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August 16, 2005
Research position at Cybozu Labs offered to the pioneer of Palmscape, Mr. Kazuho Oku
On August 16, 2005 (Tuesday), Cybozu Labs, Inc. (hereafter, Cybozu Labs) (headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Mr. Shinya Hata) welcomed Mr. Kazuho Oku to its staff. Mr. Oku is internationally renowned for his many achievements in software development, such as Palmscape, a Web browser for use with the Palm OS. Cybozu Labs undertakes the research and development of software that promotes information sharing for use all over the world, and hope to make further advances in this field with the aid of Mr. Oku.
The work of Mr. Oku is highly acclaimed outside of Japan, and he was the only Japanese engineer selected in the top 100 young innovators (TR100) by Technology Review, a magazine designed for technology professionals published by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for his work in 1997 developing Palmscape, a Web browser for use with the Palm OS. Also receiving rave reviews in Japan, Mr. Oku was named a “genius programmer and super creator” in May 2005 by the Information-technology Promotion Agency (IPA) in its 2004 1st New Software Development Project for his work in developing integrated development environments for Web applications (Apache/Perl)
Cybozu Labs welcomes Mr. Oku, a man with much knowledge and experience in software development, and we hope to receive his input in the format of various ideas and advice as we continue to promote the development of software for global use. In order to further strengthen our personnel base at Cybozu Labs, we recruit technical experts from all over Japan.
Brief History
| April 1995 | : | Entered the University of Tokyo, Science1 Started the development of Palmscape, a web browser for Palm OS |
| March 1999 | : | Quit the University of Tokyo. Joined ILINX, Co., Ltd. |
| March 2000 | : | Appointed as Chief Architect of ILINX |
| March 2003 | : | Established Mobirus, Inc. Appointed as CEO of Mobirus, Inc. |
| August 2005 | : | Joined Cybozu Labs, Inc. |
Achievements and Awards
| May 2002 | : | The only Japanese engineer selected in the top 100 young innovators (TR100) by Technology Review, a magazine designed for technology professionals published by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for his work in developing Palmscape, a Web browser for use with the Palm OS. |
| May 2005 | : | Named a “genius programmer and super creator” by the Information-technology Promotion Agency (IPA) in its 2004 1st New Software Development Project for his work in developing integrated development environments for Web applications (Apache/Perl). |
Cybozu Labs
Cybozu Labs was established on August 1, 2005 (Monday) with a mid- to long-term goal of developing software that promotes information sharing. Cybozu Labs pursues new technologies in its role as a research laboratory for Cybozu, providing software that promotes information sharing around the world.
Comments of Shinya Hata, the CEO of Cybozu Labs
I am interested in Mr. Oku’s work with integrated development environments for Web applications recognized in the New Software Development Project held by the IPA and used this as my opportunity to speak with him, but now I have the chance to work with him. We are extremely happy that Mr. Oku, who is already widely know for his world-class achievements, has chosen to join Cybozu Labs, and are counting on him to achieve great things while working for us.
Comments of Mr. Kazuho Oku
I decided to join the team at Cybozu Labs since I believe the company offers an environment in which I can achieve my full potential through the exchange of opinions with other engineers. The company is one of few software development companies within the IT industry in Japan, and it is rare to find a workplace like this where you can concentrate on developing technologies beside such top-class engineers. While at Cybozu Labs, I would like to accomplish results that make the others glad I joined the team.
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