Press Release

Nikkei BP Strengthens Its International Language Media Presence

Tokyo -- April 11, 2005 -- Nikkei Business Publications, Inc., Japan's number one publisher of technical and business information, today launched the English language version of "Tech-On!", a portal site dedicated to providing technical and business information aimed at the technical community. The address for the English language Tech-On! site is http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english/. Following the introduction of the Chinese language site, "Tech-On! China" on February 18, 2005, Nikkei BP now provides timely and focused information easily accessed by engineers and other professionals throughout the world.

Launched on January 4, 2005, Tech-On! is a technology news portal site aimed at providing a unified view of information about recent trends in the automobile, digital consumer electronics, semiconductor, communications, electrical components industries, machinery, embedded software, and other fields for the Japanese manufacturing market. Information for Tech-On! is provided by the editors of the well-respected Nikkei BP magazines -- Nikkei Automotive Technology, Nikkei Electronics, Nikkei Microdevices, and Nikkei Monozukuri. As of the beginning of March 2005, Tech-On! is already being read by over 506,000 registered readers.

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This press release may contain forward-looking statements that reflect the company current views with respect to future events and business performance.

Those forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties and the company actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among other factors, general business and economic conditions, rapid or unexpected changes in technologies, cancellation or delay of customer orders.

About Nikkei Business Publications, Inc.

Nikkei Business Publications is part of the Nihon Keizai Shimbun group, the worldq«Ô largest group of companies providing mainly business and financial information for most Japan decision makers. Covering a wide variety of specialized areas including business, computer, electronics, construction, services and medicine, Nikkei Business Publications is the number one business publisher in Japan. As of April 11, we publish 40 magazines and 4 newsletters, reaching a combined total readership of over 2.3 million.

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MAGAZINES IN ENGLISH

MAGAZINES IN JAPANESE

NE Asia fulfills your needs by offering articles covering a wide spectrum of topics. In addition to the English edition, the local editions for Taiwan and Korea now offer editorial sections written by local editors.
Magazine Subscription Information

You can subscribe to the magazines of NikkeiBP from outside Japan at the same price as in Japan!
Magazine Subscription Information
The NE ASIA News Update e-newsletter

Nikkei Electronics Asia (monthly)

We are offering a magazine monthly to qualified engineers and managers free of charge.

In-depth Articles from Nikkei Electronics Asia

Cover Story SSDs Challenge HDDs, but Quality a Problem

Solid-state drives (SSD) using NAND Flash memory are beginning to show up in a variety of equipment as storage devices. Prices are dropping as semiconductor technology continues to evolve, accelerating adoption of the drives, but manufacturers must also deal with eroding quality.

Analysis Expanded Use of Silicon Tuners Transforms Tvs

With analog television broadcasting slated for the axe in about two years in Japan, TV broadcast tuners are evolving rapidly, replacing old radio frequency (RF) analog circuits with new integrated circuits (IC) called silicon tuners. Signal demodulators are evolving with them, and by tracing the direction of their evolution it is possible to delineate the shape of tomorrow's TV.

Convenience Stores Lead in Energy Conservation

Convenience store franchises are moving to slash energy consumption following the revision of the Japanese Act on the Rational Use of Energy, and are rapidly becoming showcases for cutting-edge energy-conservation technology. The technologies honed here will spread to other firms in the distribution industry, office buildings and more, eventually worldwide.