ACCESS Connect Ecosystem Partner Program Expands Network of Global Industry Leaders
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o 11 companies join as newest ecosystem partner members, expanding network to a total of 85 members
o Program celebrates first year anniversary
BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 11 /-- Mobile World Congress -- ACCESS CO., LTD., a global provider of advanced software technologies to the mobile and beyond-PC markets, today strengthened its commitment to place emphasis on cooperation among mobile industry players with the addition of eleven new partners to its ACCESS(TM) Connect Ecosystem (ACE) partner program. The ACE partner program is designed to create a network of world-class partners that will develop the potential of the digital life generation by driving development and adoption of new mobile converged technologies and solutions. In its first year, the ACE partner program has rapidly grown to include 85 members.
"Since its creation one year ago, the ACCESS Connect Ecosystem partner program has successfully brought to market innovative solutions from ACE members and ACCESS to our joint customers," said Toru Arakawa, ACCESS CEO, president and co-founder. "The ACE program gives our customers a competitive advantage to easily and quickly deploy open platform and open Internet solutions, and we are very pleased to add each of these eleven new ACE members who will continue to increase our support in the global promotion of convergence and the digital life generation."
New Global Partners
o Arphic (http://www.arphic.com/), established in 1990, is a leading
developer and provider of embedded systems' font solutions. Arphic's
superior stroke-based font technology generates the Arphic Mobile
Font® and HiFont® compact, high-speed and high-quality Asian font
solutions for embedded systems to support global languages such as
Hindi, Bengali, Arabic and Thai.
o Chosen Security (http://www.chosensecurity.com/) is the leading provider
of on-demand PKI (public key infrastructure) security services in the
world, enabling a wide range of PKI-enabled security services for
enterprise authentication, secure e-mail and digital signatures.
o Cyberon (http://www.cyberon.com.tw/) headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, is
a leading embedded speech and distributed speech recognition solutions
provider. Cyberon's solutions are developed specifically for mobile and
portable devices to provide users a convenient, natural and reliable
user experience. More than 30 million mobile and portable products
embedded with Cyberon solutions support 30 different languages
worldwide.
o Digital Aria (http://www.digitalaria.com/) provides the state of the art
technology, Mobile Flash(TM) platform. Mobile Flash(TM) provides
operators and OEMs the powerful GUI framework to create rich-media user
experiences along with FLV content playback.
o Entrust Japan Co., Ltd. (http://japan.entrust.com/) is the Japan office
of Entrust, Inc. Entrust Japan provides Entrust's products,
professional services and customer support for the Japanese market.
Entrust (NASDAQ:ENTU) secures digital identities and information for
consumers, enterprises and governments in 1,700 organizations spanning
60 countries. Leveraging a layered security approach to address growing
risks, Entrust solutions help secure the most common digital identity
and information protection pain points in an organization, including
SSL, authentication, fraud detection, shared data protection and e-mail
security.
o EXPWAY (http://www.expway.fr/) is the leading provider of electronic
service guides (ESG) for rich content and TV services offered over
mobile, broadband and broadcast networks. EXPWAY's solutions
FastESG(TM) (electronic service guide -ESG- for mobile DVB-H and 3G
networks) and FastEPG(TM) (electronic program guide -EPG- for IPTV and
broadcast networks) enable operators to grow their revenues by
promoting and differentiating their service offerings.
o Gemini Mobile Technologies (http://www.geminimobile.com/) is a leading
developer of wireless software infrastructure. The company's
Hyperscale® Technology is the foundation for its two products: a
messaging platform, HyperScale Messaging Center, and a community
platform, eXplo(TM). The company's development efforts are distributed
across China, Japan and the United States and it has offices in Asia
and Europe.
o Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Semiconductor Company
(http://panasonic.net/)
o NAVITIME (http://navitime.com/) is a solution for true navigation.
It keeps maps and time tables from around the world at hand at all
times, instantly displaying your optimum total travel time whenever you
set a destination, using any combination of means of travel you like --
including train, airplane, bus, car, and walking. And NAVITIME is not
just a guide for human travel: NAVITIME will make it possible to
instantaneously calculate the time required for all sorts of travel,
including goods and information.
o Stratus Technologies Japan, Inc. (http://www.stratus.com/) is a
solutions provider focused on helping its customers achieve and sustain
information systems that support their critical business processes.
Stratus is a trusted solutions provider to customers in manufacturing,
life sciences, telecommunications, financial services, public safety,
transportation & logistics and other industries.
o Wind River (http://www.windriver.com/) is the global leader in device
software optimization (DSO), a holistic, enterprise-wide solution to
the challenges generated by increasing complexity in developing and
running device software. Wind River enables companies to develop and
run device software better, faster, at lower cost and more reliably.
As part of its strategy to enable a truly connected world, the ACE partner program is an integral component in the delivery of interconnected products. ACCESS facilitates digital life by delivering open, extensible, and unifying platforms which partners can influence and build on, including:
o ACCESS Linux Platform(TM) - An integrated, flexible and complete
next-generation Linux platform for mobile phones and wireless devices.
o NetFront(TM) Browser - An advanced, versatile and powerful Internet
browser for mobile handsets and information appliances.
o NetFront(TM) Living Connect - An advanced middleware for the multimedia
home networking markets based on Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA)
standards.
About ACCESS
ACCESS CO., LTD. is a global company providing leading technology, software products and platforms for Web browsing, mobile phones, wireless handhelds, and other networked devices. ACCESS' product portfolio, including its NetFront(TM) Browser, Garnet(TM) OS (formerly Palm OS®) and ACCESS Linux Platform(TM), provides customers with solutions that enable faster time to market, flexibility and customizability. The company, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, operates 29 subsidiaries and affiliates within Asia, Europe and the United States. ACCESS is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mother's Index under the number 4813. For more information about ACCESS, please visit http://www.access-company.com/
Source: ACCESS CO., LTD.
CONTACT: Head Office (Japan), Mariko Hanaoka, +81 (3) 5259-3685, prinfo@access.co.jp, or U.S., Pam Miracle, +1-408-400-1543, pam.miracle@access-company.com, or Europe, Laurence Clavere,
+33 (0) 6 72 38 05 38, Laurence.clavere@access-company.com, or China,
+Delia
Liu, +86 (10) 6439-6167, delia.liu@accesschina.com.cn, all of ACCESS CO., LTD.
Web site: http://www.access-company.com/
