CANNES, France, 3GSM World Congress, Feb. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
ACCESS Co., Ltd., (Tokyo Stock Exchange: 4813), a global provider of mobile
content delivery and Internet access technologies, today announced that the
ACCESS NetFront(R) browser has been ported to run on Texas Instruments
Incorporated's (TI's) OMAP2420. Now, users of OMAP(TM) processor-based mobile
device -- including FOMA(TM) phones, Smartphones, PDAs, 3G handsets and
2G/2.5G handsets -- can use NetFront's advanced Internet browsing
capabilities.
By incorporating NetFront with the TI OMAP2420, users will now be able to
easily browse the Internet, quickly view and retrieve Web content, watch
streaming video clips, and play video games on OMAP2420-based mobile
terminals. NetFront browser, on the OMAP2420, delivers an advanced Internet
browsing experience with a comprehensive feature-set that includes support for
WAP 2.0, WML, HTML 4.01, and cHTML as well as unique technologies like
Rapid-Render(TM), an incremental rendering technology that significantly
accelerates the presentation of Web pages, and Smart-Fit Rendering(TM), a
rendering technology that intelligently renders Web pages to fit the screen
width of mobile devices, eliminating the need for horizontal scrolling. In
addition, NetFront is the only mobile browser in the world to provide
integrated support for Adobe(R) Reader(R) and Adobe's ubiquitous portable
document format (PDF).
"We are pleased to be working with a leader in the mobile multimedia space
and extending our NetFront browser to now give users of OMAP2420-based devices
a powerful Internet browsing experience," said Toru Arakawa, president and CEO
of ACCESS. "NetFront is one of the most advanced browsers for the global
beyond-PC market, and is therefore perfectly equipped to power the wide
variety of TI OMAP processor-based devices such as digital televisions, PDAs
and Smartphones."
TI's OMAP platform is comprised of high-performance processors, a strong
software infrastructure and comprehensive support network for the rapid
development of differentiated Internet appliances, 2.5G and 3G wireless
handsets and PDAs, portable data terminals and other multimedia-enhanced
devices. TI's OMAP 2 architecture enhances the mobile entertainment capability
on portable devices. The OMAP2420 includes the benefits of the OMAP 2
architecture's parallel processing, giving users the ability to instantly run
applications and operate multiple functions simultaneously without quality of
service compromises.
"ACCESS' NetFront combined with TI's OMAP2420 provides users with a robust
mobile Internet experience with full browser capabilities. NetFront offers a
familiar Web-based user interface for consumers to increase the usability of
their multimedia phone and boost the uptake of data application usage and
revenue for operators," said Paul Werp, TI worldwide director of marketing,
Cellular Systems.
ACCESS will be demonstrating its complete advanced solutions for mobile at
3GSM World Congress 2005 in stand G15 (Hall 2). ACCESS will be demonstrating
its NetFront browser solution for OMAP2420 at the TI stand B6 (Hall 1).
OMAP Developer Network
ACCESS is a member of TI's OMAP(TM) Developer Network, a group of leading
software developers porting advanced applications to TI's high performance,
power-efficient OMAP processors. Handset manufacturers adopting OMAP devices
enjoy the rapid deployment of compelling wireless applications -- including
streaming audio and video, multimedia messaging, gaming, security, speech
recognition, location based services and mobile commerce -- across all leading
operating systems. Systems level integration services are also provided
worldwide by independent OMAP Technology Centers. The OMAP platform has been
selected by leading manufacturers, such as Nokia, Palm, NEC, Fujitsu, LG
Electronics, Hewlett-Packard, Sendo, HTC and many more, for their 2.5 and 3G
wireless devices. For more information, please visit http://www.ti.com/omap.
About ACCESS
ACCESS Co. Ltd. is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, with offices throughout
the world including major centers in the U.S., Germany, and China. ACCESS is a
leading global provider of mobile Internet technologies and consultation
services for the beyond-PC market. ACCESS' NetFront browser technology powers
342 different commercial products worldwide including mobile phones, digital
televisions, set-top boxes, game consoles, PDAs, car navigation systems, web
phones, kiosk terminals and intranet terminals. ACCESS' NetFront browser
technology is most widely deployed in mobile phones for NTT DoCoMo's popular
i-modeTM and FOMATM services. To date, over 150 million ACCESS software
licenses have shipped from more than 90 major Internet device manufactures.
ACCESS was listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers market on February 26,
2001. More information is available at http://www.access.co.jp/english/ or
http://www.access-us-inc.com.
About NetFront Browser
NetFront browser recently surpassed over 150 million deployments globally
that include 342 unique devices ranging from mobile phones and PDAs to digital
televisions, gaming consoles, and automobile telematics systems from 90 major
Internet device manufacturers. NetFront supports a wider range of operating
systems than any competing browser including solutions for Palm(R) OS, Symbian
OS, Linux OS, Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Mobile/PocketPC and mobile handset
environments like BREW(R). NetFront browser technology is used by the world's
leading mobile operators, software providers and electronics manufacturers
including Adobe, Alpine, Amoi, AT&T Wireless, Casio, Epson, Hitachi,
Hutchinson 3G Group, IBM, KDDI, NEC, NTT DoCoMo, Mitsubishi, palmOne,
PalmSource, Samsung, SANYO, Sharp, Sony, Telcel Venezuela, TCL, Toshiba,
UTStarcom and more.
NOTE: OMAP is a trademark of Texas Instruments. Other product or service
names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners
ACCESS is a registered trademark in Japan. NetFront and Compact NetFront
are registered trademarks of ACCESS Co., Ltd. in Japan. i-mode is a trademark
or registered trademark of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. in Japan and other countries. NTT
DoCoMo's FOMA service is only available to subscribers in Japan. All other
trademarks belong to their respective owners.
Contacts:
Asia US
ACCESS Co., Ltd. Japan ACCESS Co., Ltd. US Branch
Risako Onoda +81-3-5259-3685 Manuel Morales +1-510-284-0708
prinfo@access.co.jp mmorales@access-us-inc.com
ACCESS China Inc. Anne-miek Hamelinck +1-415-365-0395
Delia Liu +86-10-6566-9636 annemiek.hamelinck@bitepr.com
delia.liu@accesschina.com.cn
Europe
ACCESS Systems Europe GmbH
Claudia Hoeck +49-208-8290-6432
hoeck@access-sys-eu.com
SOURCE ACCESS Co. Ltd.
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Related links:
http://www.access-us-inc.com
CONTACT:
Manuel Morales of ACCESS Co. Ltd.,
+1-510-284-0708, or mmorales@access-us-inc.com; or Anne-miek
Hamelinck of Bite PR, +1-415-365-0395, or
annemiek.hamelinck@bitepr.com, for ACCESS Co. Ltd.; or Risako
Onoda of ACCESS Co., Ltd. Japan, +81-3-5259-3685, or
prinfo@access.co.jp, or Delia Liu of ACCESS China Inc.,
+86-10-6566-9636, or delia.liu@accesschina.com.cn, or Claudia
Hoeck of ACCESS Systems Europe GmbH, +49-208-8290-6432, or
hoeck@access-sys-eu.com
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