The World’s Browsing Standard

NetFront™ Browser is the most advanced, versatile, and powerful Internet browser available in the mobile market. Specifically designed and optimized to deliver high performance in resource-constrained environments, NetFront Browser supports almost any OS and CPU and offers low power consumption, easy customization, and a broad range of plug-ins. NetFront Browser has been deployed in millions of Internet devices throughout the world including mobile phones, digital TVs, set-top boxes, mobile handhelds, game consoles, automobile telematics systems and many other Internet devices.

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The Advantage | NetFront Browser v3.5

Adapted for "Web 2.0"
Web 2.0 is the next-generation of the Web and also widely recognized as a next-generation services framework, based on the view of the Web as a platform. Consumers today can experience many innovative Internet services collectively called “Web 2.0 services” which feature rich user-interfaces delivered through the Web browser on their desktop PCs. And Web 2.0 services promise to become very popular throughout the mobile world as well. NetFront Browser's browsing engine, though compact, is a powerful solution for viewing Web 2.0 content prepared for desktop PCs and for extending the Web 2.0 experience to embedded and mobile devices. NetFront Browser overcomes the memory restrictions and limited key input inherent in embedded devices and adapts the PC-based Web 2.0 services model for mobile devices. NetFront Browser was developed and optimized for the embedded and mobile markets and represents the best solution for supporting Web 2.0 services on mobile devices. NetFront Browser also offers the best value for the Web 2.0 mobile ecosystem, including network operators, handset vendors, content providers and end-users.

RSS Support
RSS is an XML-based format for content distribution that allows service providers to feed news, content, and advertisements directly to the end-user handset, enhancing services personalization and discoverability. NetFront Browser provides an RSS library that enables rapid RSS application development within the browser or as stand-alone modules that use NetFront Browser's RSS technology, ensuring high performance with various RSS formats (RSS 0.9, 0.91, 0.92, 1.0, 2.0/Atom 0.3,1.0).

Device Interactivity
NetFront Browser supports ACCESS' ECMAScript-driven interface DirectConnect, which was first introduced in 2004. NetFront Browser also supports DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance), providing seamless interaction between DLNA modules and the browser. The combination of these two technologies presents developers the opportunity to build a user-interface for a DLNA application (using HTML, CSS, and Ajax, etc.) that can handle DLNA device information through a DLNA control API in ECMAScript.

Flexible Configuration and Easy Portability
NetFront Browser's highly modular and scalable software architecture enables developers to pick and choose only needed components for their target devices. Should more memory savings be required, modules containing code for unneeded functions can be removed and the code base and memory requirements are reduced. Should new markup support be required, it’s easy to add an additional module. NetFront Browser's high portability is also a key contributor to its popularity in the mobile space. The two key NetFront Browser components that enable this portability are:

1. SLIM interface
SLIM interface encapsulates the dependence to the target platform and provides high portability and tightly integration capability for developers.

2. PWS (Plate Window System)
The window system API generalizes and settles the differences in window manipulations from the underlying operating system. In addition, NetFront Browser can incorporate an exhaustive set of low-level libraries including WAVE, ACCESS' own windowing system. This means that NetFront Browser can run on the barest of operating systems. On operating systems that do provide the functionality, such as those found on mobile handhelds, these libraries are simply stripped out so no unnecessary code is deployed.

Highly Customizable UX and Branding Opportunities

With NetFront Browser's modular architecture, the core browser engine which provides the essential functionalities of Web browser such as networking, content rendering is completely independent from the upper application and user-interface layers. This means that the user-interface and application layer can be easily developed or modified to meet particular requirements or customization. It even enables a developer to create the entirely new application based on the same NetFront Browser Technology as being used in all NetFront Browser products. For device manufactures, ensures a differentiated product with minimal engineering effort. For the mobile operator, this means that a monolithic, consistent application user interface can be defined across all types of devices. End-users will experience almost identical browser and feature functionality regardless of the device used.

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Module Diagram | NetFront Browser v3.5

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Features | NetFront Browser v3.5

Improvements in Speed

Faster Content Display Speeds
The time required between the selection of “Select URL” and the initial display of content (First Draw) has been reduced enabling faster content display.

Faster Zoom-In/Zoom-Out
Zooming speeds have been substantially improved, which makes viewing Web pages easier.

Rendering Mode Changes are Now Faster
The time required to change between rendering modes has been significantly reduced enhancing overall browsing performance.

Optimization Service
NetFront Browser now features the browser-embedded data compression/protocol optimization technology EBO (Embedded Browser Optimization) from Bytemobile, Inc. EBO accelerates download speeds by up to four times compared to typical mobile browsing. EBO significantly improves overall browser function and delivers a powerful Internet browsing experience.

View at 720×480 screen resolution

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New Rendering and Navigation Modes

Column Rendering

In the conventional desktop mode, if the text exceeds the screen width when viewing content, repeated horizontal scrolling is required, which makes browsing cumbersome. Column Rendering automatically wraps text relative to the device screen width allowing end-users to view all text simply by scrolling vertically

Stick Navigation

The Stick Navigation function moves text to an easily viewable location when it approaches a column, so that text fits on the device screen. Stick Navigation significantly facilitates navigation between columns.

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User Experience Evolutions

New libraries and UI options facilitate the integration of the NetFront Browser engine with any kind of application that needs advanced Web rendering capabilities. New browser application highlights include support for Visual Bookmarks, a stunning graphical tool that allows end-users to manage their favorite Web pages and PagePilot a pan & zoom navigation tool that enables a desktop-like presentation of Web pages on mobile devices with limited screen sizes.

Swift Navigation Swift Navigation significantly smoothes the scrolling of Web pages on mobile devices.	Swift Navi., Column Rendering, Stick Navi. View at 720×480 screen resolution
Animated Zoom Animated Zoom quickly and smoothly magnifies selected areas of a Web page.	Animation Zoom View at 720×480 screen resolution
PagePilot PagePilot enables smooth pan & zoom navigation. PagePilot is activated by continuously pressing the scroll key.
Visual Bookmarks Visual Bookmarks enables quick navigation and selection of bookmarks by providing thumbnail previews, page titles, and URLs for bookmarked sites.
Smart Slider Menu Smart Slider Menu is a short cut bar that enables user to select functions easily and quickly.
Smart Swing Navi Smart Swing Navi uses an image captured by camera capable devices to enable scrolling and zooming simply by tilting the device vertically and horizontally.

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Key Benefits | NetFront Browser v3.5

For Mobile Operators
Introduces an extensive and fully customizable data services platform and consistent end-user experience across multiple device types.

For Device Manufacturers
Provides a modularized architecture, easy integration, extensibility, compact footprint, and a reliable and proven solution on all major platforms and operating systems.

For Contents Providers
Contributes a rich content rendering platform for embedded devices.

For End-Users
Offers the fastest, richest and most intuitive, “Full-Internet” browsing experience and services on mobile devices.

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NetFront Browser for Mobile Phones
NetFront Browser is the most popular mobile browser in the world. It provides a flexible expansion of functions to support proprietary services offered by carriers. In devices where the CPU speed and memory capacity are limited, it provides an advanced browsing engine that is sufficient to view the latest PC content. It also provides original functions for high-speed browsing within the small screen and limited input key environment found on mobile phones.

NetFront Browser for IAs (Internet Appliances)
NetFront Browser is widely used in information appliances including TVs, game terminals, set-top boxes, and car navigation systems. Using the separately provided SDK*, developers can easily develop a user interface for the remote control of TVs or other Internet appliances. In combination with ACCESS' DirectConnect, a technology that provides direct control of devices, NetFront Browser can be deployed as a platform to control and interact with Internet appliances.

* Software Development Kit

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Specifications | NetFront Browser v3.5

[New in NetFront Browser v3.5]

• NetFront Browser Widgets
• Rendering Quality Enhancement
  • HTML MP 1.2
  • CSS2.1/CSS3 (partial)
  • Canvas Tag
  • Column Rendering
• UX Evolutions
  • Stick Navigation
  • Swift Navigation
  • Smart Slider Menu
  • Smart Swing Navi
    
    

[Supported Standards]
Compliant with the OMA Browsing 2.3 specification

[Markup]
cHTML, HTML 4.01, XHTML1.1, XHTML Mobile Profile 1.2, WML 1.3, SVGT-1.2, SMIL 2.1, RSS feed (RSS 0.9/0.91/0.92/1.0/2.0, Atom 0.3/1.0)

[Stylesheets]
CSS1, CSS2.1, CSS3 (partial), CSS MP1

[Advanced Scripting]

• ECMAScript 262 3rd Edition
• ECMAScript Mobile Profile
• WMLScript
• DOM Level 1, Level 2
• Dynamic HTML
• Ajax (XMLHttpRequest)
  
  

[Protocols]

• HTTP 1.0/1.1
• WAP
• IPv4/IPv6 Dual TCP/IP
  
  

[Security]

• SSL3/TLS1.0
• Crypto modules
  
  

[Memory Requirements]

• ROM: 1MB-3MB (Kernel +SLIM)
• RAM: 2MB- (Depending on complexity of content viewed)
  
  

[Main Features]

• Tabbed Multi-Window support
• Column Rendering
• Stick Navigation
• Swift Navigation
• Smart Slider Menu
• Smart Swing Navi
• PagePilot (smooth pan and zoom navigation)
• Visual Bookmarks
• Virtual Pointer (pointing device emulation)
• Smart-Fit Rendering™
• Rapid-Render®
• Intelligent Frame Handling (Select and zoom individual frames)
• Continuously adjustable Zooming/Animation Zoom
• Offline Browsing and Page/Image Saving
• Word Wrap, Line boundary character check
• Streaming Download
• DirectConnect (Secure monitoring and control of devices from the browser)
• Intelligent Pop-Up Blocker
• Integrated Internet Search Menu
• Auto Form-Filling
• Authentication Manager
• International Domain Name
  
  

[Supported Operating Systems]

• Linux® (ACCESS Linux Platform™, Qt/Embedded, Qtopia, GTK+, and others)
• Symbian OS (Series 60 and UIQ)
• Garnet™ OS
• BREW®, REX OS
• Microsoft® Windows® CE family, Microsoft Windows Mobile® (Pocket PC, Smartphone)
• VxWorks
• Nucleus
• ITRON
• Others (OS-9, OSE etc.)
  
  

[Supported CPUs]

• ARM®
• XScale®
• StrongARM®
• PowerPC®
• MIPS®
• SH-Mobile and others
  
  

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[Plug-In and Extension Modules]

NetFront SMIL Player & SVG Viewer
SMIL and SVG modules can be implemented as plug-ins or as stand-alone players for advanced 3G push services with rich multimedia content.

JV-Lite 2
JV-Lite™ 2 is a SUN Microsystems authorized Java™ execution environment for embedded applications. JV-Lite 2 class libraries are optimized for embedded and provide the best balance of performance, footprint, and portability.

NetFront Document Viewer
NetFront™ Document Viewer enables full viewing of PDF files and Microsoft Office documents including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint on mobile handsets.

Flash, Flash Lite (Adobe)
NetFront Browser provides a ready-to-use interface to integrate Adobe® Flash® player supporting Flash content embedded within a Web page.

FXUI (Digital Aria)
FXUI™, a solution from Digital Aria Co., Ltd., is a vector graphic multimedia solution for mobile devices. FXUI is designed for CPU environments featuring ARM9 100 MHz processors (or higher) and can play back vector graphic content in the QVGA class at 12 FPS or more. FXUI supports the playback of Flash Lite 2.0 and Flash 7.0 content.

Mascot Capsule (HI)
Mascot Capsule® is a 3D rendering engine that supports the display of visually rich 3D games or other 3D content on mobile devices..

Embedded Media Player Engine
NetFront Brower is embedded with a playback player for various Audio and Video formats that are compatible with most mobile RTSP, RTP, HTTP streaming protocols, MP4, and ASF storage formats, with support for Helix Mobile, pvServer and Darwin streaming server.