NetSTAR

TOKYO June 14th, 2006

Corega K. K. (Headquarters: Yokohama, CEO: Akira Kato, "Corega") and NetSTAR Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Noboru Ogawara, "NetSTAR") announced that they start a new service starting from late June by integrating URL filtering service "Internet malicious site blocking service for BB routers" provided by NetSTAR into Corega's broadband router.
This service is a URL filtering service running on routers used to access Internet at home, and manages Internet browsing not only on personal computer, but on any information equipments such as portable game machine or Internet appliance that access Internet through routers.

Cumulative sales of portable game machine in Japan is 3 million for PSP and 8.43 million for Nintendo DS series (*1). In addition, Internet television is expected to become widespread boosted by the cooperation by domestic home appliance manufacturers. Increasing number of home users are expected to access Internet, not only on PC, but on portable game machines or Internet appliances in the future. In spite of this situation, there was no way to manage Internet access from information equipments other than PC.

In malicious site blocking service, Corega develops platform, and NetSTAR provides service using up-to-date URL database. Users of Corega routers that support this service can instantly enable filtering feature from the management screen of the router by simply accessing application site provided by NetSTAR. You don't have to install any software. After you enabled this service, you can select categories such as "Illegal", "Adult", or "Dating service" which you want to forbid browsing for each information equipment connecting to the router.

As the number of malicious Web sites such as Internet fraud is increasing, the number of "one click and charge claim" sites NetSTAR URL Research Center has detected and confirmed their existence has increased by seven times compared to the previous year. Survey by NetSTAR (*2) revealed that over 80% of parents are apprehending that they or their children might access malicious Web sites such as "one click and charge claim" sites.

Corega and NetSTAR, by starting this service, continue to provide safe and comfortable Internet access environment for any information equipments at home.

*1 Source: Announcement from Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. at October, 2005.
Announcement from Nintendo Co., Ltd, at June, 2006 in management policy fair
*2 Source: NetSTAR 「3rd Survey for Internet Usage at Home」
（For detail, see http://www.netstar-inc.com/press/press060531.html）
Summary of Malicious Site Blocking Service
● Service name: "Internet malicious site blocking service for BB routers"
● Key features
・Allows management of Web browsing on any information equipment such as PC, portable game machine, or Internet television that access Internet through routers.
・Centralized configuration for Web browsing from router's management screen.
・You can configure each information equipment whether it is for adults or for kids. In addition, you can select categories to be forbidden browsing such as "Illegal", "Adult", or "Dating service" from 71 categories.
・This feature is available for all equipments connecting to the router (categories can be configured for up to 10 equipments).
● Supported router: Corega CG-WLBARGS/CG-BARSX
CG-WLBARGS: Product with updated firmware will be available in late June 2006 at
major electrical appliance store. New version of firmware will be available fromhttp://corega.jp starting from June 14.
CG-BARSX: New firmware will be available in late June.
・Service price： 3,150 yen/year (including tax）. Updates for the following years: 3,150 yen/year （including tax）
・Service provider: NetSTAR Inc.
・Service URL： http://gbb.netstar.jp

■ About Corega K. K.
Corega, established in 1996, has been providing reasonable products ahead of all others and are advancing forward as a market leader in the hot area such as wireless LAN and broadband router with an eye toward the wide usage of broadband and highly networked world in dramatically changing IT environment (e.g. accelerated technological innovation). http://corega.jp

■ About NetSTAR Inc.
NetSTAR is one of the few companies specializing the development of URL filtering engine, collecting and categorizing URL list, building and delivering up-to-date URL database.
Its URL database is adopted for URL filtering service and anti-spam measure by NTT DoCoMo and Vodafone, as well as for URL filtering product for office and home. http://netstar.jp

■ Trademarks
Internet malicious site blocking service is a name of the service provided by NetSTAR Inc. NetSTAR is a trademark or registered trade mark of NetSTAR Inc. All other product names and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.