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PRESS RELEASE
Date:3/26/2002
Mitsubishi Corporation
Jicoux Datasystems, Inc

Mitsubishi Corporation Establishes gJICOUX DATASYSTEMS INC.h,
a Company to Develop and Market Spatial Platform engine.

On March18thAMitsubishi Corporation have established a new company called JICOUX DATASYSTEMS INC. Maruito Ginza Building3 11F 10-6 ,Ginza 3-choume Chuo-ku Tokyo, postcode:104-0061, JAPAN,. The company develops and markets the integrated spatial platform engine, which provides functionalities to store and manage spatial data, efficient sharing mechanism and client applications. Targeted business fields ranges from Mobile communication, GIS (Geographic Information Systems) to ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) and Disaster simulations.

Development Strategy

Jicoux Datasystems specializes in network oriented spatial data management,suitable for small workgroup application to an enterprise solution that serves many terabytes of spatial data to millions of potential users as can be seen in mobile communication applications. The company also emphasizes transparent distribution of spatial contents to wide range of devices, from cellular phones, PDA's(PersonalDigital Assistant), In-Car Navigation to Browsers, and PCfs.

Product Information

Jicoux Datasystems Quadrix Server feature brief :

  1. Seamlessly stores many terabytes of spatial contents from different vendors into an Universal Format.
  2. Supports 2D vector map, 3D textured virtual city models and Satellite Images.
  3. Mass distribution of spatial contents suitable for Mobile communication use.
  4. Accessible from wide range of client devices, from cellular phones, PDA to PC's.
  5. Stores and maintains, change history of all spatial contents.
  6. System design inherits from proven high availability and scalability features of the latest database technology.
  7. Supports OpenGIS compliant GIS functionalities.


Applications

Jicoux Datasystems's spatial product line is targeted to the following categories of market.
 Application Fields  Examples
 Electronic government:  Integrated GIS systems, disaster  simulation/analysis,   satellite image archive.
 Mobile communication  GPS / Gyrocompass enabled cellular phones, PDAs,  Navigation,   Location based services/marketing.
 *ITS, Tele-matics  In-Car navigation, Sales Force Automation
 Enterprise Spatial  Resource Planning  Supply Chain Management, Customer Relationship  Management, Transportation, Dispatching, Logistics  Management.


Alliance with ORACLE Japan

Jicoux Datasystems and Mitsubishi Corporation have made comprehensive business alliance contract with Oracle Japan to collaborate in the technology and marketing field of spatial information and location-based services. Oracle Japan will provide human resources, expertise in marketing and the latest database and business application technology including license for spatial libraries developed by Oracle Japan. Oracle Japan is also expected to use its distribution network for products developed at Jicoux Datasystems.

Jicoux Datasystems, Inc. Company Profile

Name: JICOUX DATASYSTEMS INC
Address: Chiyoda First Building East 9F 8-1, Nishikanda 3-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0065, JAPAN
Establishment Date: March 18th2002
Capital: 150 million yen
Funding: 100% from Mitsubishi Corporation
Directors : CEO & President Ryoichi Takeuchi
Member of the Board Masato Nagase
Youichi Kamiyama
Auditor Tetsuya Wada

Activities :

*Research & Development, Sales and Marketing of software systems.
*System Integration.
*System Consultation.
*Spatial data processing service.
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