{"id":4541,"date":"2009-07-10T15:18:14","date_gmt":"2009-07-10T06:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asiajin.com\/blog\/?p=4541"},"modified":"2009-07-10T15:18:14","modified_gmt":"2009-07-10T06:18:14","slug":"smartfm-fundraises-usd337m-from-ntt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiajin.com\/blog\/2009\/07\/smartfm-fundraises-usd337m-from-ntt\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart.fm Fundraises USD3.37M From NTT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4545\" title=\"Logo of NTT Group\" src=\"http:\/\/img.asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/nttgroup_logo.gif\" alt=\"Logo of NTT Group\" width=\"201\" height=\"43\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4546\" title=\"Logo of Smart.fm\" src=\"http:\/\/img.asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/smartfm_logo.gif\" alt=\"Logo of Smart.fm\" width=\"144\" height=\"39\" \/><br \/>\nJapanese telecom giant <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ntt.co.jp\/index_e.html\">NTT<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/smart.fm\/about\/learning_science\">Cerego Japan<\/a>, an owner of a UGC-based social learning site <a href=\"http:\/\/smart.fm\">Smart.fm<\/a>(previously known as iKnow!), announced both had reached the agreement of the partnership in boosting online education business.\u00a0\u00a0 NTT is now considering to set up a new subsidiary focusing on online education business, and will create a number of mash-up services with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goo.ne.jp\/\">Goo[J]<\/a> (a portal site by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nttr.co.jp\/\">NTT Resonant[J]<\/a>) and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nttdocomo.co.jp\/english\/\">NTT DoCoMo<\/a>&#8216;s cellphone-based value-added information services by joining forces with Cerego.\u00a0\u00a0 Cerego will allocate new shares worth USD3.37M (JPY320M, no announcement made on how much it holds in comparison to the entire shares) to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nttip.co.jp\/\">NTT Investment Partners<\/a>, the investment arm of\u00a0 NTT Group.<br \/>\nMeanwhile, Cerego started releasing several programs of English-language learning podcasting this week, and every week it will add approximately new 100 episodes especially designed for mastering English for significant purposes such as TOEIC(Test of English for International Communication), travel, business and\u00a0 preparing for university entry exam.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4547\" title=\"Screenshot of Smart.fm's Podcasting\" src=\"http:\/\/img.asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/smartfm_pocasting.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot of Smart.fm's Podcasting\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewPodcast?id=322523707\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Available at AppStore\" src=\"http:\/\/img.asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/available_at_appstore.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"152\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japanese telecom giant NTT and Cerego Japan, an owner of a UGC-based social learning site Smart.fm(previously known as iKnow!), announced both had reached the agreement of the partnership in boosting online education business.\u00a0\u00a0 NTT is now considering to set up a new subsidiary focusing on online education business, and will create a number of mash-up&hellip; 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