FenixSoft Co., Ltd. ("FenixSoft", headquarters: Shinjuku, Tokyo; President: Kengo Aoki) announced today that it has released nine, a network library for online game development. A free download of nine is available from FenixSoft's website.

■ Background
The library nine gets its name from the initial letters of "Neuro Impulse Network Engine," which is based on an image of signals crossing over an infinite network and creating intelligence of a higher order.The name also relates to the number 9, which represents "maximum" and "infinite" in Japanese.Basic communication functions are archived in a library in the version available this time. nine provides basic functions as a high-speed connection management system using epoll and WSAEventSelect and passing TCP stream packets to an application by messaging.FenixSoft will be adding new technologies and functions to the core library nine. In addition, FenixSoft will be providing more libraries designed for a variety of terminals including cellular phones.FenixSoft wishes to provide support not only for the development of online games but also the development of various network applications.

■ nine
nine is a library with basic built-in communication functions. nine provides basic functions for communication programs such as high-speed connection management and message segmentation of TCP streams.nine is also equipped with encryption technology, which realizes secure network communication.nine allows users to concentrate on developing high-quality applications because it has basic communication programs archived in a library.

■ FenixSoft Co., Ltd.
FenixSoft was founded on February 6, 2008, by people who had been engaged in the planning and development of online games since the pioneer era of Japanese online games. They shared common awareness of the issues with the development line, seeking a way for improvement.FenixSoft will be developing contents focusing on the planning and development of online games as well as providing network solutions.FenixSoft has been providing highly reliable development lines since its foundation, and has received an order for developing a large-scale online game from a major game production company.FenixSoft is committed to providing higher quality development lines and technology in producing world-class online contents.

Direct enquiries about this article to:
FenixSoft Co., Ltd.
Kengo Aoki
E-mail: nine@fenixsoft.jp

Company overview
FenixSoft Co., Ltd.
President: Kengo Aoki
Established: February 6, 2008
Capital: 3,000,000 yen
Number of employees: 12
Headquarters: MATSUDA BLD 6F, Shinjuku 6-20-29, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
Business description: Research and development of network systems
Development of network based gamesbr /> URL: http://www.fenixsoft.jp/
E-mail: info@fenixsoft.jp