Kii Corporation is a company that provides mobile

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(MBaaS), distribution partnerships and

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. The company has offices in

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, and

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. The Kii Cloud service allows mobile app developers to add

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to their apps without writing

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History

Kii Corporation was founded in July 2010 as the result of the merger of Synclore Corporation of Japan and Servo. Synclore's customers included NTT DoCoMo and

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. Servo's customers included

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Company Structure

Kii Corporation is structured in three parts: * Kii Capital: Kii Capital is a

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that invests in mobile consumer apps. * Kii Distribution: Kii Distribution helps mobile app developers create partnerships. * Kii Cloud: Kii Cloud is a Mobile Backend-as-a-Service (MBaaS) that provides

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developers with cloud

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without having to write server

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References

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External links

Official website
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