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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
ACCESS Announces NetFront v3.3 Internet Browser Engine
TOKYO, NEWARK, Calif., OBERHAUSEN, Germany and BEIJING, Jan. 20
ACCESS (Tokyo Stock Exchange: 4813), a global
provider of mobile content delivery and Internet access technologies, today
announced the availability of NetFront(TM) v3.3 browser engine, a new version
of the world's most advanced browser for the beyond-PC market which includes
mobile phones, PDAs, set-top boxes, digital television, automobile telematics,
and other Internet devices.
NetFront v3.3 browser engine delivers new features that provide a more
powerful and functional Internet browsing experience. Key elements include
enhanced support for Dynamic HTML, intelligent frame handling, pop-up blocking
and support for Really Simple Syndication (RSS). Additional key features
include Atom Feed, a file format for content distribution via XML used to
access popular Weblogs, support for international domains, encryption and
saving of Web data with a specified URL, and management of Web data and
passwords.
NetFront v3.3 browser engine adds to the comprehensive feature-set already
supported by NetFront browser which 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. NetFront is also the
only mobile browser in the world to provide integrated support for Adobe(R)
Reader(R) and Adobe's ubiquitous portable document format (PDF).
"With its comprehensive feature-set and unique technologies, NetFront v3.3
browser engine provides our customers throughout the world with a distinct
market advantage, whether they be mobile operators, mobile device
manufacturers, automobile telematics manufacturers or Internet device
manufacturers," said Toru Arakawa, president and chief executive officer of
ACCESS. "Just as significant, NetFront v3.3 browser engine provides end-users
with a better Internet experience whether they are using their mobile phone,
digital television, or any of the other Internet devices that are rapidly
becoming part of daily life."
About NetFront Browser
NetFront browser most 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, Windows Mobile/PocketPC and mobile handset
environments like BREW(TM). 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.
About ACCESS
ACCESS Co. Ltd. (Tokyo Stock Exchange: 4813) 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-mode and FOMA(TM) 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.
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