Casio Announces New Features and Functionalities for Casio PDA Holders at myCasio.com; myCasio.com to Provide Personal Agent Service and Macromedia Flash Content.

Business Editors/Technology Writers

CES 2002

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 2002

This week at CES in Las Vegas Casio demonstrates a set of new features and functionalities for owners of Casio's Pocket PC and Pocket Manager PDAs, to be released over the next several weeks at www.mycasio.com. The myCasio service is an extension of Casio's goal to provide a full range of services and enhancements for all of its mobile devices. myCasio will be demonstrating these new features at the Casio booth in the Las Vegas Convention Center Central Hall, booth No. 700.

Key features being demonstrated at the show include the new Personal Agent Service, to be launched this March. This service equips users with an intelligent service for planning and modifying travel itineraries, booking restaurants and hotels, getting news, finance and weather information, and driving directions while traveling. Users follow a simple, question-and-answer format, gathering relevant information up front and offline, before the service goes out to the network and delivers back custom-made solutions. The Personal Agent Service also knows and learns from your actions to be even smarter and make relevant recommendations. Driven by Action Engine, the myCasio Personal Agent Service is the smartest way to get things done.

myCasio will also demonstrate the Macromedia Flash Player running on the CASSIOPEIA line of Pocket PC and Pocket Manager PDAs. Macromedia Flash provides myCasio.com users with quick downloads, truly interactive experiences and a wealth of available content for mobile devices. myCasio.com will feature games, animations and other entertainment applications in Macromedia Flash format. The Macromedia Flash Player will be available to myCasio users later this month at www.mycasio.com. Macromedia will be demonstrating the advantages of the Flash Player at the myCasio.com booth during CES.

"We have been enhancing our service offerings since the initial release of the myCasio site at Comdex last November," said Jonathan Mann, head of product strategy at Casio U.S. Research and Development Center (USRDC). "The myCasio Personal Agent Service and Macromedia Flash additions bring our users cutting edge services that are not currently available anywhere else. myCasio.com is working to create truly unique experience for Casio users."

myCasio.com is continuing to build its network of content and service partners to provide Casio users with an enhanced companion service for their Pocket PC and Pocket Manager series of CASSIOPEIA PDAs. With its unique "grab & go" system, the myCasio.com service provides a one-stop-shop that simplifies the process of finding and accessing quality content and services for personal and business use. The service increases the ease in which users can make secure downloads and transactions. In just two simple steps, the user gets services and content that makes their device a true assistant for their individual lifestyle.

Partners

Casio has partnered with the web's most innovative content and service providers to build the premiere service for CASSIOPEIA owners. myCasio.com's partners include: Action Engine, mobile services framework and provider of myCasio Personal Agent Service; MobileBriefs, personalized business audio programs; Macromedia, Macromedia Flash Player on CASSIOPEIAs; infolio, infrastructure and hosting partner; MP3.com, MP3 downloads and streaming audio; Smashing Ideas, arcade and casino games; Red i Studios, interactive quiz games; ideaRage, animated shorts and interactive content; CinemaElectric, PocketCinema(TM) short films; NextMonet, original artwork and TumbleBooks, animated children's eBooks.

Casio Computer Co., Ltd, Tokyo, Japan.

Casio Computer Co., Ltd., is one of the leading consumer electronics companies in the world. Since its establishment in 1957, Casio has been active in the development of consumer electronic devices, Communication devices, and LCD technologies. Casio's corporate activities are guided by the motto: "Creativity and Contribution"

myCasio

myCasio(TM) is a web-based service designed to expand the utility and increase the enjoyment of the CASSIOPEIA line of hand-held products with branded content, personalized information and services. With its unique "grab & go" system, the myCasio service at www.mycasio.com provides a one-stop-shop for the mobile user to easily access and download business applications and services and a wide range of rich media entertainment, including digital music, pictures, animation, video and games. myCasio was created at the Casio U.S. Research & Development Center in San Jose, California, a division of Casio Computer Co., Ltd. in Tokyo, Japan.

Specifications for all products were believed to be correct at the time of release. All specifications and designs are subject to change without notice. All products subject to availability.