1st Oct 2007 07:00
Emblaze's subsidiary, Emblaze Mobile LTD. (EM), announces today anagreement with Japanese giants Sharp Corporation (Sharp) and ACCESSCO. LTD. (ACCESS) to develop a new generation of mobile devices thataims to revolutionize mobile communication. £ The device is a result of over five years of design by EmblazeMobile in cooperation with some of the best Israeli high-techcompanies and it utilizes some of the most advanced technologies inthe mobile and computing arena. £ Emblaze Mobile has joined forces with the Japanese Sharp andACCESS to execute on the hardware and software implementationachieving the highest possible quality in development andmanufacturing. Sharp is currently the leading mobile device developerand manufacturer in Japan with unrivaled quality of production whileACCESS is a leading embedded software provider globally. £ The device will be first unveiled during 2008. £ Guy Bernstein, Chief Executive Officer of Emblaze, said: "Thedevice represents one of the most ambitious projects in the high-techmobile industry. This landmark agreement with Sharp and ACCESSrepresents a significant progress in joining forces with some of thestrongest mobile players in the world." £ About Emblaze £ Emblaze Ltd is a group of technology companies addressing bothgrowth and innovation activities thus combining the stability of"bread and butter" mature technology enterprises with "high-risk /high-reward" investments in innovation. £ Growth activities £ Formula Systems, which includes: £ -- Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. (NASDAQ & TASE: MGIC) develops, markets and supports composite application development and deployment platforms with a service-oriented architecture (SOA), including application integration and business process management (BPM), with existing and legacy systems; £ -- Matrix IT Ltd. (TASE: MTRX) is one of Israel's leading integration and information technology services companies, active in four principal areas: software solutions and services, software products, infrastructure solutions and hardware products, and training and assimilation. £ -- Sapiens International Corporation N.V. (NASDAQ & TASE: SPNS) is a provider of IT solutions that modernize business processes to enable insurance and other companies to quickly adapt to changes. £ -- nextSource Inc., designs, develops and implements web-based, high quality, innovative human capital management solutions. £ Innovation activities £ -- Emblaze Mobile, an designer of advanced mobile devices; £ -- emoze, a free global Push Email technology for mobile devices £ -- ZONE-IP (Emblaze V CON), a provider of wireless video communications technologies and conferencing solutions for operators and enterprise markets over IP networks £ -- Orca Interactive (LSE: ORCA), provider of Interactive Television IPTV middleware for Video On Demand (VOD) and broadcast services ; and £ -- Visual Defence (LSE: VDI), (minority stake) a wireless and IP video solutions provider for military and homeland security markets. £ Emblaze Group is traded on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: BLZ)since 1996. www.Emblaze.com £ About Sharp Corporation £ Sharp Corporation is a worldwide developer of innovative productsand core technologies that play a key role in shaping the future ofelectronics. As a leader in liquid crystal displays (LCDs) and digitaltechnologies, Sharp offers one of the broadest and most advanced linesof consumer electronics, information products and electroniccomponents, while also creating new network businesses. £ Sharp Corporation employs about 57,100 people in the world (as ofJuly 31, 2007) and recorded consolidated annual sales of 3,127,771million yen for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007. For moreinformation, please visit Sharp's Web site athttp://sharp-world.com/index.html. £ About ACCESS CO., LTD. £ ACCESS CO., LTD. is a global company providing leading technology,software products and platforms for Web browsing, mobile phones,wireless handhelds, and other networked devices. ACCESS' productportfolio, including its NetFront(tm) Browser, Garnet(tm) OS (formerlyPalm OS(r)) and ACCESS Linux Platform(tm), provides customers withsolutions that enable faster time to market, flexibility andcustomizability. The company, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, operates29 subsidiaries and affiliates within Asia, Europe and the UnitedStates. Copyright Business Wire 2007Related Shares:
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