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chapter05 (1998-)
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 1998 |
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| January
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Head office moved to Hatsudai, Shibuya-ku (Tokyo) |
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| April
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Release of megapixel digital camera (QV-5000SX) |
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| June
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Corporate Officer System implemented |
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Release of PC-compatible watch, PC-UNITE |
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| September
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Development and launch of high-security encryption system, MDSR (Multi Dimensional Space Rotation) |
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| November
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Release of mini laptop PC, CASSIOPEIA FIVA (MPC-101), with Windows98 |
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| 2000 |
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| March
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Release of wristwatch type MP3 player, Wrist Audio Player (WMP-1V) |
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| May
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Development of fingerprint verification algorithm (VeriPat™) |
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| June
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Establishment of Montres Casio France S.A. |
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Release of the WQV-1 Wrist Camera, a wristwatch type digital camera |
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| August
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Leasing alliance formed with Diamond Lease Company Limited |
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| September
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Release of Japanese version pocket PC, CASSIOPEIA (E-700) |
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Development of fingerprint verification device for mobile devices |
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| 2004 |
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| 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) |
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Release of an electronic dictionary, the XD-W6400, containing 50 types of dictionaries |
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| April : |
Establishment of Casio Hitachi Mobile Communications, a joint venture company founded with Hitachi, Ltd. to develop cellular phones |
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Scheduled release of the EXILIM PRO (EX-P600), the top model in the EXILIM series, featuring a 6.0-megapixel CCD |
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| September : |
Release of the EX-Z55 digital camera with long battery life and large LCD screen |
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Release of the EX-S100 slim digital camera with ceramic lens |
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| October : |
Casio first supplies KDDI with CDMA1X WIN cellular phone (W21CA), Japan's first with wide, 2.6 inch QVGA LCD |
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Establishment of Casio Entertainment, Inc., digital content production company |
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| November : |
Release of OCEANUS and LILANA solar powered radio controlled watches with full metal case |
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| 2005 |
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| Janurary : |
Tie-up with Renesas Technology Corporation for semi-conductor mounting technology |
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| February : |
Release of the EX-P505 digital camera capable of taking both still images and video |
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Release of the XD-LP7300 electronic dictionary with high resolution LCD and dual voice functionality |
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| March : |
Release of the EX-Z57 digital camera with long battery life and large LCD |
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| June : |
Release of the EX-S500 card-size digital camera featuring high resolution video functionality |
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Establishment of Casio Electronic Tecnology (Zhongshan) Co.,Ltd in China
(Commercial production date: 2006 January) |
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| July : |
Release of the G'zOne TYPE-R cellular phone with water and shock resistance |
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| August : |
Release of the EX-Z500 digital camera with technology that reduces photo blur due to shaky hands or moving subjects |
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| November : |
Release of the OCEANUS five-motor chronograph |
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| 2006 |
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| Janurary : |
Release of the EX-Z600 digital camera with 1200 cd/m high brightness LCD |
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| February : |
Casio first supplies KDDI with W41CA slim cellular phone with wide, 2.6 inch QVGA LCD |
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| April : |
Casio Benelux B.V.begins operations in Netherlands |
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| May : |
Casio first supplies KDDI with G'zOne W42CA CDMA1X WIN compatible tough cellular phone |
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Release of the stylish EX-Z1000 digital camera with 10.1 megapixel CCD |
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| July : |
Casio Scandinavia AS begins operations in Norway |
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| September : |
Casio Espana, S.L. begins operations |
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| November : |
Casio Latin America, Inc. begins operations in Miami, US |
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| 2007 |
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| January : |
Casio first supplies KDDI with W51CA one-seg compatible cellular phone |
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| May : |
Casio first supplies KDDI with W52CA waterproof, one-seg compatible cellular phone |
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Casio first supplies KDDI with EXILIM W53CA cellular phone with 5 megapixel camera |
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| June : |
Release of OCEANUS Manta slim solar-powered radio-controlled watch in full-metal case |
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Casio first supplies Verizon Wireless with G'Z One TYPE-S cellular phone with water and shock resistance
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Release of EX-Z1200 digital camera with 12 megapixels |
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| July : |
Establishment of the joint company CXD NEXT CO., LTD., with NTT DOCOMO |
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| August: |
Release of XD-SW6500 electronic dictionary with native pronunciation of 100,000 English words |
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| September: |
Release of 4 digital cameras with YouTubeTM Capture Mode |
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| 2008 |
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| January : |
Casio first supplies KDDI with W61CA waterproof, one-seg compatieble celluar phone with 5.1 megapixel camera |
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| February : |
Release of EX-S10 world's smallest and thinnest 10.1 megapixel digital camera |
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| March : |
Release of EX-F1 digital camera with world's fastest burst shooting performance |
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Casio Mexico Marketing, S. de R. L. de C.V.begins operations |
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| June : |
Casio first supplies KDDI with G'z One W62CA rugged cellular phone |
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Release of the G-SHOCK RISEMAN world's first 6 multi-band radio controlled watch |
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| July : |
Casio starts sample shipping of the Blanview LCD module with superior visibility both indoors and outdoors and lower power consumption |
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Casio first supplies Verizon Wireless with G'zOne BOULDER cellular phone |
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Casio develops new Tough Movement boasting slimness and high performance for its radio-controlled watch |
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| August : |
Release of the XD-SP7700 electronic dictionary adding Russian-Japanese dictionary |
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