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cervezas · 03-02-2006, 11:03 PM

ACCESS, the parent company of PalmSource, initiated the acquisition of another US software company this week, shedding some interesting new light on their business strategy. IP Infusion develops network switching and routing software that ACCESS says they plan to incorporate into a product called NetFront Home Gateway Server. It's all a little vague at the moment (ACCESS doesn't seem to have a flair for marketing announcements, sorry to say) but they're calling it a "ubiquitous connectivity platform" that appears to be designed to give you broadband access from a wireless mobile device to anything that is connected to your home wireless network. Streaming media, games, music, documents on your home PC, or even remote control interfaces to home appliances might all be accessible from your cellphone or other wireless device. VOIP is part of the picture, too.

As ambitious as taking on Microsoft and Symbian with their new ACCESS Linux Platform might be, it seems that it's only one part of a larger vision for integrating mobile and home technology.

More info and analysis here.

03-02-2006, 11:03 PM	#1
cervezas palm & java hacker Posts: 52 Karma: 251 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Manitou Springs, CO Device: Visor, T3, i500, iQue ...	ALP just a piece of a bigger picture for ACCESS ACCESS, the parent company of PalmSource, initiated the acquisition of another US software company this week, shedding some interesting new light on their business strategy. IP Infusion develops network switching and routing software that ACCESS says they plan to incorporate into a product called NetFront Home Gateway Server. It's all a little vague at the moment (ACCESS doesn't seem to have a flair for marketing announcements, sorry to say) but they're calling it a "ubiquitous connectivity platform" that appears to be designed to give you broadband access from a wireless mobile device to anything that is connected to your home wireless network. Streaming media, games, music, documents on your home PC, or even remote control interfaces to home appliances might all be accessible from your cellphone or other wireless device. VOIP is part of the picture, too. As ambitious as taking on Microsoft and Symbian with their new ACCESS Linux Platform might be, it seems that it's only one part of a larger vision for integrating mobile and home technology. More info and analysis here.