Minkaku Browser Bar Release

Geoffrey Gould
Monday, 05 March 2007 14:14

TOKYO, Monday, March 05, 2007 – GOGA, Inc. (President: Mr. Fumihiko Koyama) announced the release of the "Minkaku OpenSearch Plugin" function, which links its "Minkaku" service to Firefox's Navigation Toolbar.

With the Minkaku OpenSearch Plugin, users can swiftly browse the Minkaku database for site-specific Firefox add-ons by using the Firefox Navigator Toolbar located on the upper right-hand side of the browser screen to conduct a keyword search.

Note to Editors

"Minkaku", released earlier on November 10, 2006, is a user-content oriented database that collects information about what Firefox add-ons users have downloaded. Users submit their add-on information by opening "Tools" on the menu bar at the top of the screen and selecting Minkaku. A ranking of the most popular add-ons submitted to the Minkaku's server is continuously updated and is accessible here. Together with the rankings are direct links to each add-on's description and download sites, making it possible for anyone to quickly increase their Firefox performance.

In addition to Japanese, Minkaku can be viewed in English, German, Chinese, and Korean. As of March 5, 2007, "votes" from Minkaku users in over 100 countries and territories have been tabulated, containing information on more than 2,000 Firefox add-ons.

About GOGA, Inc.

Goga, Inc. was established in January of 2006. As of January 10, 2006, Goga is capitalized at JPY 8,000,000 and has 4 employees. In addition to providing web and data mining services for its client businesses, Goga collects information on the performance of computers installed with the Windows Vista OS ("Minpaso"), and maintains online dictionaries of financial terms ("マネー辞典m-Words " – available in Japanese) and IT terms ("e-Words" – available in Japanese, English, German, Chinese, and Korean). Information about GOGA and its activities is available on the company's web site: www.goga.co.jp/english/.