Ibis Released a Full Browser ''ibisBrowser DX'' on Java MIDP for Technology Preview

July 27, 2007; 03:31 AM
Ibis incorporated (Nagoya, Aichi, Japan) has released ibisBrowserDX (download site: http://ibis.ne.jp/en/browser/) technology preview version. ibisBrowserDX is a client/server type high speed full browser dedicated for mobile phones. It can run Java (MIDP 2.0) applications and enables mobile phones comfortably to surf web sites made for PCs. The browser servers parse HTMLs and translate them into compressed rendering instructions instead of mobile phones. The beta version and the official versions of ibisBrowserDX in Japanese for DoCoMo FOMA were released in June 2005 and November 2005, respectively.

The special features of ibisBrowserDX

High speed communication: ibisBrowserDX is a client/server type browser. Even on the mobile phone with lower memory and slower CPU, it runs comfortably since the operations (retrieving and compressing a requested site) are performed on the server side.

High speed drawing: One can scroll the viewing page as wishes with mouse-pointer-like controller.

High speed switching over from PC view to mobile view.

Specification

Java application for MIDP 2.0. (Officially supported mobiles are added through running reports in Wiki.)

Conforms with HTML 4.01.

Supports basic certification.

Supports SSL.

Supports FORM.

Supports FRAME, IFRAME.

Supports tab function (handles up to 15 tabs at once).

High speed scrolling with mouse-pointer-like controller.

High speed switching over from PC view to mobile view.

Doesn't support CSS (ibisBrowserDX supporting CSS is underdeveloped).

Doesn't support JavaScript.

Doesn't support Flash.

Doesn't support movie pictures.

Technology preview

At present ibisBrowserDX supports only several kinds of mobile phones. We hope to upgrade the browser according to your needs through receiving your comments/feedback in our wiki.

ibisBrowserDX Wiki: http://ibis.ne.jp/brwiki/

Business Model

Ibis offers four business models for this product:

Consumers use ibisBrowserDX for free. We are sponsored by portal sites, shopping sites, etc. and we introduce these sites to the users through the browser.

Consumers use ibisBrowserDX for free. ibisBrowserDX is preinstalled in mobile phones or distributed on the official web sites of mobile phone venders and we get licence fee from the venders.

Consumers use ibisBrowserDX for pay (about US$3 for a month).

Consumers use ibisBrowserDX for free. We add advertisement function to the ibisBrowserDX and get advertisement fee.

Corporation Information

Corporation name: ibis incorporated

CEO: Eiji Kamiya

Established: May 2000

Address : Shimmei bldg. 4F 3-18-11 Meieki, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 450-0002, Japan

Web site: http://www.ibis.ne.jp/en/