Guide for Potential Core Participant Companies We are seeking companies and organizations to participate in the development of the actual framework, with the aim of future business development.   Purposes for Seeking Participant Companies Cooperation in the development of the framework and associated software from a financial and human resources perspective. Cooperation in the establishment of a business model once the company has been set up, and development together with SOBA. Member Benefits and Obligations These will be based on current member benefits and responsibilities. Details are flexible, and can be discussed individually. Once SOBA has spread, the fact of having a technological advantage over other companies in the industry through being involved with the framework is an obvious advantage. Copyrights Once the SOBA Project finishes as a commissioned project under the Scientific and Technical Promotion Adjustment Funds program of Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, rights for the use or duplication of SOBA products, and the re-licensing of copyrights, will be decided based on discussions by current members. Participation Details We are seeking participant companies to cooperate in this project by providing capital investment, and/or research and development engineers. (Conditions are open to discussion.) Application Procedure Please contact the SOBA Project Office. Contact SOBA Project Secretariat Watanabe Bldg. 2nd Floor 80-4 Kitashirakawa Nishimachi Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8267 Telephone: +81-75-724-2834 E-mail : info@soba-project.org