ACCESS Leverages i-mode Technology for Intel Platform

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ACCESS, a leading provider of embedded Internet software solutions, has announced that it will be demonstrating a powerful solution for developers building next-generation wireless phones using Intel's StrongARM(R) processor Development Platform and ACCESS' software solutions at the Wireless Japan show in Tokyo. The demonstration will feature ACCESS' micro-More Real Time Operating System (RTOS) and ACCESS' Compact NetFront micro-browser, proven in NTT DoCoMo's i-mode phones. This technology is expected to be a perfect solution for 3rd generation wireless terminals, which will be deployed commercially from 2001.

Key Takeaways:

  • ACCESS will be demonstrating its micro-More Real Time Operating System (RTOS) and Compact NetFront micro-browser, proven in NTT DoCoMo's i-mode phones, at the Wireless Japan show in Tokyo.
  • The technology is expected to be a perfect solution for 3rd generation wireless terminals, which will be deployed commercially from 2001.
  • ACCESS' Compact NetFront micro-browser is the industry's first and most popular micro-browser based on the Compact-HTML standard, used in NTT DoCoMo's i-mode.
  • The browser supports almost all major functionalities in HTML 4.0, including bookmark, GIF, and animation GIF, and is designed from scratch for resource-limited environments of mobile and wireless devices.
  • ACCESS has been the main driving force for proposing the Compact-HTML standard to W3C, in collaboration with five major consumer electronics companies.
  • ACCESS has been an active participant in the W3C mobile working group to standardize xHTML(TM) Basic, next-generation mark-up language for mobile/wireless.
  • The wireless phone market has been growing at an astounding pace, with total shipment of wireless phones in the year 2000 expected to exceed 400 million units.
  • NTT DoCoMo's i-mode has passed the 7 million-subscriber mark in just 15 months since its launch, making it Japan's largest Internet service provider.
  • Next-generation IMT-2000 services will enable data transfer at a stunning 2Mbps, 200 times the current i-mode service infrastructure.

Statistics:

  • Total shipment of wireless phones in 2000 expected to exceed 400 million units (Dataquest of Gartner Group).
  • NTT DoCoMo's i-mode has 7 million subscribers in just 15 months since its launch (July 2000).
  • NEXTGEN IMT-2000 services will enable data transfer at 2Mbps (200 times the current i-mode service infrastructure).
  • Over 10 million commercial software licenses have been shipped from ACCESS to more than 30 major consumer appliance manufacturers.
  • ACCESS has been the main driving force for proposing the Compact-HTML standard to W3C, in collaboration with five major consumer electronics companies.

Sources:

  • Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Wireless Japan MILPITAS, Calif./TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 17, 2000
  • ACCESS Co., Ltd
  • Intel Corporation
  • Dataquest of Gartner Group
  • NTT DoCoMo
  • W3C (World Wide Web Consortium)