It simplifies the development of iMode pages and sites. It also has a preview, which emulates the performance of an iMode handset. This allows designers to see an approximate version of how their site will look on an iMode handset. The program allows opening and editing iMode files, or creating new files from the simple template. More than one file can be open simultaneously.
Users can use the preview and phone key feature to link to files in the same local directory.
The current version of iMode Editor 1.0 is free to download and use. An enhanced version integrated with our WAP and HDML products will be available for purchase from 1 November 2000. The company currently offers the world's largest range of wireless Internet live sports coverage including soccer, golf, tennis, horseracing and motorsport channels. 3G mobile telephone systems are forecast to operate as UMTS with up to 2MB data throughput under optimum conditions. It currently has some 13 million users in Japan.