Access suggests that demand for "full-featured web experiences" is growing as mobile users become increasingly accustomed to "rich Internet browsing capabilities," such as those provided by browsers such as
NetFront. By strengthening partnerships with content and search providers, the company hopes to promote a "mutual exchange of information that will ultimately lead to the expansion of the mobile Internet market."
The
NetFront Browser is described as a "versatile service platform," on which multiple applications can seemlessly combine online and offline content. It supports
AJAX (asynchronous JavaScript + XML), the core technology of next-generation web applications, along with the latest W3C
SMIL2.1 specification -- including both the Mobile Profile and Extended Mobile Profile -- as well as
SVG Tiny 1.2.
Access says it has already signed up a number of partners for its new third-party program, including Google Japan, Kakaku.com, NIFTY Corp., NTT Resonant Inc., paperboy&co., TSUTAYA online, and Yahoo Japan.
Access CEO and co-founder Toru Arakawa stated, "Access aims to connect every piece of machinery to the Internet. Our proposed partnership with content and search providers will enable us to offer an even more user-friendly web browsing environment for mobile users."
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