ACCESS Linux Platform Enables the Mobile Ecosystem
ACCESS Linux Platform enables the creation of world-class mobile Linux phones and wireless devices. Using Linux technology, the worldwide standard for open source software, ACCESS Linux Platform combines best-in-class open source Linux components with proven mobile technologies from ACCESS. These components have been optimized and integrated to provide a flexible, customizable and open operating system software.

ACCESS Linux Platform is compliant with the platform requirements of the LiMo Foundation. The LiMo Foundation is an industry consortium dedicated to establishing the first truly open, mobile, Linux-based software platform. The combination of ACCESS Linux Platform and LiMo compliance enables accelerated design, development and deployment of mobile and Internet-enabled devices.

Mobile device manufacturers, operators and third-party developers will find that ACCESS Linux Platform enables them to deliver engaging new products that offer unique end-user experiences.

Product Overview
ACCESS Linux Platform comes from the creators of the successful mobile operating system Garnet™ OS and continues the Garnet OS advantage of enabling the development of full-featured connected mobile devices.

User-Friendly Mobility
ACCESS Linux Platform enables licensees to create an attractive user experience, with applications that are easy to learn and to use. It also addresses the special requirements of resource-constrained mobile device platforms and includes an appealing and intuitive user interface.

ACCESS Linux Platform applications present the user with an easy-to-understand interface relevant to the task at hand, and can share information with other applications in the platform. As a result, users can quickly and efficiently complete activities and tasks. ACCESS has developed an advanced graphical user interface engine across the platform; it allows for creation of highly differentiated user interfaces limited only by the hardware. Device manufacturers and operators can take complete control of designing the user experience for their products.

A Complete Mobile OS
ACCESS Linux Platform provides licensees with all components needed to build world-class handsets or mobile devices. The platform contains a modern and powerful user interface engine, a comprehensive suite of applications, as well as a full LiMo compliant middleware layer.

The user interface engine provides mobile devices with an engaging, modern visual design using animated effects that fully utilize the capabilities of the licensee’s hardware and provides licensees a way to create a differentiated, platform-wide experience for today’s mobile device market. Branding and theming capabilities facilitate operator and licensee brand extensions.

The ACCESS Linux Platform software also comes with a complete set of full-featured applications. A comprehensive suite of telephony and messaging applications includes a dialer, text and multimedia messaging, and e-mail. The telephony subsystem in the platform exposes services to applications by abstracting the underlying radio interface, allowing for easy licensee adaptation.

The productivity suite of applications includes the home screen, which may be personalized with visual bookmarks or application shortcuts for instant access to pertinent information and applications. PIM applications manage a user’s contacts and calendars. OMA DS-based HotSync™ technology enables synchronization with Microsoft Outlook as well as with network-based backup and restore services over the air.

ACCESS Linux Platform also features a full suite of media applications including a music player and applications for capturing and viewing photos and video. A flexible standards-based media framework supports easy delivery of audio and video from the Internet, as well as a seamless playback experience.