OKI to Showcase Breakthrough Image, Voice Processing Software at Mobile World Congress...

OKI to Showcase Breakthrough Image, Voice Processing Software at Mobile World Congress 2008

- OKI Offers Safe and Reliable Ubiquitous Service Functions to
Mobile Devices in the e-Society -
TOKYO--(Business Wire)--Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:6703) today announced it
will showcase three breakthrough technologies for mobile devices at
the Mobile World Congress 2008 (MWC2008), which will be held in
Barcelona, Spain from Feb. 11-14. OKI's showcase technologies include
its FSE (Face Sensing Engine(TM)) facial image processing middleware;
mobile iris recognition middleware; and high-quality VoIP software
library "eSound(TM)." All three technologies are well suited for
embedding into mobile devices.

"We are pleased to demonstrate, for the first time in the West,
our latest technologies at the world's largest trade show for mobile
devices," said Harushige Sugimoto, chief technology officer of Oki
Electric Industry. "OKI leverages collective technologies to offer
high-quality communication, security and entertainment in mobile
devices. We believe that using mobile devices with our technologies
will enable users to communicate whenever, wherever and with whomever
in a secure manner, contributing towards an e-Society, full of
ubiquitous services. Taking this trade show as an opportunity, we will
deploy our products to the global market."

Visitors to OKI's Mobile World Congress booth -- Hall 2-1, booth
number 2.1B16 -- will see firsthand:

FSE: Face Image Processing Middleware

FSE is a software library that provides various facial image
processing functions including face detection, tracking, feature point
extraction, and personal identification from images or videos. This
highly-accurate middleware is optimized for the embedded systems
market and requires a small memory size. As the process performance is
one of the highest-class in the world, FSE has been embedded in
various items including mobile phone cameras, digital cameras, mobile
games and network services. At Mobile World Congress 2008, OKI will
demonstrate FSE's smile detection function, which can be used to
automatically trigger the mobile phone camera/digital camera shutter
when the subject smiles.

Mobile oriented iris recognition middleware

This is a software library that enables iris recognition, the
highly-accurate biometrics recognition, through mobile devices. The
middleware includes all necessary functions in a single package and is
optimized for mobile devices, providing for highly-accurate user
authentication on mobile devices. As mobile devices become more
sophisticated, demand for security management is increasing. OKI will
demonstrate mobile device security using this middleware.

High-Quality VoIP Software Library: eSound

eSound is a voice signal processing software library enabling
high-quality voice communication superior to conventional phones.
eSound is based on OKI's renowned high-quality VoIP technology that
resolves packet loss, delay and jitter, and enables echo-canceling --
all of which are common issues for voice communication over IP
networks. In addition, eSound includes My eSound(TM) (OKI Voice Band
Enhancer), a function for high-quality communication even when the
other party uses a conventional phone, and eSound Positioning, a
next-generation voice service that can include direction to the voice.
eSound can be embedded to communication devices such as mobile phones,
PC softphones, home appliances and server systems. OKI will
demonstrate this next generation sound service using My eSound, which
is expected to be required from the market for high-quality mobile
phone conversations.

For more product information, please go to the following sites:

1. FSE: http://www.face-sensing-engine.com/

2. Iris recognition for mobile devices:
http://www.oki.com/en/m_iris/

3. eSound: http://www.esound.jp/en/

OKI members for this technology will be at Mobile World Congress
to participate in meetings from Feb. 11-14 at the company's booth
(#2.1B16) in Hall 2-1. OKI welcomes press and prospective business
partners to schedule meetings in advance or to visit the booth. To
reserve a briefing time, please send an email to
jwonacott@wonacottpr.com.

About Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.

Founded in 1881, Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. is Japan's first
telecommunications manufacturer, with its headquarters in Tokyo,
Japan. OKI provides top-quality products, technologies and solutions
to its customers through its info-telecom system business,
semiconductor business and printer business. All three businesses
function as a collective force to create exciting new products and
technologies that satisfy a spectrum of customer needs in various
markets. Visit OKI's global web site at http://www.oki.com/.

Notes:

-- Face Sensing Engine, eSound and My eSound are trademarks of
Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. in Japan.

-- FSE is partly the result of a development consigned by the
Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan (IPA)'s "FY2004
Next-Generation Software Development Project."

-- Names of companies and products are trademarks or registered
trademarks of the respective companies and organizations.

Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
For Europe and Americas:
Naomi Takeuchi, +1-408-737-6279
Public Relations Division
press@oki.com
For Asia and Other Areas:
Akiko Horiguchi, +81-3-3580-8950
Public Relations Division
press@oki.com
or
Wonacott Communications, LLC
For Press Appointments:
Jason Wonacott, 310-821-2343
jwonacott@wonacottpr.com

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