Vuico and jPIX to Deliver Wireless Solutions in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong

Vuico based in Huston US and jPIX Corporation, based in Tokyo, Japan, announced they are joining forces to deliver advanced wireless applications to markets in the Asia Pacific region. These applications will give users access to corporate information, facilitate m-commerce and make the mobile phone an indispensable business tool.
Under the multi-million dollar, five-year distribution and sub-licensing agreement, jPIX will market Vuico's GoWireless(TM) technologies to wireless carriers and enterprise accounts in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong immediately.

Vuico also announced that it has expanded its agreement as the exclusive provider of NTT Software's advanced wireless Internet middleware beyond the Americas to include the Asia Pacific region and Europe.

Vuico's GoWireless(TM) products are based on NTT Software's Java-based BLUEGRID(TM) middleware, a reliable, market-proven platform from the world's leading provider of large-scale telecommunications systems and services. The first application jPIX will market is Vuico's GoWireless(TM) Mobile Messaging for Exchange 1.0 which allows carriers and their enterprise customers to give users quick access to email and calendar information on their corporate Microsoft Exchange network anywhere in the world.

Vuico's GoWireless(TM) technology supports the new generation of web-enabled smart phones, PDA's and wireless appliances with a high performance, very secure and pleasant mobile Internet computing experience. The GoWireless(TM) technology combined with Java-enabled devices will allow wireless carriers in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong to offer their subscribers advanced features and services such as video, voice commands and full-function groupware to enhance business and personal mobility and information access.

"jPIX is pleased to partner with Vuico to offer rapid development of Web Services for m-Commerce so our carrier and enterprise customers may quickly extend portal services to mobile users," stated Shige Hiramatsu, CEO of jPIX. "GoWireless(TM) technology will help our carrier customers to accelerate revenue growth by introducing new Java-based mobile applications and services. Using Vuico's dynamic Java-based GoWireless(TM) applications, jPIX offers wireless Internet solutions built to global standards. These are critical factors in very competitive marketplaces like Taiwan."

Vuico's President and CEO, Vui Le, commented, "Vuico and our partner, NTT Software, work very hard to select the best wireless solution provider in each market. jPIX has certainly earned that distinction in Taiwan. We are confident that with our GoWireless(TM) products, jPIX will capture a sizeable market for its enhanced wireless services in the Taiwanese, Chinese and Hong Kong markets."