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HI Corporation Develops 3D Graphics Extension for QUALCOMM's BREW(TM) Platform
Extension Enables Developers to Enhance Wireless Applications
for BREW-Enabled Phones
TOKYO, May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- HI Corporation today announced the launch of
Mascot Capsule(R) Micro3D Engine extension, a 3D software rendering engine,
developed for QUALCOMM's Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless(TM) (BREW)
platform. The Mascot Capsule Micro3D Engine extension, enables BREW
developers to significantly improve the quality of game applications and
screensavers with cutting-edge 3D graphics.
"Today, Mascot Capsule enjoys a strong user base of developers in Japan,
and we expect that the release of our BREW extension will provide our current
and future Mascot Capsule users with the capabilities to deliver very
interesting interactive 3D content for BREW-enabled devices," said Kazuo
Kawabata, chief executive officer of HI Corporation. "The emerging generation
of wireless devices is ideally suited for the applications that companies such
as Bandai America and other leading developers are creating, and together
using the Mascot Capsule these companies can expand the boundaries even
further."
"Bandai is the leading publisher of electrifying 3D games and
screensavers. The addition of the Mascot Capsule Micro3D Engine is an
important contribution to the further growth of the wireless game market,"
said Masao Ohata, vice president of Network Entertainment for Bandai America
Incorporated. "We look forward to providing an exciting new dimension to our
BREW-based offerings through our entertaining 3D content using the Mascot
Capsule Micro3D Engine."
"HI Corporation is using the extensibility of the BREW platform to enable
developers to take wireless games and content to the next level," said Jan
Lezny, senior director of developer and OEM relations, QUALCOMM Internet
Services. "The company's Mascot Capsule Micro3D Engine is a tool that BREW
developers will find beneficial in the development of 3D applications and
visually rich content."
QUALCOMM's BREW solution is a complete product and business system for the
development and over-the-air deployment of data services on wireless devices.
The BREW solution provides the necessary tools and value-added services to
developers, device manufacturers and wireless operators for applications
development and distribution, device configuration, and billing and payment.
About HI Corporation
Established in 1989, Meguro-ku, Tokyo. Paid-in capital: 289 million yen.
President: Kazuo Kawabata. The company is actively involved in the
development of packaged software, systems, and games, and in seminar
instruction to professional engineers. With a mission to present solutions
for a "second nature" computing lifestyle, HI Corporation is seeing its
results grow steadily as the developer of Mascot Capsule(R) Engine. This
essential software engine enables real-time 3D rendering on the PC desktop,
Web pages, embedded devices, handheld game devices, and mobile handsets.
Initially adopted by J-PHONE for their mobile handsets, Mascot Capsule Engine
was the recipient of the 2001 Tokyo Metropolitan Venture Technology Grand
Prize. Mascot Capsule(R) Engine is available for licensing to countless
platforms for use in a myriad of application products.
About Bandai America Incorporated
Bandai America Incorporated, a subsidiary of the third largest toy company
in the world Bandai Co. Ltd., was launched in the U.S. toy market more than
20 years ago and has grown to become the master toy licensee of some of the
most popular properties in children's toys and entertainment, including the
Power Rangers(TM), Digimon(R) and Gundam(R) product lines. Bandai America
Incorporated's subsidiaries include Bandai Entertainment Incorporated, which
focuses on character merchandising and Japanese anime distribution.
Bandai America Incorporated United States operations are headquartered in
Cypress, California. In the U.S., the company's shares are traded over the
counter in American Depository Receipt (ADR) form under the symbol BNDCY.
For more information on wireless entertainment content offered by Bandai
America Incorporated please check out www.BandaiWireless.com .
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