Industry Support Grows for ACCESS Global Partner Program

San Francisco (ots/PRNewswire) -

- Eight new members added to ACCESS Connect Ecosystem partner
program

- Global ecosystem partners provide solutions for ACCESS Linux
Platform and other ACCESS products

LINUXWORLD CONFERENCE & EXPO -- ACCESS CO., LTD., today announced
the addition of eight new members to the growing roster of companies
supporting its ACCESS Linux Platform(TM) and NetFront(TM) browser
technologies through the ACCESS(TM) Connect Ecosystem (ACE) global
partner program. New members include companies in strategic, high
growth geographies, like China, as well as mobile Linux(R)-based
partners that provide tools and technologies that harness the full
power of native Linux solutions for the mobile and beyond PC markets.
The addition of the eight new members brings the total number of ACE
partners to over 65.

ACE partners work closely with ACCESS to expand the mobile Linux
market and help fuel the growth of converged technologies and
devices. Recent announcements from ACCESS and ACE partners on joint
solutions and business opportunities demonstrate the value that a
robust ecosystem can deliver to customers and to the industry as a
whole.

The Mobile Linux Market Is Gaining Momentum

ABI Research forecasts that by 2012, more than 127 million devices
will be enabled with a commercial Linux OS, up from 8.1 million in
2007. Additionally, device shipments that incorporate Linux as an
RTOS replacement are set to grow to more than 76 million units in
2012, up from nearly zero in 2007. "Linux within the cellular phone
is not a question of if, but when," said ABI Research Director Stuart
Carlaw.

"We believe that mobile Linux adoption can be accelerated to its
full potential with the development of a robust industry ecosystem to
complement and support it," said Toru Arakawa, ACCESS CEO, president
and co-founder. "The ACCESS Connect Ecosystem program brings together
the industry's best and brightest to ensure that a full range of
solutions and technologies are available for mobile Linux and
converged devices."

The newest members of the ACE global partner program announced
today include:

CodeSourcery, Inc. (http://www.codesourcery.com)

California, USA. CodeSourcery builds software tools that enable
its customers to get the most out of hardware platforms ranging from
embedded devices to supercomputers. Sourcery G++(TM), a complete
software development environment based on the GNU Toolchain, is the
leading choice for software engineers, operating system vendors,
semiconductor companies and device manufacturers.

Fluendo, S.A. (http://www.fluendo.com)

Barcelona, Spain. Fluendo, leader in GNU/Linux and UNIX multimedia
solutions, is the company that has been funding, redesigning and
improving the GStreamer framework. With strong multimedia expertise
on PC and embedded device platforms, Fluendo provides codec
implementations for GStreamer and a modular media center framework
called Elisa.

Mentor Graphics Corporation (http://www.mentor.com)

Oregon, USA. Mentor Graphics (Nasdaq: MENT) is a world leader in
electronic hardware and software design solutions, providing
products, consulting services and award-winning support for the
world's most successful electronics and semiconductor companies.

Movial Corporation (http://www.movial.fi)

Helsinki, Finland. Movial delivers software and services for the
IP communications market that promote seamless convergence on unified
multimedia messaging, voice calls, video calls, video share and
others.

MOZAT Pte Ltd. (http://www.mozat.com)

Shanghai, China. MOZAT develops carrier-grade and enterprise-class
mobile solutions for enterprises, mobile carriers, software providers
and device manufacturers. MOZAT mobile software solutions help users
access everything in their digital world, including push e-mail,
remote desktop documents, instant messaging, mobile video, Web
information by push RSS and PIM synchronization and mobile search.

OpenedHand Ltd. (http://www.o-hand.com)

Bromley, United Kingdom. OpenedHand creates, adapts and improves
Unix- and Linux-based open source software for consumer-facing mobile
and embedded devices.

Sigmatrix Technology Corporation (http://www.sigmatrix.cn)

Beijing, China. Sigmatrix is a leading provider of barcode and 2D
message technology in China.

UnisCode, Inc. (http://www.youma.cn)

Beijing, China. UnisCode product lines cover barcode protocol and
software, cross-platform mobile phone software and embedded
fingerprint and OCR software. The company is one of the Top 100
Electronic Information Enterprises in China and has won numerous
awards, including the National Technology Invention Award.

ACCESS Connect Ecosystem (ACE) Global Partner Program

The ACE partner program (http://www.access-company.com/partners)
is designed to create an ecosystem of world-class partners that will
unleash the potential of the digital life generation by driving
development and adoption of new mobile converged technologies and
solutions. As part of its strategy to enable a truly connected world,
the ACE partner program is an integral component in the delivery of
interconnected products. ACCESS enables digital life by delivering
open, extensible, and unifying platforms that partners can leverage
and build on, including:

-- ACCESS Linux Platform - A complete next-generation Linux platform for
smart mobile devices.
-- NetFront Mobile Client Suite - A mobile browser and application suite
now in millions of devices worldwide.
-- NetFront Living Connect - Advanced technologies for the home
networking and digital TV markets based on Digital Living Network
Alliance (DLNA) standards.
-- NetFront IMS Client Package and NetFront Media Player - One of the
industry's first IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) solutions for
businesses that provides leading edge IMS solutions that tightly
integrate Internet viewing and messaging environments with audio and
visual media.

In addition to the companies announced today, current member
companies of the ACE program include:

AnyDATA Corp.
AppForge, Inc.
ArcSoft, Inc.
ARM
Astraware Limited
Beijing Lingtu Software Co., Ltd.
BlueStreak Network, Inc.
Bytemobile, Inc.
Comodo Group Inc.
Cybertrust Japan Co., Ltd
db4objects, Inc.
Digital Airways
DynaComware Corporation
EASTON CO., LTD.
Embedio, Inc.
Emtrace Technologies, Inc.
FUJITSU BROAD SOLUTION & CONSULTING, Inc.
GlobalSign K.K.
Go Daddy Software, Inc.
Hantro
HI CORPORATION
HIFONT SYSTEM CORP.
Hitachi Advanced Digital, Inc.
Infineon Technologies Japan K.K.
InnoPath Software
IT Access Co., Ltd.
LIM Corp., Ltd.
Linux Phone Standards Forum (LiPS)
Marvell
Me2B UK, Ltd.
Mobopia Corp.
MOCOCO, Inc.
Monotype Imaging, Inc.
Motricity, Inc.
Netone Technology Inc.
OMRON SOFTWARE Co., Ltd.
Orange
PacketVideo Corporation
PATTEK CO., Ltd.
PenPOWER Technology, Ltd.
Penthera Technologies, Inc.
QSound Labs, Inc.
RadiSys Japan K.K.
Red Bend Software, Inc.
Realeyes 3D S.A.
Renesas Technology Corp.
Roundbox Inc.
SanDisk IL Ltd.
SoftFront
Sophia Systems Co., Ltd.
Sprint Nextel
Telefonica Moviles Espana
Tensilica K.K.
Texas Instruments, Inc.
VeriSign Japan K.K.
ViXS Systems
Wireless Industry Partnership Connector, Inc. (WIP)
Zi Corporation

About ACCESS CO., LTD.

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(TM) Browser, Garnet(TM) OS
(formerly Palm OS(R)) and ACCESS Linux Platform(TM), provide
customers with solutions that enable faster time to market,
flexibility and customizability. The company, headquartered in Tokyo,
Japan, operates 29 subsidiaries and affiliates within Asia, Europe
and the United States. ACCESS is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Mother's Index under the number 4813. For more information about
ACCESS, please visit http://www.access-company.com/

- ACCESS, NetFront, Garnet and ACCESS Linux Platform are
trademarks or registered trademarks of ACCESS CO., LTD. and ACCESS
Systems Americas, Inc. in Japan and other countries.

- The registered trademark LINUX(R) is owned by Linus Torvalds,
owner of the mark in the U.S. and other countries, and licensed
exclusively to the Linux Mark Institute.

- Sourcery G++ is a trademark of CodeSourcery, Inc.

- All other trademarks are the property of their respective
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http://www.o-hand.com
http://www.sigmatrix.cn
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+86-(10)-6439-6167, delia.liu@accesschina.com.cn, all of ACCESS CO.,
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