TEPCO and ACCESS Launch Innovative, Java-based Middleware For Remote Application Management.Business Editors/High Tech Writers MILPITAS, Calif./TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 1, 2000 First Application, for Home and Building Management, to be demonstrated At JavaOne Conference in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden ACCESS Co., Ltd. and TEPCO TEPCO Tokyo Electric Power Co. (Japan) , the Tokyo Electric Power Company, have jointly developed GlobeWare(TM), a set of Java(TM)-based middleware solutions that supports remote control of building management and home gateway services applications. GlobeWare will be demonstrated at ACCESS' booth (number 1407) and discussed in a technical session (June 8, 12:15pm) at the JavaOne Conference, which begins June 6 at the Moscone Center The Moscone Center is San Francisco, California's largest convention and exhibition complex. The complex consists of two main underground halls underneath Yerba Buena Gardens, Moscone North and Moscone South, as well the three-level Moscone West exhibition hall across 4th Street. in San Francisco. This demonstration will showcase the use of Java technology in the "Connected Home." The first field test demonstrating GlobeWare's capabilities in home gateway and building management services applications is already underway at TEPCO's Toshin building in Tokyo, Japan. Java technology-based applications can be downloaded into a home gateway environment from a remote center, making various services available to each connected home. By using an Internet-accessible cellular phone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). or PC, users can control and manage their home appliances - from air conditioners to lighting systems remotely. Additionally, auto-metering and utility services from the home gateway service can send electricity meter data to the remote center automatically. Based on this upstream capability, several new value-added services are possible. For example, through the remote center, homeowners can place a limit on electricity usage. By connecting security sensors to the network, homeowners also can manage security systems remotely. TEPCO, the biggest electric company in Japan, had been investigating the value-added benefits of offering home gateway solutions. The utility jointly developed GlobeWare with ACCESS, a proven, leading software company with embedded and Java technologies. Companies interested in employing the GlobeWare software for remote application management should contact ACCESS' offices in Tokyo or Milpitas, Calif. ACCESS is a leading provider of innovative embedded software Instructions that permanently reside in a ROM or flash memory chip. Embedded software may be immediately available to the CPU or, for faster execution, may be transferred to RAM first and then executed. solutions for Internet Appliances. The company's embedded browser software powers over 60 different commercial products including: i-mode phones for NTT DoCoMo (NTT Mobile Communications Network, Inc., Japan) Founded in 1991, NTT DoCoMo is a spinoff of Japan's NTT (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation) which provides wireless services, including cellular, paging, satellite and maritime and in-flight telephone services. ; Sega's Dreamcast(TM) and Nitendo64 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. ; Internet TVs 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, NEC, Panasonic and Sharp; and car navigation See GPS. systems from Alpine. Over 9 million commercial software licenses have been shipped from more than 30 major consumer appliance manufacturers. More information is available at http://www.access-us-inc.com. Note to Editors: JV-Lite is a trademark and NetFront is a registered trademark of ACCESS Co. Ltd. in Japan. All other brands or products are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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