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E-Globaledge is
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1993
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Established Okaya Systemware (OSW)
- Began an information device development
company in the mobile phone industry with Gontaro Kitazumi.
- Developed & supplied HP100/200LX,
a Japanese driver software created by original PDA HP
(Achieved domestic sales of 35,000 units and 50 % market
share; for 5 ysears).
- Started an original development focus
on “the Infrared Communication” (communication function
of HP100/200LX).
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1994
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| IrDA Infrared
Data Association
Took part as a board member
- Since then Gontaro Kitazumi has been
related in various realizations of the standardization.
Currently, he serves as vice president of the IrDA technical
committee and also engage in co-authoring IrDA technical
textbooks, academic papers, column in magazines and feature
articles. He is an international technical expert, leading
the IrDA industry with the knowledge of communications,
micro computers and embedded technology.
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1995
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Co-development of Infrared built-in public telephone with NTT
The Announcement of new products “LEGASIC®” and DeepCore®Ver1.0
“LEGASIC®” has put into practice an easy solution for IrDA communication and “DeepCore®Ver1.0”
protocol software based on IrDA communication standards.
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Started a license business in “LEGASIC®” for industrial uses and “DeepCore®Ver1.0” with printer for business uses and handy terminal.
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1996
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of IrTran-P Infrared Picture Transfers
(The development of picture transfer communication standards)
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1997
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Development of IrMC Infrared Mobile Communication
(The development of personal wireless communication system)
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1998
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Experience Bluetooth
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Adoption of IrMC standardization in a mobile phone profile for Bluetooth/
IrDA possessions and used OBEX for Data Exchange/ Object Exchange.
Completed an IrDA protocol stack with IrMC standards and provided solutions.
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Started development of built-in infrared communication, using mobile phones with NTT DoCoMo and Fujitsu
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1999
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IrWW Infrared Wrist Watch System development with infrared
data exchange for wrist watches
Gontaro Kitazumi
was nominated as the IrDA technical committee vice president
by an architecture council (Technical Committee Co-Chair
Protocol).
- A a lot of experience is needed with confirmed technology to
communicate with different devices. The knowledge of
each device's operation systems (OS) or LSI architectures
are necessary. By overcoming these problems, we have
developed libraries and drivers with the support of
companies like NTT and Sony. We have contributed to
the development of IrDA standardization through the
product development utilizing compatible connections.
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2000
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Established Link Evolution Co., Ltd
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Established the Link Evolution Co., Ltd. Leading technical development properties,
development of personnel and set business rights, and other such responsibilities.
Funds were provided by venture capitalist who entrusted Gontaro Kitazumi.
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2001
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Announcement of new product development “IrMC” in November 2001.(products for general markets)
“IrGEAR®” is a PDC mobile phone adapter compatible with IrMC.
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Since then, the OEM sales started due to the compatibility with module technology.
Published a concept for real financial system protocol (IrFM Infrared Financial Messaging) in January 2001.
Decided the
implementation of the infrared communication for the NTT
DoCoMo mobile phone 504i series
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Our middleware was implemented into “Sony Erickson mobile phone”.
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Announcement of the “IrStick®” in January 2002.
“IrStick®” is a USB infrared port for the PC utilizing IrDA/USB bridge technology.
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2004
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Transfer of Infrared business from Link Evolution to ITX E-globaledge in December 2004.
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The start of ITX E-globaledge Link Evolution.
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2005
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”IrSimple” which was co-proposed & co-developed by NTT-DoCoMo, Sharp.
Waseda University and ITX E-globaledge was formally accepted by the Infrared Data Association
(an industrial standardization committee).
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2006
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Started sale of Infrared Controller Chips “EGFIR”.
Gontaro Kitazumi was elected president of an IrDA association.
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