NetFront Browser Widgets for
Upcoming Net Devices
Access,
which provides software technologies to the mobile and beyond-PC markets,
is extending the functionality of Access Linux Platform with the addition
of NetFront Browser Widgets for mobile handsets and consumer electronics
gear. It’ll also support Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs). The move aims to
enable businesses to implement widget services and deploy products in a
new category of Internet mobile devices.
NetFront Browser
Widgets are based on Access' NetFront technology, a mobile software
solution, which claims over 590 million deployments worldwide. NetFront
Browser Widget technology enables widgets for mobile handsets and consumer
electronics to be created on the basis of open Web technology. It provides
widget players, development tools, and widget content together in one
package for operators and device manufacturers. This Widget offering
follows the company's recent announcement of a NetFront Browser Widgets
community site (http://www.access.co.jp/nfbwc/),
where users can download and try widgets for Windows Mobile devices for
free.
Access will be supporting
the growth of the Mobile Internet Device (MID) market with the capability
of running Access Linux Platform on the emerging MID format. It’ll give
MID manufacturers a commercial-grade Linux mobile platform available for
mobile handsets to access Internet and Web 2.0 services. The flexibility
of Access Linux Platform will enable licensees to create differentiated
experiences, including UI innovations and support for larger displays.
"Mobile Internet Devices
will allow people to browse the web better than they can on today's
smartphones," said Philip Solis, principal analyst at ABI Research. "Some
of these devices will have support for full cellular voice and, in some
cases, will replace handsets. This market will begin later this year and
grow to about 90 million devices in 2012."
Access' product portfolio,
includes NetFront Browser, Garnet OS (formerly Palm OS), and Access Linux
Platform.
Photo courtesy: Access
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