Justsystems Announces U.S. Office Opening.
Newly established U.S. presence demonstrates commitment to U.S. technology market
PALO ALTO, Calif. (Aug. 4, 2005) Justsystems (JASDAQ: 4686) today announced the opening of its first U.S. office in Palo Alto, Calif. The new office opens following the release of the Beta version of xfy (pronounced x-fi), the revolutionary new product that debuted at JavaOne in June. The U.S. presence illustrates the company's commitment to the U.S. technology market and will enable Justsystems to establish a successful go-to-market strategy for xfy.
"Introducing Justsystems and xfy in Silicon Valley is an important milestone for our company," said Mr. Kazunori Ukigawa, President and CEO of Justsystems. "We believe xfy has the potential to change the face of XML and revolutionize knowledge management and productivity for the XML community."
Justsystems is the largest Japanese software development company and maker of the most popular Japanese-language word processor. During the formative stages of the PC era in Japan, Justsystems made significant contributions to establishing the Japanese computing environment, and has been active in Java and XML themed technology development in recent years. The xfy product, which is the catalyst for opening the U.S. office, is the world's first software architecture that allows any XML document containing diverse XML vocabularies to be rendered, authored and edited as a single data set. The U.S. office will focus on development and deployment of xfy and provide technical support to customers and partners around the world.
"Before xfy, there were solutions available to edit XML, and others that assisted in authoring, but there hasn't been a comprehensive solution that enables users to edit, author, and view XML in a simple and straightforward fashion," said Hideki Hiura, Director of the U.S. office and Chief Strategist for xfy. "I am honored to lead the U.S. office and look forward to witnessing the impact xfy will have on XML and computing."
The Palo Alto office will be fully functional in marketing, sales, and customer and technical support beginning September 10, 2005. Justsystems sees this expansion into the U.S. as an integral part of the global strategy for xfy and the company as a whole.
The telephone number for the Justsystems U.S. office is 650-283-8270.
NOTE:
xfy Basic Edition 1.0 will be distributed free only for non-commercial personal / individual use, and academic research. Please visit to www.xfy.com for more information and to download the latest version.
About Justsystems:
Justsystems, based in Tokushima, Japan, is one of the largest software vendors in Japan (JASDAQ:4686). Since its inception and throughout company history, Justsystems has recognized the power of information, has developed technologies and know-how to process natural language as fundamental means for communications, and delivered differentiated products and services. During the formative stages of PC era in Japan, Justsystems made significant contributions in establishing the Japanese computing environment, and has been active in Java and XML themed technology development in recent years.
CONTACTS:
Press contact Japan:
PR & IR Office, Justsystems (Matsumoto, Sawazaki)
E-mail: prg@justsystem.com
Press contact US:
E-mail: prusa@justsystem.com