MOBOPIA and ACCESS Announce Partnership
to Power Long Tail Mobile Content
Companies combine market-leading
technologies to deliver rich content to mobile phones
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FRANCISCO, CA, July 8, 2008 –
Mobopia Corporation, the creators of Xuinet™, the industry’s first Open Mobile
Publishing Network™ and ACCESS CO., LTD., a global provider of advanced
software technologies to the mobile and beyond-PC markets, today announced
their strategic partnership to create an integrated, open and flexible Widget
solution for mobile devices worldwide.
The partnership will combine Mobopia’s Xoe™ rich-media Widget client with
ACCESS’ NetFront™ Browser, delivering a completely integrated, open and
flexible Widget platform tailored specifically for mobile devices, available in
Q3 of this year.
Today, there are nearly two million Flash
developers worldwide with the potential to create and publish rich content for
mobile phones. This includes most major media companies, creative agencies,
advertisers and individuals. Although several methods for mobile publishing
exist, they are tied to specific platforms or geographies thus impeding the
vast majority of Flash developers from easily delivering their creations to
market.
With this in mind, Mobopia has created Xuinet,
to simplify the creation, monetization and delivery of rich media content and
advertising. The combination of Mobopia’s Xoe client integrated with ACCESS’ NetFront
Browser has created a new, intuitive user experience that enhances discovery of
content on mobile phones.
“As a pioneer in advanced software solutions
for mobile and Internet-enabled devices, it is important for us to establish
strong, strategic partnerships to ensure we are at the cutting edge of
technology,” says Tomy Kamada, CTO, executive vice president and co-founder of
ACCESS. “We are excited to be partnering with Mobopia to deliver the ultimate
mobile Internet user experience and look forward to working with the company to
help extend the growing market momentum of Widgets on mobile platforms.”
“By extending our partnership with ACCESS we
will benefit from the extensive global distribution and reach of a world-class
market leader,” states Ray Taylor, CEO and President, Mobopia. “By combining
our industry-leading technology platforms, we are able to offer long tail content
through a complete end-to-end ecosystem for Flash developers, making it easier
to get on device, and ultimately, make money in mobile.”
Availability
The new Mobopia-ACCESS pre-integrated client solution will be available August
20, 2008, and will initially be available on a wide variety of Windows MobileŇ and BREWŇ
devices.
About
ACCESS NetFront Browser
NetFront Browser is the most advanced, versatile, and powerful Internet browser
available in the mobile market and has been deployed in over 590 million
Internet devices throughout the world including mobile phones, digital TVs,
set-top boxes, mobile handhelds, game consoles and automobile telematics
systems, among others.
About
Mobopia’s Xoe™ client and Xuinet™
Xoe is a rich-media client that brings the power and convenience of Flash
content & services to your mobile phone through Xui’s
(mobile Flash Widgets). Xuinet is Mobopia’s Open Mobile Publishing Network™, a
global mobile publishing resource for developers and publishers. For more
information regarding Mobopia, the Xoe client and Xuinet, please visit: http://www.xuinet.com/.
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™ Browser, Garnet™ OS (formerly Palm OS®) and
ACCESS Linux Platform™, provides customers with solutions that enable faster
time to market, flexibility and customizability. The company, headquartered in
About
Mobopia
Mobopia has built the first Open Mobile Publishing Network™ (OMPN) called
Xuinet™. Mobopia takes a community
approach to mobile publishing by offering the tools and services that enable
Flash developers to easily create, distribute and monetize mobile services
worldwide. Mobopia welcomes developers
and content publishers to join Xuinet™ and experience the benefits of a truly
open network that delivers services to mobile devices around the world.
For
more information, please visit www.xuinet.com
or contact:
Jaime Tero
GBC USA
Grant Butler Coomber
(415) 989-9803
Pam Miracle
ACCESS Systems Americas, Inc.
(408) 400-1543
pam.miracle@access-company.com
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© 2008 ACCESS CO., LTD. and Mobopia Corporation. All rights
reserved.
ACCESS, NetFront, Garnet
and ACCESS Linux Platform are trademarks or registered trademarks of ACCESS
CO., LTD. in the
The
registered trademark Linux® is used pursuant to a sublicense from LMI, the
exclusive licensee of Linus Torvalds, owner of the mark on a world-wide basis.
Palm OS is a trademark
owned by Palm Trademark Holding Company and is licensed exclusively to ACCESS
Systems Americas, Inc.
Mobopia, Xuinet, Xoe, and
Xui area registered trademarks of Mobopia Corporation.
Windows MobileŇ is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. BREWŇ is a registered trademark of Qualcomm Incorporated. Other marks used herein are the property of the respective owners.