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chapter05 (1998-)


1998

January : Head office moved to Hatsudai, Shibuya-ku (Tokyo)

April : Release of megapixel digital camera (QV-5000SX)

June : Corporate Officer System implemented


Release of PC-compatible watch, PC-UNITE

September : Development and launch of high-security encryption system, MDSR (Multi Dimensional Space Rotation)

November : Release of mini laptop PC, CASSIOPEIA FIVA (MPC-101), with Windows98


1999

March : Release of Japanese version color palm PC, CASSIOPEIA (E-500)

June : Corporate Officer System implemented


Establishment of Casio Soft Co., Ltd.


Release of the SATELLITE NAVI, the world’s first GPS watch

July : ERP system introduced company-wide

September : SCM system begins implementation

November : Release of the C303CA cellular phone with water and shock resistance


2000

March : Release of wristwatch type MP3 player, Wrist Audio Player (WMP-1V)

May : Development of fingerprint verification algorithm (VeriPat™)

June : Establishment of Montres Casio France S.A.


Release of the WQV-1 Wrist Camera, a wristwatch type digital camera

August : Leasing alliance formed with Diamond Lease Company Limited

September : Release of Japanese version pocket PC, CASSIOPEIA (E-700)


Development of fingerprint verification device for mobile devices


2001

April : Establishment of Casio Singapore Pte. Ltd.


Orders accepted for digital camera photo printing kiosk (Let’s Photo)

August : Casio Micronics Co., Ltd., listed on the JASDAQ

November : Release of the WVA-300 solar powered radio-controlled watch


2002

January : Operations begin at the No. 2 production line at the Casio Kochi TFT LCD plant


Casio Europe G.m.b.H. established in Germany as Casio’s European headquarters

February : Recovery and recycling of used PCs and other office equipment from corporate users begins

March : R&D success with small-scale high-performance fuel cells for mobile information devices

April : First to deliver a cellular phone with a built-in digital camera (A3012CA), which was also equipped with GPS, to “au by KDDI,” one of Japan’s leading mobile phone service providers

June : Release of EXILIM, the world’s first card-sized, ultra-thin LCD digital camera

September : Tie-up with Flextronics for consignment production of electronic devices

  Release of the XFER waterproof LCD television, which enables customers to enjoy a clear picture anywhere indoors

November : Release of "The G," the ultimate G-SHOCK watch


2003

February : Development of a fingerprint verification device for mobile terminals

March : Release of the EXILIM ZOOM (EX-Z30/Z40) with 2.5 times longer battery life than previous models(comparison between the EX-Z4 and EX-Z40)

  Release of the Japanese industry's first electronic dictionary in languages other than English (German, French, and Chinese)

April Casio (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., begins operations

June : Establishment of the Charter of Creativity for CASIO

July : Tie-up with LG TeleCom of South Korea, and release of cellular phones in the South Korean market

October : Development of high-resolution 3D liquid crystal displays using field sequential technology

November : Completion of the Hachioji Research and Development Center

December : Entry into the data projector market

  Release of au's first cellular phone with built-in 2.0-megapixel camera


2004

March : Release of the EXILIM ZOOM (EX-Z30/Z40) with 2.5 times longer battery life than previous models(comparison between the EX-Z4 and EX-Z40)

  Release of an electronic dictionary, the XD-W6400, containing 50 types of dictionaries

April : Establishment of Casio Hitachi Mobile Communications, a joint venture company founded with Hitachi, Ltd. to develop cellular phones

  Scheduled release of the EXILIM PRO (EX-P600), the top model in the EXILIM series, featuring a 6.0-megapixel CCD

September : Release of the EX-Z55 digital camera with long battery life and large LCD screen

  Release of the EX-S100 slim digital camera with ceramic lens

October : Casio first supplies KDDI with CDMA1X WIN cellular phone (W21CA), Japan's first with wide, 2.6 inch QVGA LCD

  Establishment of Casio Entertainment, Inc., digital content production company

November : Release of OCEANUS and LILANA solar powered radio controlled watches with full metal case


2005

Janurary : Tie-up with Renesas Technology Corporation for semi-conductor mounting technology

February : Release of the EX-P505 digital camera capable of taking both still images and video

  Release of the XD-LP7300 electronic dictionary with high resolution LCD and dual voice functionality

March : Release of the EX-Z57 digital camera with long battery life and large LCD

June : Release of the EX-S500 card-size digital camera featuring high resolution video functionality

July : Release of the G'zOne TYPE-R cellular phone with water and shock resistance

August : Release of the EX-Z500 digital camera with technology that reduces photo blur due to shaky hands or moving subjects

November : Release of the OCEANUS five-motor chronograph


2006

Janurary : Release of the EX-Z600 digital camera with 1200 cd/m high brightness LCD

February : Casio first supplies KDDI with W41CA slim cellular phone with wide, 2.6 inch QVGA LCD

May : Casio first supplies KDDI with G'zOne W42CA CDMA1X WIN compatible tough cellular phone

  Release of the stylish EX-Z1000 digital camera with 10.1 megapixel CCD


2007

January : Casio first supplies KDDI with W51CA one-seg compatible cellular phone

February : Release of the EXILIM Hi-Zoom EX-V7 digital camera, the world's slimmest with 7x optical zoom capability

May : Casio first supplies KDDI with W52CA waterproof, one-seg compatible cellular phone

  Casio first supplies KDDI with EXILIM W53CA cellular phone with 5 megapixel camera

June : Release of OCEANUS Manta slim solar-powered radio-controlled watch in full-metal case

  Casio first supplies Verizon Wireless with G'Z One TYPE-S cellular phone with water and shock resistance

  Release of EX-Z1200 digital camera with 12 megapixels

August: Release of XD-SW6500 electronic dictionary with native pronunciation of 100,000 English words

September: Release of 4 digital cameras with YouTubeTM Capture Mode


2008

January : Casio first supplies KDDI with W61CA waterproof, one-seg compatieble celluar phone with 5.1 megapixel camera

February : Release of EX-S10 world's smallest and thinnest 10.1 megapixel digital camera

March : Release of EX-F1 digital camera with world's fastest burst shooting performance