News : South Korea

Leading Games Industry Figures Join PlayJam

21 Mar, 00:30

PlayJam, the world’s leading Smart TV games platform, welcomes games industry leaders to its board and advisory, including Tony Bartel; GameStop President, Charles Huang; co-founder of Red Octane and Chris Lee; co-founder of FreeStyleGames & Media Molecule. GameStop President Tony Bartel joins the board to advise the company on further expansion of its TV games platform and to build out its network of publishers and developers. Tony… continue reading »

MIRAISHONEN, a Company That Has Developed Many Hit Social Apps, Launches a Global Package Service of Social App Models That Have Achieved ARPU of $50 in Japan.

13 Mar, 16:13

MIRAISHONEN Inc. (based in Showa-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi Prefecture; President and Representative Director: Kazudaka Yonekura; hereinafter referred to as "MIRAISHONEN") has started offering Dragon for SNS ver.1. This service provides successful Japanese models of mobile social applications for foreign businesses, including total services from development to consultation of operation management. The other day when Zynga's IPO became a hot… continue reading »

K-Pop Star “RAIN” to be Served Fraud Lawsuit Summons by Korean Military

9 Mar, 03:00

In response to media inquiries, the following is an update on developments in the civil and criminal complaints against Jeong Ji-Hoon, aka RAIN, the international entertainer and film actor who starred in films such as Speed Racer and Ninja Assassin. Both the civil case, Andrew Kim vs. Jeong Ji-Hoon, and the related criminal case involve allegations that the star was involved in heavy gambling in Las Vegas, which RAIN denies. … continue reading »

Broadband-IP&TV Asia Expands Reach in 2012

8 Mar, 21:34

This year’s Broadband-IP&TV Asia, the region’s largest broadband and media event focussed on delivering growth in an evolving ecosystem and enhancing the customer experience for the connected consumer, is set to have the most diverse programme yet. At a time when the development of partnerships and discussion on best practice business strategies is most needed, the event looks at the monetisation opportunities of broadband and IP&TV and … continue reading »

AB SCIEX Opens New Asia Pacific Application and Training Centre In Singapore’s Biomedical Hub

7 Mar, 12:00

AB SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, today announced the opening of its newest Asia Pacific Application and Training Centre. Located in Singapore’s biomedical hub at Biopolis, this centre provides comprehensive service, support and application development to enable the scientific community in Singapore and the rest of ASEAN, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Korea to continue its increasing use of mass… continue reading »

The PC Gaming Alliance “Horizons Research 2011” Reports Record in PC Gaming Software Sales of $18.6 Billion

6 Mar, 09:53

The PC Gaming Alliance (PCGA), a not-for-profit, industry-led consortium dedicated to driving the worldwide growth of PC gaming, today unveiled its third annual “Horizons” research report. Prepared exclusively for PCGA members by market research firm DFC Intelligence, this timely report covers 2011 year-end sales figures and encompasses major aspects of the PC gaming software industry worldwide through 2015. Brief highlights of the findings … continue reading »

IHS Completes Three Strategic Acquisitions

5 Mar, 21:00

IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS), the leading global source of information and analytics, announced today that it has closed three strategic acquisitions: Displaybank, a global authority in market research and consulting for the display industry; the Computer Assisted Product Selection (CAPSTM) electronic components database and tools business, including CAPS Expert, from PartMiner Worldwide, and the digital oil and gas pipeline and infrastructure information… continue reading »

NEXON Invests in JCE

1 Mar, 22:30

NEXON Co., Ltd. (“NEXON”) (3659.TO), a worldwide leader in free-to-play online games, today announced that it has made a strategic investment in JC Entertainment Corporation (“JCE”), a Korean online game developer. NEXON will acquire an additional 6.01 percent stake of JCE through its subsidiary, Nexon Korea Corporation, thus becoming JCE’s largest shareholder with a total minority stake of 22.34 percent. NEXON announced the initial purchase of a… continue reading »

Nextreaming and Verimatrix Announce the Release of NexPlayer Integrated with Verimatrix Content Security for Android Devices

29 Feb, 18:00

Nextreaming (KOSDAQ:139670), leading provider of mobile multimedia software, and Verimatrix, leading provider of secured content delivery solutions, announced the integration of NexPlayer media player with the Verimatrix ViewRight for Web security client. The resulting combination allows service providers to securely deliver live streaming content to any Android device. The ViewRight Web client is a component of the Verimatrix … continue reading »

Government Grade Cloud-Based Antivirus Solutions to Hit U.S. Retailers – Cosmi Software Inks U.S. Distribution Deal for AhnLab V3 Secure Cloud Universal Internet Protection

28 Feb, 01:00

Losing your data to a computer virus is a major disaster, but, for a government or national banking system, the effects can be truly cataclysmic. AhnLab Inc. knows this all too well as an internet security provider to banks and the South Korean government. Now, American consumers will be able to get the same protection following AhnLab’s announcement of a partnership with U.S.-based Cosmi Software to bring its Secure Cloud antivirus solution… continue reading »

KVH and Koscom to Launch Proximity Services for KRX's Derivatives Trading

28 Feb, 01:00

KVH Co. Ltd., Asia's leading information delivery platform, and Koscom, a leading financial IT solutions provider, announced today that they will offer proximity hosting services for the Korea Exchange (KRX) derivative trading customers at Koscom's new data center in Busan. They will also offer ultra low-latency connectivity from overseas financial centers to Seoul and Busan through interconnections of KVH's ultra low-latency regional network and… continue reading »

AUTOMOTIVE WORLD 2012 Was Held with Great Success in Tokyo! - Show Highlights -

27 Feb, 13:30

AUTOMOTIVE WORLD 2012, held at Tokyo Big Sight from January 18th through 20th, has concluded in complete success.Now we invite you to experience some of the highlights which attracted particular attentions at the industry leading event which gathered a record-breaking 349 exhibitors and 21,151 visitors. AUTOMOTIVE WORLD 2012 (Jan. 18 - 20 in Tokyo) was held with complete success! Here are some of the highlights from the industry leading event which… continue reading »

Nextreaming Announces NexEditor for Android Devices with Snapdragon Processors at MWC

24 Feb, 21:18

Nextreaming will debut a premium quality mobile video editor application on Snapdragon-based Android devices at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. (If you would like to see a demonstration, please arrange to visit Room 3.1HS176 at MWC 2012.) Nextreaming (KOSDAQ:139670), leading provider of mobile multimedia software, announced today the availability of NexEditor, a video editor fully optimized for Qualcomm … continue reading »

Residential Combined Heat and Power Market to Reach $41 Billion by 2022, Forecasts Pike Research

23 Feb, 19:00

Defined as small distributed energy generation systems that produce electricity for residences while also capturing heat that would otherwise be treated as waste, residential combined heat and power (resCHP) systems offer the advantages of going online more quickly than traditional large centralized power stations, reducing demand pressure on the electrical grid, and reducing inefficiencies that are common in centralized power generation,… continue reading »

NEXON to Invest in MOYASOFT

22 Feb, 15:11

NEXON Co., Ltd. (“NEXON”) (3659.TO), a worldwide leader in free-to-play online games, today announced that it has made a strategic investment in MOYASOFT Co., Ltd. (“MOYASOFT”), a Korean social game developer. NEXON will acquire a 19.99% stake in MOYASOFT through its subsidiary, NEXON Korea Corporation. Through this investment, NEXON will proactively support MOYASOFT’s expansion to international markets and additional platforms. The two companies… continue reading »