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April 12, 2001
To Whom It May Concern
Plaza Create Co., Ltd.
Network Lab Ltd.
Network Lab Forms Alliance with Unique Digital to Sell Printed Goods
Based on 3-Dimensional Computer Graphics Characters
High-Definition Printed Goods Available at Network Lab's "e-njoyPicture"
Web Site
TOKYO, April 12, 2001 - Network Lab Ltd. (Headquarters:
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Makio Nishizuka) has formed an alliance
with Unique Digital Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President:
Katsumi Ureshino) to use "e-njoyPicture (http://nwl.enjoypicture.com/),"
a site run by Network Lab, to provide a new online service supplying
a variety of custom printed goods based on popular 3-D computer graphic
(3-D CG) characters owned by Unique Digital's parent company, Digit,
Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Katsumi Ureshino).
The 3-D CG "idols" that will be made available for printed goods are
all very popular celebrities found in CG iCupid magazine (a monthly
publication that comes with a CD-ROM), which is published by Unique
Digital and sold by Digit, Inc.
Chiasa, Matsuoka, Yumi and Kawamura Mai, four of the most popular
3-D CG idols, will appear as part of the first wave of services made
at the e-njoyPicture Web site. Users will be able to select the idol
of their choosing and then order a high-definition photo print set
that comes in a handsomely designed folder (product name: Megamix
Printy*) online. A five-print set will cost 3,000 yen (tax not included)
and express shipping will cost 400 yen (not for sale outside Japan;
payment by credit card only).
In addition to the print sets, the e-njoyPicture Web site will eventually
make the highly premium and popular 3-D CG idol images available in
other forms as well, such as mugs, cork lid pots, mouse pads, T-shirts,
throw pillows and hand towels (all in high-definition full color).
Each printed good will be completely unique as Network Lab will only
provide made-to-order goods. Also, Network Lab plans to make available
not just the 3-D CG idols that appear in Unique Digital's magazines,
CG iCupid and iCupid, but also real idols (magazine idol contest participants).
* Megamix Printy is short for Megami (Japanese for goddess) + mix;
and print + pretty.
About Network Lab Inc.
Network Lab is a subsidiary of PLAZA CREATE CO., LTD. (Headquarters:
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Yasuhiro Oshima), which started and
runs "Palette Plaza," the largest DPE chain in Japan. In April 2000,
Network Lab started an Internet digital print and printed goods service.
Network Lab provides a comprehensive set of "Internet printing services,"
covering B2C (prints from consumer digital cameras), B2B and B2B2C
marketing strategies as well. Network Lab is one of the largest digital
content processing companies in Japan and provides a broad spectrum
of services, ranging from paper-based prints to a variety of character-based
goods. Last year, Network Lab teamed with Tokyo Broadcasting System,
Inc. (TBS) to start a content service, and also announced many other
enterprises and alliances. Network Lab will continue to "fuse" conventional
media with the Internet to develop and supply new printing services
| About Digit, Inc. |
| Established: |
December 1996 |
| President: |
Katsumi Ureshino |
| Location: |
Shin Hibiya Bldg., 8th Floor
1-3-6 Uchisaiwai-cho
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0011 |
| Capital: |
421 million yen |
| Business: |
1) Internet portal business
Internet-related business including publishing Home PC+Net magazine
(a monthly publication that comes with a CD-ROM); developing
provider support tools; and planning and holding events such
as trade shows and Internet seminars.
2) Digital entertainment business
Digital image-related business including publishing iCupid magazine
(a monthly publication that comes with a CD-ROM) and digital
photo albums; providing a digital image distribution service
for cellular phone users; and trading card sales. |
| Capital: |
421 million yen |
| URL: |
http://digitinc.co.jp
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| About Unique Digital Co., Ltd.
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| Established: |
February 2000 |
| President: |
Katsumi Ureshino |
| Location: |
Shin Hibiya Bldg., 8th Floor
1-3-6 Uchisaiwai-cho
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0011 |
| Capital: |
186 million yen |
| Business: |
1) Internet content design and development
2) Digital image distribution service (for cellular phones)
3) Virtual CG idol production
4) Model/star production |
| URL: |
http://unidigi.co.jp
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Information
Plaza Create Co., Ltd
President's Office (Public Relations) Tsuge, Shinada
03-3222-3265
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Additional Service Information
On-Demand Photo Albums of Popular CG Idols
Site Name: Megamix Printy
Users visit the site (http://nwl.enjoypicture.com/factory/unidigi.html)
and then select a desired CG idol image. Each idol has 10 patterns
of images to choose from. The user selects 5 of the 10 available images.
Once the user has completed his/her order, Network Lab makes A4 size
high-definition prints and delivers them to the user in a special
paper cover.
Price: 3,000 yen (set of 5 pictures)
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Printed Goods
Site Name: Premium Goods Collection
Just as with the on-demand photo album section, users visit the site
(http://nwl.enjoypicture.com/factory/unidigi.html)
and then select a desired CG idol image and choose a good (mug, cork
lid pot, mouse pad, T-shirt, throw pillow, hand towel, etc). The image
is then printed onto the corresponding good in full color and delivered
to the user. Each printed good will be completely unique as Network
Lab only provides made-to-order goods. They are perfect as collector's
items. |
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| Pricing: mugs - 2,100 yen; cork lid pots - 2,700
yen; T-shirts - 2,700 yen; mouse pads - 2,100 yen; throw pillows -
2,700yen; hand towels - 980 yen |
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