Access Announces Free Demo Version of Internet Browser For Embedded Linux Market.Business Editors & High-tech Writers MILPITAS, Calif. and TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 24, 1999 Access Co. Ltd. today announced that it has placed a free demonstration version of its NetFront Internet browser on its web site for evaluation by developers of Linux-based embedded applications. The browser can be downloaded from www.access.co.jp/product/develop/demo.html. Access' NetFront and Compact-NetFront browsers are very popular in Japan, where Access estimates that it has over 80 percent of the embedded browser market for devices such as personal digital assistants, mobile phones, digital televisions and video game consoles This is a list of video game consoles by the era they appeared in. Eras are named based on the dominant console type of the era (even though not all consoles of those eras are of the same type). Some eras are referred to based on how many bits a major console could process. . Access is now trying to expand its leadership in the development of embedded browsers into the US and European markets, and it is one of the first companies to release such a full fledged fledge v. fledged, fledg·ing, fledg·es v.tr. 1. To take care of (a young bird) until it is ready to fly. 2. To cover with or as if with feathers. 3. version of a browser for the Linux platform. Access is working with major RTOS (1) (RealTime Operating System) An operating system designed for use in a real time computer system. See real time system, embedded system, process control and OS-9. vendors to enable complete solutions packages for device manufacturers. "We believe that Linux will become a significant platform for embedded device manufacturers in the near future," stated Toru Arakawa, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and president of Access. "We're excited about our efforts to test this market with this free downloadable demonstration version. We look forward to getting good feedback and bringing a high quality product to market later in the year." This demonstration version of "NetFront 2.5 for Linux/GTK" supports HTML 3.2, a portion of HTM HTM HyperText Markup (file extension) HTM Hand To Mouth HTM harmful-to-minors HTM Held-to-Maturity HTM High Tide Mark HTM Hazlo tú mismo (Spanish: do it yourself) HTM Hierarchical Temporal Memory 4.0, frames, cookies, Javascript, bookmarks, screen resizing, SSL 2.0/3.0, and PNG graphics. It operates under Linux 2.0.23 or later, with support for glibc 2.0 or 2.1, GTK+ 1.2, and zlib 1.1. "NetFront 2.5 for Linux/GTK" also operates under Linux with Access' JV-Lite 1.3.1 clean-room compatible Java Virtual Machine A Java interpreter. The Java Virtual Machine (JVM) is software that converts the Java intermediate language (bytecode) into machine language and executes it. The original JVM came from the JavaSoft division of Sun. (VM) plug-in module. NetFront operates in resource-constrained environments on a wide variety of embedded CPUs, such as ARM cores, Hitachi's SuperH series, IBM/Motorola's PowerPC, MIPS (Million Instructions Per Second) The execution speed of a computer. For example, .5 MIPS is 500,000 instructions per second; 100 MIPS is a hundred million instructions per second. Cores, and Mitsubishi's M32R/D series. It also runs on various RTOS including ITRON ITRON International Tidal Wetland Rice Observational Nursery ITRON Industrial The Real-time Operation Nucleus , Linux, OS-9, pSOSystem, VxWorks, Windows CE, and others. Depending on market feedback, Access will release the productized version of "NetFront for Linux" during the second half of 2000. Pricing and exact availability have not yet been determined. Access Co. Ltd., is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, with Access Systems America, a US subsidiary, in Milpitas, Calif. Access is the top provider of embedded software solutions for information appliances in Japan, and its software powers a wide variety of Internet appliances including: i-Mode phones for NTT DoCoMo; Sega's Dreamcast(TM) home game machines; Internet TV from Sharp and Mitsubishi; the Mulco(TM) set top box from NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. ; integrated word processors from Casio, Fujitsu, NEC and Sharp; personal digital assistants from Casio, Fujitsu and Sharp; intranet terminals from Epson, Komatsu and Okamura; and network adapters and print servers. Over four million software licenses have been shipped and adopted by more than 30 major consumer appliance makers. More information is available at http://www.access.co.jp/english/top/top.htm. Note to Editors: In Japan, NetFront is a trademark and JV-Lite is a registered trademark of Access Co., Ltd. All other brands or products are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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