Press Release
Sophia Cradle Incorporated
Sophia Cradle Starts Shipping "SophiaCompress(BREW) EARTH 5.0" with the LZMA Algorithm
More than 70% BREW mod compression cab be achieved with the LZMA algorithm
Abstract
KYOTO — April 18, 2008 — Sophia Cradle Incorporated (Headquarter: Kyoto; CEO: Kazunori Sugiyama), an innovative developer of mobile phone software, today announced to start shipping a new version of "SophiaCompress(BREW) EARTH 5.0" on April 23, 2008. In this version, BREW 4.0 is supported and more than 70% BREW mod compression can be achieved with the LZMA algorithm.
User Interface of SophiaCompress(BREW) EARTH 5.0
Full Story
Sophia Cradle today announced to start shipping a new version of the BREW[*1] compression tool, SophiaCompress(BREW) EARTH 5.0[*2] on April 23, 2008. In this version, BREW 4.0 is supported and more than 70% BREW mod compression, which is the highest rate in the world, can be achieved with the LZMA [*3] algorithm.
Compression Rate
SophiaCompress(BREW) EARTH 5.0
| Applet name | Before compression | After compression | Compression ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| psec | 254,628 byte | 72,051 byte | 71.70% |
| pclock | 214,588 byte | 67,892 byte | 68.36% |
| TabBrowser | 103,072 byte | 37,331 byte | 63.78% |
SophiaCompress(BREW) EARTH 4.0
| Applet name | Before compression | After compression | Compression ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| psec | 254,628 byte | 102,408 byte | 59.78% |
| pclock | 214,588 byte | 97,774 byte | 54.44% |
| TabBrowser | 103,072 byte | 49,017 byte | 52.44% |
* The above BREW applications for evaluation are available at the following URL.
/english/products/sophiacompress_brew/scb_compression_ratio.html
Pricing and Availability
Pricing
SophiaCompress(BREW) is JPY 375,000 per license.
Free Trial of SophiaCompress(BREW) is also available at the Sophia Cradle website.
Application for SophiaCompress(BREW) Free Trial
/english/form/trial_scb.html
Press Release URL
/english/news/pressrelease/2008/20080418.html
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Terms
[*1] BREW (Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless)
The standard of mobile phone software developed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, released in January 2001. BREW applications work fast no matter what the underlying system software in the handset is. A user can download a compiled BREW application from the Internet and use it with any BREW-enabled handset. The worldwide spread of BREW is remarkable, and there are many network operators that provide BREW services, including Japan's KDDI which started offering them in February 2003.
[*2] SophiaCompress(BREW) EARTH
SophiaCompress(BREW) is the only compression tool in the world for BREW applications, it is developed by Sophia Cradle Incorporated. With SophiaCompress(BREW) EARTH, compiled BREW programs in mod format can be compressed and executed. Many leading game makers, content providers and other companies have adopted this technology with success.
URL for detailed information: /english/products/sophiacompress_brew/index.html
The Lempel-Ziv-Markov chain-Algorithm (LZMA) is an algorithm for data compression used in the 7z format of the 7-Zip archiver, which is a dictionary compression scheme like LZ77.
About Sophia Cradle
Sophia Cradle Incorporated is a mobile phone software developer which currently specializes in BREW C++, GUI middleware and mobile Java. Founded in 2002, Sophia Cradle aims to render services to the improvement of everyone's quality of life by creating innovative mobile Internet technology. For more information about Sophia Cradle, please visit www.s-cradle.com/english/.