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Alexander Turcic · 02-14-2006, 06:07 AM

I am not sure this is going to deliver everything they've promised, but Access, the Japanese company who bought PalmSource last year, has just announced their ACCESS Linux Platform (ALP).

"We believe that ALP combines best-in-class open source Linux components with proven mobile technologies developed by PalmSource and ACCESS' Linux expertise," said Toru Arakawa, president and CEO of ACCESS, Co., Ltd. "As a commercial-grade, flexible, open, robust and standards-based mobile Linux based platform, ALP is designed to provide handset manufacturers with faster time-to-market while supporting the goal of operators to offer revenue-generating services, applications and content."

Details:

ALP will include proven software solutions from both companies, including the NetFront browser and former Palm OS applications related to PIM, multimedia, messaging, HotSync and desktop components.
Application framework MAX designed to standardize (one-, two- and five-handed) navigation control and to support concurrent operations.
Support for the "existing Palm Powered Economy, the J2ME developer community and the open source community" - properly written Palm OS 68K applications will run unchanged.
Collaboration with leading mobile operators to integrate their feedback and requirements into ALP.
ALP SDK expected to be released by the end of 2006 (thanks Laurens!).

[via Palm Addict]

02-14-2006, 06:07 AM	#1
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,175 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	ACCESS Linux Platform announced - but don't expect anything before 2007 I am not sure this is going to deliver everything they've promised, but Access, the Japanese company who bought PalmSource last year, has just announced their ACCESS Linux Platform (ALP). "We believe that ALP combines best-in-class open source Linux components with proven mobile technologies developed by PalmSource and ACCESS' Linux expertise," said Toru Arakawa, president and CEO of ACCESS, Co., Ltd. "As a commercial-grade, flexible, open, robust and standards-based mobile Linux based platform, ALP is designed to provide handset manufacturers with faster time-to-market while supporting the goal of operators to offer revenue-generating services, applications and content." Details: ALP will include proven software solutions from both companies, including the NetFront browser and former Palm OS applications related to PIM, multimedia, messaging, HotSync and desktop components. Application framework MAX designed to standardize (one-, two- and five-handed) navigation control and to support concurrent operations. Support for the "existing Palm Powered Economy, the J2ME developer community and the open source community" - properly written Palm OS 68K applications will run unchanged. Collaboration with leading mobile operators to integrate their feedback and requirements into ALP. ALP SDK expected to be released by the end of 2006 (thanks Laurens!). [via Palm Addict]