Press Release
October 5 , 2007

Brief

We, Pro-face, the top manufacturer of programmable displays, have opened two branches in India as of the 1st of September for wider sales activities. Secure support system will be provided to Japanese companies in India as well as local companies. We believe that it leads to improvement in customer satisfaction and aim at the target of one billion yen in sales in five years.

The one of two branches is placed in Bangalore, where is famous as IT technopolis for its machine industry, and the other is in Mumbai, where is another concentrated Industrial area.
Eight of local and Japanese staff members in Bangalore and Mumbai conduct support services and sales activities. Expansion of the area and increase of human resources will be carried out as needed. Channel partner network has been already established and it covers entire India, therefore, Pro-face is able to provide the enhanced support services and shorter delivery time.

Since 2002, we have been focusing on sales activities in BRICs, including China, for our global business strategy. As for our domestic activities in programmable display business, we have responded to high demands in FA field in Japan by offering "Visualization", which is an information networking connected to production sites, in addition to the conventional display functions.
The demands for Pro-face's products have been increased overseas in past several years, as well as the recognition. It has accelerated, and the market size of our global business is now almost the same as the size of our domestic business.

In developed countries, such as Europe and the U.S., semiconductor and machine industries have largely grown, but in BRICs countries, expectation for large growth in automotive and machine industries and development of IT technology is high. Therefore, to meet the expectation, we established branches: in China (Shanghai) in 2002, in Russia in April 2007, in Brazil in May 2007, in China (Shenzhen) in June 2007, and in India in September 2007. In India, IT technology is advanced and rapid industrialization is required. Therefore, we are sure that our high-value added displays will become successful.

Pro-face will aim at the total sales of 6 billion yen in BRICs by the year of 2010, and 22 billion yen in our global sales.

International Sales Offices

Pro-face India (Bangalore HQ)

Pro-face India (Mumbai Office)