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Establishes Faith, Inc. |
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| 1994 |
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Starts the first commercial distribution for music data (MIDI) in Japan with Nifty.
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| 1997 |
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Develops the sound technology "WebSynth" for the PC software.
Starts the biggest karaoke service via Internet, "KaraOK!", with Sony Communication Network.
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| 1998 |
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Develops the sound distribution technology "WebAudio".
Starts licensing "WebSynth" to Onkyo.
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| 1999 |
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Starts the Internet karaoke service "LANA" with Casio.
Licenses the multimedia platform technology "CMX" to QUALCOMM.
i-mode starts the ringtone distribution service by using the Faith's format technology.
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| 2000 |
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EZ-Web (currently, KDDI/au) starts the ringtone distribution service by using Faith's format.
Sony Computer Entertainment starts using "WebSynth" in the PS2 game software development environment.
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| 2001 |
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NTT Docomo i-appli starts the karaoke service using Faith's JAVA applet.
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| 2002 |
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Listed in the 1st section of Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Establishes Faith West Inc. in San Francisco, and starts the mobile content service in North America.
Starts the world first 16-tone ringtone service in the U.S. with Verizon Wireless.
"Modtones" shares the top in the U.S.
Affiliates Digiplug S.A.S (France), and starts business in Europe.
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| 2003 |
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Establishes the mobile content service provider AnyMusic with eight companies of Any China.
AT&T Wireless starts the Latin Garage service.
Starts the content distribution business in Singapore.
Affiliates WebMoney, and starts the electronic settlement solution business.
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| 2004 |
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AT&T Wireless starts the U.S. top brand service "Modtones" for m-mode.
Starts the master music distribution service "Modtones DJ" in the U.S.
Provides the content solution in Malaysia and the Philippines.
Starts developing the Asian entertainment market with Rojam Entertainment (Hong Kong).
Forms alliance for promotion with McDonald's in the U.S..
A special sponsor to International Chopin Piano Competition
A special sponsor to Disney on Classic
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| 2005 |
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Forms alliance with the world biggest online game maker, GRAVITY (Korea).
Forms alliance with Yoshimoto Kogyo group in the distribution business.
Buys out TakeNet, the top service provider in South America.
Acquisition of Faith Communications, Inc. in U.S.A.
Acquisition of Goody Point Co.,LTD. which is one of the major point card system providers in Japan.
Digiplug has empowered mobile content distribution for Warner Music International - Supporting mobile content producing and distribution across the world -
Established Medical Communication, Inc. for going into medical & healthy information service.
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| 2006 |
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Established the Advisory Board
Acquisition of GIGA Networks, Inc. one of the major ringertone provider which has 3 million paid members.
Established Brave, Inc. with Taito Corporation for producing and distributing music, pictures & images.
Faith Communications, Inc. starts MVNO services targeted for wealthy executives in U.S.A.
Established Desperado, Inc. with Amuse, Inc. Group for going into producing & digital distributing movies.
The tie-up with CROSS WARP Inc. & VOICE-BANK inc. for going into affiliate
advertising business.
Acquisition of Rigthsscale, Inc. for reinforcing music digital distribution business.
Started the mobile website “Kanpobijiindo” offering prevention methods in
loss of beauty or health based on traditional Chinese medicine.
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