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October 17, 2016
(This English translation was released on October 26, 2016)

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Aplix IP Holdings Corporation
Ryu Koriyama, CEO & Representative Director(Code: 3727, TSE Mothers)
Kengo Nagahashi, Director(Tel: 050-3786-1715)

Development of application and cloud system for Nestlé Japan's coffee
machine "Nescafé Gold Blend Barista i"
Today, we announce that we have developed Nescafé App, and a cloud system for Nescafe Gold Blend
Barista i, a coffee machine that has been released by Nestlé Japan.
For details, please refer to the accompanying press release.

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October 17, 2016
Aplix IP Holdings Corporation(Code: 3727 TSE Mothers)

Development of an app and a cloud system for Nestlé Japan’s
next-generation coffee machine Nescafé Gold Blend Barista iAplix IP Holdings (headquartered in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; Ryu Koriyama, CEO & Representative Director)
announces its development of Nescafé App and a cloud system for Nescafé Gold Blend Barista i, a coffeemachine released by Nestlé Japan (headquartered in Kobe City in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan; Kozo Takaoka,
CEO and President), the Japanese corporation of the world’s largest food and beverage company Nestlé.
Barista i, released by Nestlé Japan on October 1, 2016, is a next-generation coffee machine (*1) with a
new Bluetooth feature that is the successor to Nescafé Gold Blend Barista, which sold a total of over 3
million units. By installing the free Nescafé App on a smartphone and connecting it with Barista i,consumers can enjoy coffee in the variety of new ways.
Main features offered by Barista i and Nescafé App

Original recipe feature

Connection feature

Point feature

Users can set the coffee

Users can see when

If users brew coffee or

Various convenientfeatures
Users can set an alarmstrength and foam level

their friends and family

visit a store where theyclock or set a time toand bookmark theregistered in theircan enjoy Nescafé, they

start the brewing ofcreated recipe.

“Friends list” had coffee

can accumulate pointscoffee. There are also

and what mood they

which can bevideos that show how towere in.

exchanged withmaintain the machine

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and troubleshoot it in aneasy-to-understandmanner.

Other than these, the app also has features where users can look up stores near them where they canenjoy Nescafé, or easily access Nestlé’s online shop to enjoy shopping (*2).

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Based on our experience of developing IoT products and services, Aplix has developed Nescafé App foriOS and Android, and also develops cloud systems and provides consulting and other engagements forservices related to IoT solutions. Taking future needs into account such as transforming collected data into
big data and integrating it with AI engines, Aplix is committed to continue to provide solutions and offer
support to create value for Nestlé Japan using IoT.
By developing and supporting IoT services, Aplix will continue to strive to enrich people’s lives via
notifications from products.
*1
Please refer to Nestlé Japan’s press release dated August 26, 2016 entitled “The best-selling coffee machinein Japan evolves! Nescafé Gold Blend Barista i to be released on Saturday, October 1—Next-generation
coffee machine that connects people with IoT (Japanese text only),” and “Barista i product information ｜Nescafé Gold Blend Barista i (Japanese text only)," a website from Nestlé Japan.
*2
Please refer to “Nescafé App ｜ Nescafé Gold Blend Barista i (Japanese text only),” a website from NestléJapan.
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Android ６.X■ About the Aplix IP Holdings GroupThe Aplix IP Holdings Group operates its business in pursuit of its mission to enable people all over the world to enjoy more fulfilling lives throughsoftware technologies. Its technology business offers two different kinds of beacons developed by Aplix – location beacons and notification beacons.
Provided as a location beacon, the “MyBeacon® Series” constantly transmits radio signals and is increasingly used in many different businesssectors, including food and drink services, apparel and fashion, distribution, real estate, leisure and entertainment, logistics and transport andtourism, as well as in public works and by local governments as a positional information solution. As a notification beacon, the “OSHIRASE
Beacon®”, which is embedded in equipment, sends out radio signals only when it detects a predetermined status. It can be combined with all kindsof appliances, especially light electrical products, such as water purifiers, humidifiers, electric fans and coffeemakers. In the publishing business, theGroup has created numerous well-received titles. One example is the “Broken Blade series”, which has sold a cumulative total of more than 3.2
million copies in book form. Offering books and picture books for children in this business segment, HOLP SHUPPAN Publishing has released
popular books including the “Don’t Spill the Milk!”
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