TSUNAMI Network Partners Newsletter July, 2006 introducing venture companies

TSUNAMI Network Partners Newsletter --- July 2006

Business Plan Presentations held on July 12, 2006 at Yokohama Branch of Nomura Securities

KDK CORPORATION
   Established in March 1977    Capital stock: 2 million yen
   http://www.kdkjp.com/ (Japanese)

Design: FPGA, PCB, and rack
Circuit board packaging: wide variety of components to be packaged on 600mm x500mm
Future developments of design business: expand to design & manufacturing of electronics equipment from the business specialized in packaging technology
- Phase 1: small-scale FPGA design, small-scale PCB design
- Phase 2: Large-scale FPGA design, CPU circuit board design & manufacturing
- Phase 3: signal processing, communication-related equipment design & manufacturing
Looking for partners to design & manufacturing business

CNS Co., Ltd.
Established in August 1999 Capital stock: 212 million yen
http://www.cns-inc.co.jp/ (Japanese)

Focused on web management and web marketing (B2B and B2C), after engaged in system integration business
- Packaged service targeting at small to medium-sized companies: B2B package ¥1.6 million and B2C ¥2.0 million
- Development of website seeking for high cost performance centering on search engine optimization technique
- Development and operational support of EC-related system
- Annual sales of packages as many as 1,000
Looking for partners to provide package components in CNS’s lineup

Mr. Naotaka Nishida, Representative Director

KOBATEL CORPORATION
   Established in November 2002    Capital stock: 21.9 million yen
   http://www.kobatel.com/ (Japanese)

Development, manufacturing, and sales of information & communication equipment for automotive applications, music system (USB multiplayer with mp3 and wma decoders) for automotive applications, and optical fiber microphone
-USB multiplayer enables listening to music by simply inserting USB memory in cigar lighter socket; also can be switched to hands—free mobile phone
Solution-oriented company to plan and develop new products in association with overseas high technology companies by incorporating advanced technologies and market needs at an early stage, focused on optical, information & communication, and graphics & video in automotive and consumer applications

Mr. Okihiro Kobayashi, Representative Director