Runtime design rights to build Netfront browser support into products based on the QNX Voyager^™ embedded browser toolkit

QNX Software Systems has partnered with ACCESS Systems America to offer the ACCESS NetFront HTML 4 embedded browser. Ideal for high-performance systems with limited CPU resources, the QNX Voyager 2™ embedded browser with ACCESS NetFront technology offers the most comprehensive feature set and standards support for small footprint embedded devices.

Technology overview

The QNX Voyager 2 embedded browser offers developers the ability to scale from a low-end WAP browser to a full desktop browser with HTML 4, CSS, etc.

See the QNX Voyager Embedded Browser toolkit for a description of this powerful client/server design.

Technology highligths

Modular architecture for flexible configuration and expansion

• Components (user interface, kernel, communication protocol and security module functions) can be easily scaled and expanded to meet footprint and functionality requirements
  
• Detachable language components: WML, BML, POIX
  

Comprehensive Internet standards support (Netfront version 3.1)

• HTML 4.01, including XHTML 1.1 (mobile profile)
  
• SSL 3.0
  
• CSS 1 and 2 (partial - mobile profile)
  
• HTTP
  
• DOM level 1 and level 2 (partial - mobile profile)
  
• OMA
  
• JavaScript
  
• WAP, WML
  

Small display rendering technology

• Smart-Fit Rendering™ adapts web pages to fit mobile device screen widths to avoid need for horizontal scrolling
  
• Eliminates need to develop and maintain custom mobile content
  
• Supports other rendering technologies such as Internet Explorer Marquee, whole page and text magnification and scaling capabilities
  

Plug-in support

• Conforms to Netscape plug-in interface
  
• Plug-ins available on QNX Voyager and Mozilla also work with QNX Voyager 2
  

Customizable user interface

• Integrates to proven QNX Voyager 2 UI
  
• Allows you to modify UI directly without accessing source code, using the QNX Momentics ® Application Builder
  
• Accommodates changes to enable/disable features at runtime without restarting browser
  
• Supports reskinning of widgets
  

Enterprise-grade security

• SSL 3.0
  
• Supports client-side digital certificates, smart cards
  
• Allows enterprise security model to be extended to mobile devices
  

Processor architecture support

• PowerPC
  
• SH4
  
• ARM
  
• MIPS
  
• x86
  

Business benefits

Adapt to changing market needs

• Easily increase capabilities of your Photon applications by including embeddable web browser support
  
• Increase or decrease the capabilities of your embedded web browser programs as needed by using the powerful and scalable ACCESS Netfront web engine
  

Get to market faster

• Save integration time by using a high-level browser widget that is controlled with a simple state and event model
  
• Increase system reliability by having the browser client automatically detect and recover from browser engine errors, ultimately reducing testing and integration time
  

Add in browser support without increasing hardware costs

• Ensure footprint needs are met by tuning browser resources such as disk, page and image cache sizes
  

Specifications

Standard profile

	HTML		HTML 4.01cHTML (iHTML)
	XHTML		XHTML XHTML 1.1 including XHTML Mobile Profile
	CSS		CSS1 (including CSS Mobile Profile) CSS2 (partial)
	HTTP		HTTP 1.1
	SSL		SSL v3.0/TLS 1.0(with 128-bit encryption)
	PKI		PKCS (Public-Key Cryptography Standards)#7, #12 Partial support for PKCS#11
	Dynamic HTML		DOM Level 1 DOM Level2 (partial)
	JavaScript		ECMAScript 3rd Edition (JavaScript 1.5)
	Languages		Multi-lingual support available
	Cookies		HTTP Cookies
	Images		GIF/Animated GIFs, JPEG, MNG, PNG, WBMP Drag-scrolling Basic set-up screens Animated GIF Table displays JavaScript CSS on/off settings possible
	Multi-window display		Display up to 5 windows
	Other		Offline browsing Bookmarks

Custom profile

	WAP		WAP 2.0 WAP Push
	WML		WML 1.3
	OMA		DRM 1.0

Additional plug-ins *

	Adobe PDF	Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0
	RealNetworks	Helix DNA
	Macromedia Flash	Flash 6.0
	VoiceXML	XHTML	+

*Not available directly from QNX Software Systems; supported within the ACCESS NetFront v3.1 specification.
*Some plug-ins are only available on specific architectures

ACCESS Netfront versions

If you require ACCESS Netfront versions that are greater than version 3.1, please contact your QNX sales team. ACCESS supports QNX with versions up to 3.5 and higher, however business models and implementation details will vary.

NOTE: Not available directly from QNX Software Systems; supported within the ACCESS NetFront v3.1 specification. Some plug-ins are only available on specific architectures.

System requirements

• QNX Momentics® development suite v6.3 (development)
  
• QNX Neutrino RTOS v6.3 (runtime)
  
• QNX Photon microGUI® windowing system (runtime)
  
• PowerPC, SH-4, ARM, MIPS or x86 target