VUICO EXPANDS GLOBALLY TO SUPPORT ITS WIRELESS DEMAND IN ASIA-PACIFIC

Vuico is expanding its global presence by establishing Vuico KK as its Asia-Pacific headquarters (www.vuico.jp). Based in Tokyo, Japan, Vuico KK was created to support the increasing demand for its GoWireless solutions in the Asia-Pacific market. Tsutomu Hirayama, currently Executive Vice President of Vuico LLC, has been appointed President of Vuico KK.

Houston, TX and Tokyo, Japan (PRWEB) August 23, 2003 -- Vuico LLC, a worldwide leader in mobility solutions, is expanding its global presence by establishing Vuico KK as its Asia-Pacific headquarters (www.vuico.jp). Based in Tokyo, Japan, Vuico KK was created to support the increasing demand for its GoWireless solutions in the Asia-Pacific market. Tsutomu Hirayama, currently Executive Vice President of Vuico LLC, has been appointed President of Vuico KK. In this position, Tsutomu will be responsible for managing the regions business, including strategy, sales, operations and marketing. Prior to joining Vuico, Tsutomu was a Vice President of Sales with Hewlett-Packard Corporation.

Vuico KK, under the direction of Hirayama, brings together industry leadership and wireless innovation to deliver Vuicos GoWireless solutions to the Asia-Pacific market. Vuicos GoWireless Mobile Messaging offers cost-effective solutions for providing real-time, secure access to Cybozu® Office 4, Cybozu® AG, Cybozu® Garoon, Microsoft® Exchange®, Lotus Domino® and SMTP/POP3 messaging environments to the mobile professional -- anywhere, anytime. Mobile users can interactively access e-mail, calendars, appointments, global and personal contacts, and notes from virtually any wireless device and on any wireless network.

"With the introduction of the Cybozu® suite of product offerings, customer demand for GoWireless products has accelerated within the Asia-Pacific market. Strengthening our presence in Asia-Pacific will enable us to better serve the needs of our customers," said Vui Le, president and CEO. "We believe the efforts in the region will be best led by one of the key leaders of the company. Hirayamas strong combination of industry expertise, operational and leadership skills makes him the clear choice to lead operations in the region into the next phase of Vuicos growth."

"I am very excited to take on this new opportunity," said Hirayama. GoWireless provides a very innovative mobility solution for the Asia-Pacific market. I look forward to working closely with our customers, partners and employees in the region and to making a positive contribution to the success of the industry."

About Vuico, LLC
Vuico, headquartered in Houston, Texas, provides wireless and mobile computing software that enables real-time access to corporate data from virtually any mobile device and across any wireless network. Vuico was established through a unique technology and investment partnership with NTT Software Corporation to adapt and enhance NTT Softwares advanced wireless technology and applications outside of Japan. Today, Vuico markets its Mobile Platform and GoWireless solutions through strategic partnerships around the world with a technical support team in North America fully backed by NTT Softwares R&D engineers. For more information about Vuico, visit its Web site at www.vuico.com or its Asia-Pacific Web site at www.vuico.jp.

Asia-Pacific Contact:
Tsutomu Hirayama
Vuico, KK
Tel: 03-5339-9575
hirayama@vuico.jp
www.vuico.jp

U.S Contact:
Jack Van Horn   
Vuico, LLC
Tel: 281-517-6609
jack.vanhorn@vuico.com

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