April 24, 2012 - Tokyo, Japan Adways Co., Ltd. announced that it has acquired JS-Media Co., Ltd.in Taiwan, as well as Search Maximizer Co., Ltd. in Thailand. The subsidiaries will further strengthen Adways’ presence in the rapidly growing Asian region and support global expansion of companies in Japan, China and Taiwan.

Adways has set the standards in the Chinese internet marketing by providing CHANet, affiliate service in China in 2005. December 2011, Taiwan Yahoo! and Adways agreed on a partnership to introduce keyword targeted advertisement in Taiwan. The acquisition of JS-Media is a significant step for Adways to improve its market presence in Taiwan and to increase its ability to reach the outer Chinese market for both Taiwanese and other Asian countries.
In Taiwan, the internet penetration rate is 82.5%(*1) and smartphone penetration rate is estimated to grow up to 34%(*2).
JSmedia will provide internet advertisement for smartphone form now.

In Southeast Asia, Adways has expanded its service network through acquiring ownership of Search Maximizer Co., Ltd., an internet advertising agency in Thailand. It will offer internet marketing services such as keyword targeted advertisement and affiliates in Thailand.

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