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TOKYO, March 30 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ –

The Shipments by Overseas Carriers and Manufacturers
also exceed 100 million units

HI CORPORATION (Headquarters: Meguro-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Kazuo
Kawabata hereinafter "HI") announced today that its 3D rendering engine
MascotCapsule(R) reached 230 million shipments in mobile devices worldwide as
of the end of the fourth quarter (October-December) of 2006.

MascotCapsule(R) has been widely adopted worldwide by being embedded into
the handsets of 4 of the top 5 overseas manufacturers. More than 100 million
handsets were shipped with the engine globally as of the end of the quarter.
(The shipments in Japan exceeded 100 million units in the third quarter (July-
September) of 2006).

MascotCapsule(R) was shipped in a record number of embedded devices other
than mobile phones as of the end of the fourth quarter, reaching 2 million
devices.

"We are very excited that our flagship product MascotCapsule(R) has been
shipped in more than 200 million mobile devices. We believe that there is a
strong need for 3D graphics in mobile phones worldwide. We are committed to
cultivating the market and continually upgrading our products to meet the
needs of the market. We will continue our efforts to develop "more comfortable
and fun" computer-interface solutions and services for various mobile devices,
including the continued promotion of MascotCapsule(R), so users can enjoy new
functions brought by the latest technology without experiencing stress and
spending time learning how to use them," said Kazuo Kawabata, HI’s President
and CEO.

* MascotCapule(R) is a registered trademark of HI Corporation.
* The names of other products and companies mentioned herein may be
trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

HI CORPORATION
Established in 1989, HI is a leading developer and supplier of middleware
for embedded devices. The company’s flagship product "MascotCapsule(R)" is a
real-time 3D rendering engine that has been adopted by Japan’s four carriers
as well as carriers in the US, Korea, and China. Major Japanese and overseas
handset manufacturers have obtained a global license from HI.
Since its release, hundreds of console game quality 3D content and UIs
using MascotCapsule(R) have been released through multiple wireless networks.
For more information, please visit http://www.hicorp.co.jp

Contact

HI CORPORATION
Marketing Division: Mitsutaka Monma
Tel: +81-3-3710-2843
Fax: +81-3-5773-8660
Email: press@hicorp.co.jp
Address: 5th Floor, Meguro Higashiyama Bldg.,
1-4-4 Higashiyama, Meguro-ku,
Tokyo, Japan 153-0043

SOURCE: HI CORPORATION

CONTACT: Mitsutaka Monma of HI CORPORATION, +81-3-3710-2843, fax +81-3-
5773-8660, press@hicorp.co.jp

Web site: http://www.hicorp.co.jp/e_index.html