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►︎ 1980 era

Image and sound system development, the prototype of LAN /various communications services, network related research and development and during CD-ROM title era software and CG of the multimedia aria have been developed.

1982

The students of Waseda University and the University of Tokyo who have joined with the computer club have founded as business.

1984

INFOCITY has been established based on “Digital Media Technology” concept.

1985

The control system development for Image and sound device at any exhibition or broadcasting system, the network related research and development such as the trial systems for LAN or various communications services, GUI-related software development, etc have been contracted.

1980 era

Software and CG of the multimedia aria have been created.

► 1990 era

With merging television and Internet technology, the bitcast technology which superimposes and broadcasts HTML data on a television signal has been developed and launched into TBS and Fuji Television.

1991

Mainly Multimedia CD-ROM title has been developed and sold.

1992

The multimedia CD-ROM title "L-ZONE" has been awarded the “Best Award" in Multimedia Grand Prix hosted by Multimedia Software Association.

1995

"RMN DegitalArtSelection" has been awraded "culture documentary Best Picture“ in Multimedia Grand Prix hosted by Multimedia Software Association.

1995

The development of "Bitcast” merging the Internet and TV has been started based on a subsidy for such technology.

1997

CD-ROM / presentation authoring tool "GREEN" ver1.0 has been launched.

1997

The data-broadcasting "Bitcast" technology for analog broadcasting has been adopted by TBS and Fuji Television, and "bitcast broadcast" has been started.

1998

Bitmedia, Inc. has been established

1998

Broadcast satellite system development, an Internet server, a RDBMS server, large-scale EC systems development, etc have been contracted. Technology development of the mobile communications for personal mobile has been started.

► 2000 era

Thinking Broadband ubiquitous network era, the project for the contents distribution system for broadband Internet or digital-contents circulation has been started. Taking advantage of the broadcast technology, high performance TV application and TV program simultaneous recording / playback system have been released.

2000年

Personal Computer built-in A bitctast / TV tuner board built-in A bitctast have been launched from NEC / Hitachi / FUJITSU / sharp / I-O DATA.

2002

The contents distribution system for broadband Internet or digital-contents circulation Project has been started.

2002

"bitcast.TV” which is the successor product of bitcast browser has been announced. TV tuner board built-in bitcast has been launched from ELSA/AOPEN/I-O DATA.

2002

The television application for PCs “Docomo TV" which can enjoy television program at two or more terminals of home LAN has been launched.

2003

The high performance TV application for PCs "INFO.TV“ has been launched.

2004

The high capacity VCR "TeraTANK-LE" which can record six channels altogether for nine days has been launched.

2004

Involvement of MIC/An advanced contents circulation experiment Project and MIC a right clearance actual proof experiment Project. MIC: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications in Japan Government

2005

The development of the application for personal mobile "Balloo! Mobile” has been started.

2005

The blog system to supports learnong "b-Learning System“ has been announced.

2006

The comprehensive digital book viewer for 3 careers "BookSurfing“ has been launched.

2007 The capital is increased from Fuji Television Network, Inc. and Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc..
2007

The application for iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch has been developed.

2008

The image sales platform for HD "Peece.TV" HD has been launched.

2008

"DSRM“ has been developed and launched. (Nintendo DS and DRM with MicroSD) The play back software “Video Viewer”/”Comic Viewer” for DSvision(s)has been developed and launched.

2009

The service of the Web part type Internet TV solution “TVlet” has been started.

► 2010 era

With opening of a smart phone era, the development of the application for iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch/Android has been begun in earnest. The development of a digital book application has been started and the digital book synthesis platform "HybookSystems" has been NO.1 position for digital book store.

2010

The development business of the application for iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch and the application for Android(s) has been begun in eranest.

2010

The clock application for “Pad/iPhone "Clock Graphy HD - Photo Frame” and "Clock Simply - Calendar" have been launched from Apple Store.

2010

The collection of Mr. Akira Kurosawa drawing storyboard “Akira Kurosawa DRAWINGS" has been launched from Apple Store.

2010

The RSS reader application for iPad "BLNS - Blog & News" has been launched from Apple Store.

2011

The business contract has been completed with Softbank technology by the net supermarket application development.

2011

The application "bREADER – Aozora Bunko library“ for iPhone/iPod touch has been launched.

2011

The development of eBook has been started based on the digital book platform "HybookSystems."

2011

The digital book application from Kinokuniya bookstore "Kinoppy“ has been developed.

2012

"HybookSystems" has been No.1 position for digital book store business (among 20 companies).

Kinoppy/ Kinokuniya Co., Ltd.

Kinoppy

Kinokuniya Co., Ltd.
d book/NTT DOCOMO, INC.

d book

NTT DOCOMO, INC.
7net Shopping/7net Shopping

7net Shopping

Seven Net Shopping Co.,Ltd.
L-paka BOOKS/LAWSON, INC.

L-paca BOOKS

LAWSON, INC.
MD Hybook Store/MEDIA DO Co.,Ltd.

MD Hybook Store

MEDIA DO Co.,Ltd.
tapnow/AccessPort Co.,Ltd.

tapnow

Accessport Co.,Ltd.
E-book Galapagos/Sharp Corp.

E-book Galapagos

Sharp Corp.
Comic  Cmoa/NTT Solmare Corp.

Comic Cmoa

NTT Solmare Corp.
eBookJAPAN/eBOOK Initiative Japan Co., Ltd.

eBookJAPAN

eBOOK Initiative Japan Co., Ltd.
digital-ehon/TOHAN co.,Ltd.

digital-ehon

TOHAN co.,Ltd.
Neowing/Neowing

Neowing

Neowing co.,Ltd.
Hikari TV book/NTT Plala Inc.

Hikari TV book

NTT Plala Inc.
Mangazenkan.com/TORIKO

Mangazenkan
.com

TORICO co.,Ltd.
Itsudemo Shoten/Itsudemo Shoten co.,Ltd.

Itsudemo Shoten

Itsudemo Shoten co.,Ltd.
Smart Book Store/SoftBank co.,Ltd.

Smart Book Store

SoftBank co.,Ltd.
book in the box/book in the box

book in the box

Sharp Corp.
Line Manga/LINE Corporation

LINE Manga

LINE Corporation
Comic.jp Yomel.jp/MTI Ltd.

Comic.jp Yomel.jp

MTI Ltd.
Ponpare ebook Store/Recruit Holdings Co.,Ltd.

Ponpare ebook Store

Recruit Holdings Co.,Ltd.

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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
2014

INFOCITY office has been moved to “Aoyama Oval Building”.

2014

Licensing business has been started.


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