NEC Infrontia Adopts Esmertec's Java Runtime Platform, Jbed CDC, as the Standard JVM for its Terminal Devices.

DUEBENDORF-ZURICH, Switzerland & TOKYO -- Esmertec(TM), a leading provider of software solutions for mobile phones and embedded devices, announces that it has signed a licensing agreement with NEC Infrontia Corporation (www.necinfrontia.co.jp), a leader in the development, manufacturing and sale of terminal devices for IP (Internet Protocol) and web systems in Japan, where Esmertec's Jbed(TM) CDC will be adopted as the standard Java(TM) Virtual Machine (JVM) for NEC Infrontia's terminals.

NEC Infrontia, in line with its JVM strategy, will initially integrate Esmertec's…