WILMINGTON, Mass. -- kSARIA Corp., the first-to-market leader in the field of fully automated fiber-optic assembly solutions, has signed an exclusive agreement with Daiichi Jitsugyo Co., Ltd. (DJK) to distribute its products throughout Japan, China, and Korea. Headquartered in Tokyo, DJK is the largest independent distributor of electronic assembly systems in Asia. Under the terms of the agreement, DJK will immediately begin distributing the first two offerings in kSARIA's revolutionary family of modular in-line platforms designed to fully automate the assembly of optical components and modules. DJK, a $700 million distribution company with over 450 employees throughout the Asia-Pacific region, will provide a full spectrum of sales and customer services for kSARIA including training, support, field service, spare parts, and custom engineering. In addition to its dedicated customer support center in Tokyo, the company has satellite service and spare parts facilities in Korea and China - all of which will be available to support kSARIA's Asia-Pacific customers. "A strong presence in Asia is key to extending our first-to-market advantage throughout the global market," said Sebastian J. Sicari, kSARIA's President and CEO. "DJK is the ideal partner to help us achieve that goal. In addition to its wealth of capital equipment experience and operational infrastructure, DJK has well-established relationships in the Asia-Pacific fiber-optic market that can help us quickly penetrate the region." kSaria Corp.