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<title><![CDATA[Press Releases | SoftBank Telecom Corp.]]></title>
<link>http://www.softbanktelecom.co.jp/en/</link>
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<title><![CDATA[KOKUSAI Card, a Prepaid International and Domestic Phone Card, to go on Sale at 7-Eleven Stores Nationwide from June 10]]></title>
<link>http://www.softbanktelecom.co.jp/en/news/press/2013/20130606_01/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Tokyo, June 6, 2013 --- SoftBank Telecom Corp. and Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Ltd., today announced the launch of KOKUSAI Card, a prepaid international phone card. The cards, which use POSA technology<sup>*</sup> developed by InComm Japan KK, will go on sale on June 10 from POSA-card shelves at 15,400 7-Eleven stores nationwide.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SoftBank's Three Telecommunication Companies to Unify Service Brand Logo]]></title>
<link>http://www.softbanktelecom.co.jp/en/news/press/2009/20090318_01/</link>
<description><![CDATA[TOKYO, March 18, 2009 --- The SOFTBANK Group&rsquo;s three telecommunication companies, SOFTBANK MOBILE Corp., SOFTBANK BB Corp. and SOFTBANK TELECOM Corp. announced that they will unify the service brand logos from April 2009 to the silver logo that SOFTBANK MOBILE Corp. currently uses.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 01:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SoftBank Launches &lsquo;White Office&rsquo; - New FMC service to launch for corporate customers -]]></title>
<link>http://www.softbanktelecom.co.jp/en/news/press/2008/20081215_01/</link>
<description><![CDATA[TOKYO, December 15, 2008 --- SOFTBANK MOBILE Corp. and SOFTBANK TELECOM Corp. announced that they will launch &lsquo;White Office&rsquo; around the end of March 2009, which is FMC<sup>*1</sup> service that enables corporate customers to use SoftBank handsets as extension of fixed-line telephone.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 03:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Global Partnership with Verizon Business]]></title>
<link>http://www.softbanktelecom.co.jp/en/news/press/2007/20070625_02/</link>
<description><![CDATA[SOFTBANK TELECOM Corp. (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative: Masayoshi Son, hereinafter "SBTM") and Verizon Business (Head office: USA; President: John Killian) have entered into a Global Partnership.  This partnership will expands SBTM&rsquo;s Global IP-VPN locations to 116 countries and areas and will enable it to meet the needs of customers who wish to build an E2E closed seamless network especially in the North America and South America regions.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 02:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SOFTBANK TELECOM Establishes a New Company Offering Health Management Service]]></title>
<link>http://www.softbanktelecom.co.jp/en/news/press/2007/20070625_01/</link>
<description><![CDATA[SOFTBANK TELECOM Corp. (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative: Masayoshi Son, hereinafter "SBTM") announced that SBTM and Sompo Japan Himawari Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (Head office: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; Representative: Katsujiro Tanaka, hereinafter "Sompo Japan Himawari Life Insurance") establish jointly "SOFTBANK LIBRA Corp."  The new company will provide a health management service integrating IT and healthcare.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 02:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SOFTBANK TELECOM Establishes an Overseas Subsidiary in New Delhi, India Support establishment of ICT environment by Japanese companies expanding into India]]></title>
<link>http://www.softbanktelecom.co.jp/en/news/press/2007/20070528_01/</link>
<description><![CDATA[SOFTBANK TELECOM Corp. (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative: Masayoshi Son, hereinafter "SBTM") announced that SBTM will establish an overseas subsidiary, "JAPAN TELECOM INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED" (tentatively named) from July 1, 2007 in New Delhi, India.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 02:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Realized speedy development of new medicines and cost cut through efficient process of &lsquo;clinical trial&lsquo; utilizing IT Fukuoka University Hospital and Kinki University Hospital introduced SOFTBANK TELECOM&lsquo;S clinical trial administration support system using network]]></title>
<link>http://www.softbanktelecom.co.jp/en/news/press/2007/20070416_01/</link>
<description><![CDATA[SOFTBANK TELECOM Corp. (head office; Minato-ku, Tokyo, Representative; Masayoshi Son, hereinafter referred to as SOFTBANK TELECOM) announces that it developed and delivered <em>&lsquo;clinical study/clinical trial support solution "Clinical Effort"&lsquo; (hereinafter referred to as Clinical Effort)</em> to Fukuoka University Hospital (Jonan-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka, Hospital Director; Tatsuhiko Kawarabayashi) and Kinki University Hospital<sup>*1</sup> (Osakasayama-shi, Osaka, Hospital Director; Hitoshi Shiozaki).  Clinical Effort is a medical institution shared (ASP) system using network to shorten process related to clinical trial to develop new medicines and to support more smooth and efficient administration.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 02:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Successful Relay Transmission Experiment Using Fiber Optic Quantum Stream Cipher (Y-00) on a Commercial Network The World's first: IP data and fiber channel transmission on approx. 200km long Y-00 encrypted optical fiber network at 2.5Gbps]]></title>
<link>http://www.softbanktelecom.co.jp/en/news/press/2007/20070406_01/</link>
<description><![CDATA[SOFTBANK TELECOM Corp. (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative:  Masayoshi Son, hereinafter &rdquo;SBTM&rdquo;),  Hitachi Information &amp; Communication Engineering, Ltd. （Head office: Nishi-ku, Yokohama; Representative: Katsuro  Wakai, hereinafter &ldquo;Hitachi&rdquo;), and Professor Hirota of Tamagawa  University (Machida-shi, Tokyo) announced that they had succeeded in the Y-00 cryptograhped transmission of a multistage fiber relay over a total distance of approximately 200km, IP data (Gigabit Ethernet) and fiber channel transmission(<sup>*</sup>).  &nbsp;This was attained by connecting the 2.5Gbps  fiber optic Quantum Stream Cipher (Y-00) transceiver (developed by Hitachi) to the commercial  optical fiber network and optical amplifier owned by SBTM. <br /> The Y-00 transceiver  used in the experiments was developed by Hitachi,  based on Professor Hirota&rsquo;s theory and formula.&nbsp;  The purpose of this experiment is to realize a new type of secure  communication, which is hoped for in the Next Generation Network.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 02:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SOFTBANK TELECOM Starts Offering Office Wireless LAN System, &quot;ULTINA Wireless Office&quot;Securing office mobility and realizing improvement of operational efficiency and productivity]]></title>
<link>http://www.softbanktelecom.co.jp/en/news/press/2007/20070405_01/</link>
<description><![CDATA[SOFTBANK TELECOM Corp. (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative: Masayoshi Son, hereinafter "SBTM") announced today that it has started offering an office wireless LAN system, "ULTINA Wireless Office".  This is a service to support overall office wireless LAN from environment survey and construction to operation using the highly reliable Cisco Aironet series.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 02:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Announcement of Company's Name Change.]]></title>
<link>http://www.softbanktelecom.co.jp/en/news/press/2006/20060828_01/</link>
<description><![CDATA[JAPAN TELECOM CO., LTD. (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Hideki Kurashige; hereinafter "JAPAN TELECOM") announces that on 1 October 2006 it will change its company name to SOFTBANK TELECOM Corp. and the corporate logo will change to the design used by SOFTBANK Group companies.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 02:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Announcement of the customer information leakage]]></title>
<link>http://www.softbanktelecom.co.jp/en/news/press/2006/20060623_01/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Today, we were made aware noticed that the information of 645 customers who subscribe to SpinPhone, JENS SpinNet IP-Phone Service, by December 18, 2003 are included in the leaked data of 4,000,000 customers that KDDI announced on June 13, 2006, according to the report from KDDI.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 02:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Integration by JAPAN TELECOM of the broadband business operated by SOFTBANK BB for corporate customers]]></title>
<link>http://www.softbanktelecom.co.jp/en/news/press/2006/20060213_01/</link>
<description><![CDATA[JAPAN TELECOM CO., LTD. (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Hideki Kurashige; hereinafter &ldquo;JAPAN TELECOM&rdquo;) will integrate broadband business operations for corporate customers currently run by SOFTBANK BB Corp. (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative: Masayoshi Son; hereinafter &ldquo;SOFTBANK BB&rdquo;) on April 1, 2006. After the integration, SOFTBANK BB&rsquo;s broadband services will be offered under the brand of JAPAN TELECOM.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 02:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[JAPAN TELECOM ICT Platform Service Full-fledged launch of &ldquo;ULTINA On Demand Platform&rdquo; KeyPlat Service]]></title>
<link>http://www.softbanktelecom.co.jp/en/news/press/2006/20060209_01/</link>
<description><![CDATA[JAPAN TELECOM CO., LTD. (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Hideki Kurashige; hereinafter "JAPAN TELECOM") and Oracle Corporation Japan (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and Chief Executive Officer: Masaaki Shintaku; hereinafter "Oracle Japan") launched a full-fledged commercial service on February 9, 2006, of JAPAN TELECOM's ICT platform service,"<em>ULTINA On Demand Platform</em>" <em>KeyPlat</em>. The service employs Oracle Japan's middleware products-Oracle Fusion Middleware and Oracle Database.<br /> Utilizing JAPAN TELECOM's telecommunications infrastructure and Oracle Japan's grid computing environment, comprising Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 and Oracle Database 10g Release 2, "<em>ULTINA On Demand Platform</em>" <em>KeyPlat</em> is designed to provide customers with an ICT platform optimal for their businesses. By using this service, customers can utilize an ICT platform that is steady, expansive, and secure, at monthly charges, which are levied according to the amount of actual use, similar to paying monthly utilities fees. In addition, there is little waiting time for customers to begin receiving the service after the service contract is concluded.<br /> Oracle On Demand system will be employed to operate and control Oracle products used in the "<em>ULTINA On Demand Platform</em>" <em>KeyPlat</em>. Professional engineers at Oracle Japan will supervise the operation of these products on-line around the clock-24 hours-a-day, 365 days-a-year. Meanwhile, JAPAN TELECOM will take charge of the overall system operation-supervision, operation, and control-from its network operation center. "<em>ULTINA On Demand Platform</em>" <em>KeyPlat</em> enables customers' outsourcing of ICT platform-related operations with security, making it possible for customers to concentrate their management resources on their core business operations.<br /> This service has been adopted by the system for <em>PROGRES</em> event support <em>ASP</em>, which will be newly offered by BELLSYSTEM 24, INC. (Head Office: Toshima-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Yukio Sonoyama; hereinafter "BELLSYSTEM 24"). The <em>PROGRES</em> event support <em>ASP</em> system is designed to operate event portal sites, event campaigns by secretariats and outbound promotion in an integrated manner. The system will be provided for a certain period on a rental basis (ASP service). "<em>ULTINA On Demand Platform</em>" <em>KeyPlat</em> has been adopted because its pay-as-you-go charge plan matched BELLSYSTEM 24&rsquo;s desire to diffuse risks associated with initial business investments and its information security system was also highly evaluated.<br /> <em>PROGRES event support ASP</em> is a business-to-business (B-to-B) event promotion package service of BELLSYSTEM 24 which is offered on the <em>PROGRES</em> system, a software system that combines Oracle Japan&rsquo;s OCD (<em>Oracle Contact Database</em>) Web marketing system and CMS (Call Management System) owned by BELLSYSTEM 24. As BELLSYSTEM 24 takes charge of the entire event process, corporate customers can reduce the heavy load stemming from a large number of engineering processes-which has become a significant burden each time an event has unfolded-just by checking the progress of business operations on a regular basis.<br /> Moreover, customer data being collected through events such as grading and measurement of event effects can be utilized effectively. The event promotion package service is a service that has fully utilized CRM knowledge of BELLSYSTEM 24, the No.1 company within the CRM industry.<br /> JAPAN TELECOM sees the ICT platform service, which can realize a variety of functions through network integration, as its key service. JAPAN TELECOM will step up the development and supply of such services in cooperation with major vendors and aims to become an ICT solution company, helping corporate customers solve problems related to business operations in an optimal manner.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 02:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SANSHIN ELECTRONICS enjoys approximately 70% reduction in Internal call network costs VPN has brought dynamic communications - Introduction of JAPAN TELECOM's Voice Net Otoku Line -]]></title>
<link>http://www.softbanktelecom.co.jp/en/news/press/2006/20060208_01/</link>
<description><![CDATA[JAPAN TELECOM CO., LTD (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Director Chief executive officer: Hideki Kurashige, hereafter &ldquo;JAPAN TELECOM&rdquo;) announces that SANSHIN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President: Mitsumasa Matsunaga, hereafter &ldquo;SANSHIN ELECTRONICS&rdquo;) installed 350 lines of Voice Net Otoku Line, an internal call network solution service. Installation of this service has achieved approximately 70% reduction in SANSHIN ELECTRONICS' internal call network costs.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 02:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[JAPAN TELECOM and NETMARKS establish a joint venture company &ldquo;JAPAN TELECOM NETWORK SYSTEMS CO., LTD.&rdquo; - Enhancing the framework to provide optimum WAN and LAN implementation services in an integrated manner -]]></title>
<link>http://www.softbanktelecom.co.jp/en/news/press/2006/20060203_01/</link>
<description><![CDATA[JAPAN TELECOM CO., LTD. (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Hideki Kurashige, hereinafter "JAPAN TELECOM") and NETMARKS INC. (Head office: Minato-Ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Atsushi Ohashi, hereinafter "NETMARKS") hereby announce the establishment of a joint venture company, JAPAN TELECOM NETWORK SYSTEMS CO., LTD. to provide network designing and implementation for corporate customers.<br /> Investment ratio for the respective companies, as of April 1, 2006, will be 66% for JAPAN TELECOM, and 34% for NETMARKS. The new company plans to start with 55 employees.<br /> &ldquo;JAPAN TELECOM NETWORK SYSTEMS CO., LTD.&rdquo; will be formed around engineers sent from the two companies (35 from JAPAN TELECOM and 20 from NETMARKS) and will provide services in network integration. JAPAN TELECOM&rsquo;s cutting edge ICT platform solution service and WAN service, NETMARKS&rsquo; knowledge on designing and implementing LANs, and &ldquo;JAPAN TELECOM NETWORK SYSTEMS CO., LTD.&rdquo; integration will be brought together to offer corporate customers a comprehensive, integrated service, right from proposals for an optimum network solution to the actual designing, implementation, installation, and maintenance at the customer&rsquo;s site.<br /> JAPAN TELECOM will subcontract such services as defining requirements for LAN implementation as well as designing and implementing LAN to &ldquo;JAPAN TELECOM NETWORK SYSTEMS CO., LTD.&rdquo; when network integration requirements, such as implementing LAN at a customer&rsquo;s site, are encountered in providing ICT solutions to corporate customers.<br /> By basically subcontracting LAN implementation services to its subsidiary &ldquo;JAPAN TELECOM NETWORK SYSTEMS CO., LTD.&rdquo;, JAPAN TELECOM can accumulate knowledge that leverages the latest ICT technology in business processes, ranging from sales and marketing to design and implementation, thus enabling it to provide highly competitive network designing/implementation services and outsourcing services in a prompt and efficient manner.<br /> For NETMARKS, providing their network security and storage network technologies to support &ldquo;JAPAN TELECOM NETWORK SYSTEMS CO., LTD.&rdquo; will expand business opportunities for a wide range of customers.<br /> JAPAN TELECOM and NETMARKS will pursue collaboration through this new technology company with rich network-building knowledge that integrates and at the same time complements the strengths of the two companies, in order to provide the best high-quality network integration service to their customers.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 02:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SAPPORO BREWERIES replaces all external lines with JAPAN TELECOM's Otoku Line as part of their migration plan for a next voice network system  - Approximately 20% reduction in overall telecommunication expenses -]]></title>
<link>http://www.softbanktelecom.co.jp/en/news/press/2005/20051208_01/</link>
<description><![CDATA[JAPAN TELECOM CO., LTD (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President &amp; CEO: Hideki Kurashige, hereafter &ldquo;JAPAN TELECOM&rdquo;) announces that JAPAN TELECOM will provide 850 lines of the Otoku Line direct connection voice service, to SAPPORO BREWERIES LIMITED (Head Office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; President and Representative Director: Masaru Fukunaga, hereafter &ldquo;SAPPORO BREWERIES&rdquo;) to replace their entire external lines, as part of their migration to a new voice network system.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 02:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Establishment of direct sales channel system for TOMATO BANK JAPAN TELECOM   introduces call center solutions and Voice Net Otoku Line - Enhancement of call center functionality and  Reduction of internal call charges to one-third -]]></title>
<link>http://www.softbanktelecom.co.jp/en/news/press/2005/20051121_01/</link>
<description><![CDATA[JAPAN TELECOM CO., LTD (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President &amp; CEO: Hideki Kurashige, hereafter &ldquo;JAPAN TELECOM&rdquo;) announces that JAPAN TELECOM started to provide call center solutions and Voice Net Otoku Line to TOMATO BANK, LTD. (Head Office: Okayama-shi, Okayama; President: Tadaaki Yoshida, hereafter &ldquo;TOMATO BANK&rdquo;) as a solution to realize major projects including a transformation in sales force, which TOMATO BANK has been addressing recently.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 02:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Launch of Fixed Telephone Business Using SOFTBANK Group's Communications Network - Installing Own Switching Equipment and Creating a Nationwide Communications Network Independent of the NTT Switching Network -]]></title>
<link>http://www.softbanktelecom.co.jp/en/news/press/2004/20040830_01/</link>
<description><![CDATA[JAPAN TELECOM CO., LTD. (Head office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Director, President, and CEO: Hideki Kurashige; "JAPAN TELECOM") of SOFTBANK Group (President and CEO: Masayoshi Son) has announced the launch on December 1, 2004 of the discount fixed telephone service, Otoku Line, using its own communications networks and facilities. In this way, SOFTBANK Group will have its own communications network that is independent of the NTT switching network. SOFTBANK Group will start accepting orders for Otoku Line from September 1 this year.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 02:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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