Launch ID Photo Service for the Disabled

TOKYO, January 18, 2010 — ISFnet Harmony, Ltd., ISFnet Inc.'s special subsidiary that encourages employment of the disabled, and Value Commitment, Inc., an information communications service firm, will launch Harmony Print, an ID photo service specifically for the disabled, which is provided through the Net Print Service by Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. The service starts on January 19.

With "Harmony Print", customers can obtain ID photos in sizes suitable for a disability certificate or a resume from a multi-use copy machine installed at Seven-Eleven convenience stores nationwide, by sending their portraits taken with their mobile phone to a designated e-mail address. Alternatively, the photos can be mailed for those who have difficulty leaving home.

This is the first ID photo service for the disabled offered by a designated special subsidiary that encourages employment of the disabled. It helps reduce the efforts and physical strains required for disabled persons and their families in need of ID photography.

Background

There are approximately 7.24 million disabled persons in Japan (according to the Survey on the Status of Physically Disabled Children/Persons 2006 by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare).

Disabled persons need to submit ID photos when they make or renew disability certificates. In addition, their needs for resume photos are growing, as the implementation of the Services and Supports for Persons with Disabilities Law has encouraged disabled persons in institutional care to explore employment opportunities.

Yet, having a photo taken at a photo studio or an automatic ID photo booth has been a strenuous exercise for the disabled and their families.

ISFnet Harmony acknowledged the needs for the service that help the disabled obtain ID photos, when its own employees experienced difficulties in taking photos at an automatic booth as their wheelchair did not fit in or even in going out to take a photo.

In a mission to minimize inconvenience for the disabled, the company has developed Harmony Print utilizing the Mobile ID Photo service (by Value Commitment) and Net Print Service (by Fuji Xerox), which provide the printout of a portrait taken with and emailed straight from a mobile phone from a multi-use copy machine at Seven-Eleven.

Usage procedure

Features

1. Photos can be taken with a mobile phone, eliminating need to go to a photo booth / studio.
2. The photograph can be printed at your nearest Seven-Eleven store.
3. It only costs 200 yen (when printed out at Seven-Eleven).
4. The photograph may be mailed to you.

Service overview

Size	40mm × 30mm Note 1 (Three images on an L-size (127mm × 89mm) sheet.)
Fee	200 yen per sheet (including tax) when printed out at a Seven-Eleven store 700 yen per sheet (including tax) when mailed via postal service
Paper type	Specialized photographic paper by FujiFilm
Availability	Multi-use copy machines by Fuji Xerox at approximately 12,500 Seven-Eleven stores nationwide (The service is not available at some stores.)
Launch	Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Information websites (all in Japanese)	Harmony Print http://www.isfnet-harmony.co.jp/ Mobile ID Photo http://k-pri.jp Net Print Service http://www.printing.ne.jp/

Note 1

The photographs may be used for a disability certificate, resume and application forms of some qualification examinations.

About ISFnet Harmony Ltd.

Established in January 2008 (Special Subsidiary designation given March 2008)
President: Yukiyoshi Watanabe
Number of employees: 17 (including 13 with disabilities)
ISFnet Harmony is a special subsidiary, established to help those with disabilities achieve truly independent living. The company employs the group-work approach of mutual cooperation in undertaking IT work and administrative assistance duties. In order to enhance the capacity of social participation of people with rich humanity and enthusiasm, the company creates worksites for day-to-day operations under the keywords of "greetings", "smiles" and "cleaning".

About Mobile ID Photo

Mobile ID Photo (Keitai Shomei Shasin) is an ID photo service of Value Commitment, launched in August 2008. In partnership with Net Print Service, Mobile ID Photo allows users to print out images taken with their mobile phone as ID photos at 200 yen per sheet, using multi-use copy machines at Seven-Eleven stores across the nation.

About Net Print Service

Net Print Service is an Internet-based network printing service, jointly administrated by Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Ltd. and Fuji Xerox. Users can send electronic files and documents they want to print to the Net Print Center (exclusive data storage site), and print them out whenever they want from the multi-use copy machines installed at Seven-Eleven stores nationwide.

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