisco, Munich, London, Beijing, Shanghai,
Taipei, Seoul, Yokosuka, and Okinawa
 
For more information, please visit: www.aplixcorp.com
 
About OMTP
 
OMTP is a forum funded by companies from across the mobile phone
value chain, set up with the aim of gathering and driving mobile
terminal requirements to ensure consistent and secure
implementations, thereby reducing fragmentation and simplifying the
customer experience of mobile data services across mobile terminals.
OMTP is backed by many of the largest mobile operators and has
members from hardware and software vendors across the value chain.
For more information, visit http://www.omtp.org.
 
The BONDI initiative, announced by OMTP in July 2008, will enable a
consistent and secure web services interface that can be used by all
web developers across multiple device platforms. This will provide
the opportunity for web developers to address a mass market of
consumers and to drive the use of data services on mobile.
 
*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.
 
Contact:
Midori Szeto
Marketing Associate
midori@aplixcorp.com
 
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