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Our History

1992
  • Faith, Inc. established in Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto with a paid-in capital of 10 million yen.
  • Started package sales of in-house produced MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) music data under the in-house brand name PROLINKS'.
1994
  • Started the first※ commercial distribution for MIDI music data in Japan in partnership with NIFTY Corporation.
  • Established a Tokyo office in Akasaka, Minato-ku.
1995
  • Joined the world's first※ Tsushin Karaoke System (Communication Karaoke System) (a joint development of three companies: PIONEER CORPORATION, KK Nikkodo (now XING INC.), and TOEI VIDEO COMPANY, LTD.), producing more than 300 songs monthly.
  • Started importing music-use CD-ROM discs in partnership with major UK music publishing company Music Sales Limited.
1996
  • Started the world's first※ home-use internet karaoke service LANA Online City, jointly with CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
1997
  • Commercialized the PC software sound source technology WebSynth.
  • Started the internet karaoke service KaraOK!, which utilized Faith's tone generator and distribution technology, jointly with current day So-net Corporation.
1998
  • Commercialized WebAudio, a sound distribution technology for which basic development was carried out jointly with Prof. Yamasaki of Waseda University.
  • Began licensing WebSynth to Onkyo Corporation as a soundboard for personal computer use.
  • Started the world's first※ vocal chorus distribution service with internet karaoke service KaraOK!, which put Faith's sound distribution technology WebAudio into commercial use.
  • Began providing the internet MIDI distribution service Faith MIDI Station, with over 30,000 music data samples, jointly with now So-net Corporation.
1999
  • Faith's proposed mobile phone-use music format CompactMIDI was adopted by NTT DOCOMO, INC. as its MFi (Melody Format for i-mode) and both companies signed a consultation contract. This format was then implemented by all mobile phone makers in japan.
  • Entered into a license agreement with Qualcomm Incorporated (the developer of CDMA, which has the top share of the North American market). Qualcomm adopted "CompactMIDI" (a MIDI format optimized for mobile phones developed by Faith) for their multimedia platform technology CMX (Compact Media Extension).
  • Faith's proposed "CompactMIDI" was adopted by the company now known as KDDI CORPORATION.
  • The world's first※ format for ringtone distribution CompactMIDI, developed by Faith, was introduced by NTT DOCOMO, INC. in its i-mode internet service.
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