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9th June 2005 - ACCESS Co., Ltd., a global provider
of mobile content delivery and Internet access technologies,
announced that its NetFront(R) browser has been integrated
in Samsung's new SGH-Z130 3G handset developed for the
European mobile market. The SGH-Z130 deployment is a
collaboration originating from ACCESS and Samsung's
recently announced global partnership.
The NetFront browser provides SGH-Z130 end users with
the ability to browse the full Internet. This function
perfectly complements the SGH-Z130's advanced multimedia
features that include a unique rotating, wide-view,
high-resolution LCD screen, 1-megapixel camera, and
support for 64 polyphonic ring tones and the MP3, AAC,
and AAC+ music formats. The handset supports the 2100Mhz
UMTS 3G band as well as the 900/1800Mhz GSM bands.
"The SGH-Z130 is one of the most innovative 3G
handsets on the market today, and ACCESS' advanced NetFront
browser technology extends this innovation by providing
a comprehensive mobile Internet browsing experience,"
said CHULHWAN LEE, of Samsung. "ACCESS and Samsung
will continue to collaborate to bring advanced mobile
Internet browsing solutions to mobile end-users throughout
the world."
"The combination of Samsung's advanced SGH-Z130
3G handset and NetFront browser delivers a rich, full
Internet browsing experience to mobile users in Europe,"
said Toru Arakawa, president and CEO of ACCESS. "We're
pleased that the SGH-Z130 marks another significant
milestone in ACCESS and Samsung's global partnership."
ACCESS' NetFront browser is recognized as one of the
most advanced and popular mobile browsers in the world
with over 164 million deployments in Europe, the Americas
and Asia-Pacific. It was the first mobile browser to
be deployed for a commercial 3G service, and it continues
to be a leading choice of mobile operators deploying
next-generation mobile services throughout the world.
It is a proven solution with a comprehensive feature-set
that supports full Internet mobile browsing.
NetFront browser supports OMA Browsing 2.2, WML, HTML
4.01, and cHTML and features unique technologies like
Rapid-RenderTM, an incremental rendering technology
that significantly accelerates the presentation of Web
pages, and Smart-Fit RenderingTM, 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)
ReaderTM LE and Adobe's ubiquitous portable document
format (PDF).
About NetFront Browser
NetFront browser recently surpassed over 164.9 million
deployments globally that include 515 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, Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Mobile/PocketPC
and mobile handset environments like BREW(R). 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 is a global provider of mobile content delivery
and Internet access technologies to the beyond-PC market.
Its NetFront browser, widely recognized as one of the
most advanced Internet browsers in the world, is a cornerstone
to the company's vision of making the ubiquitous Internet
a reality. NetFront technologies are delivering full
Internet browsing and related services to next-generation
mobile devices and consumer electronics ranging from
digital TV to automobile telematics. For more information:
www.access.co.jp or www.access-us-inc.com.
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