NetSTAR

TOKYO May 27th, 2008

NetSTAR Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Noboru Ogahara; hereinafter “NetSTAR”), the leading company in the Japanese web filtering industry, hereby announces a new partnership with Century Systems Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Musashino-shi, Tokyo; CEO: Susumu Tanaka; hereinafter “Century Systems”). The two companies will collaborate in their provision of a filtering service to small&medium businesses, making NetSTAR’s “Site Umpire” filtering service available on Century Systems’ “FutureNet XR-540/C” router for small&medium businesses.

NetSTAR has been marketing its “Site Umpire" filtering services to small&medium business offices since 2007, using Yamaha business routers as the hosting hardware. Since “Site Umpire” is designed to operate on a router, it can eliminate the cost associated with the installation and operation of a gateway server, which has previously been a prerequisite for URL filtering services. The service itself is also relatively inexpensive in comparison to competing software packages, with the annual license fee starting at 34,650 yen for 5 users, yet offering simple but accurate web access control.
Century Systems, on the other hand, develops and distributes network products to businesses within Japan. Its “FutureNet XR-540/C” router, by which “Site Umpire” will be supported, is a business router that does not require a full-time administrator, and is already widely adopted by many small&medium businesses.

A firmware update will be provided for existing customers of “FutureNet XR-540/C”, allowing them to utilize NetSTAR’s easy and inexpensive yet full-fledged URL filtering without needing to replace their router.
Implementation of “Site Umpire” support on “FutureNet XR-540/C” is scheduled for completion by the coming fall. Further details of the service and the firmware update will be provided at a later date.

NetSTAR is committed to providing the global community with Internet access that is safe for everyone, from home users to large enterprises, and for every device, be it a computer, mobile phone, or game console. To this effect, NetSTAR will continue to pursue opportunities to collaborate with various partners.

■About the “Site Umpire” Filtering Service
“Site Umpire” is a filtering service for small&medium networks, and was released in May 2007 by NetSTAR. It is designed to run on the router, thereby eliminating the need for client software installation and server management, greatly reducing the installation and operation cost. Its highly-customizable category-based access regulation further adds to its benefits.

■About Century Systems Co., Ltd.
Century Systems is a Japanese manufacturer that specializes in the development and distribution of network products. Its “FutureNet” product series is founded upon Century Systems’ solid track record in network technology, and offers network solutions that integrates proprietary hardware and software.
For more information, visit http://www.centurysys.co.jp/.

■About NetSTAR, Inc.
NetSTAR specializes in the development of URL filtering engine, and in the collection, categorization, and delivery of URL lists. Its URL lists boast the largest market share in Japan for corporate filtering products, at well over 40%, and are also used widely for home filtering services. Over the years, NetSTAR has gained much recognition for the quality and reliability of its collection/categorization and publishing processes. Its URL lists have been adopted by all mobile phone operators in Japan, and is the de facto industry standard.
For more information, visit http://www.netstar-inc.com/.

■Trademark Information
Site Umpire and NetSTAR are trademarks or registered trademarks of NetSTAR, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.