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The ACCESS Linux Platform and the Hiker Application Framework: Accelerating Mobile Linux Market Growth and Fostering the Mobile Linux Ecosystem

Overview The ACCESS Linux Platform is the first complete, commercial grade Linux-based platform for mobile phones and converged devices. Based on a standard Linux kernel and other open source components, the ACCESS Linux Platform includes all the middleware services required to build state-of-the-art mobile phones and converged devices. As its name implies, the Hiker Application Framework encompasses those services specifically related to applications.

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Publisher	ACCESS	File Format	PDF
Date Published	April 2007
Format	White Papers
Topics	Linux - Open Source, Mobile - Wireless Communications, Linux Server OS

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