Fresco (web browser)
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ANT Fresco was a proprietary, embedded web browser produced by ANT Software Limited, a software development firm headquartered in Cambridge
, United Kingdom
. Fresco was superseded by Galio
in 2004.
As an embedded web browser, Fresco was quite attractive due to its low hardware requirements. One of the first mainstream devices that used the Fresco web browser was the Prismiq Media Player released in 2003, and which featured 64 megabytes of RAM and a RISC CPU. The Prismiq media player received awards from print publications Financial Times
and PC Magazine
along with the website CNET
. It supported HTML 4.01, JavaScript 1.3, optionally Macromedia Flash Player 5, SSL security, and anti-aliased fonts. IPTV tuners is another market niche where ANT's Fresco web browser has been a popular choice. By late 2006, ANT announced that Pace Micro Technology shipped its one millionth TV set-top box including its Fresco web browser.
The version of the Fresco browser as included in the Prismiq Media Player lacked support for AJAX
and modern JavaScript
. ANT addressed these shortcomings in ANT Galio
, launched in 2004.
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. Fresco was superseded by Galio
Galio (web browser)
ANT Galio is a proprietary, embedded web browser produced by ANT Software Limited, a software development firm headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It was launched in 2004 as a successor to ANT Fresco with added support for AJAX and modern JavaScript as well as other improvements.-External...
in 2004.
As an embedded web browser, Fresco was quite attractive due to its low hardware requirements. One of the first mainstream devices that used the Fresco web browser was the Prismiq Media Player released in 2003, and which featured 64 megabytes of RAM and a RISC CPU. The Prismiq media player received awards from print publications Financial Times
Financial Times
The Financial Times is an international business newspaper. It is a morning daily newspaper published in London and printed in 24 cities around the world. Its primary rival is the Wall Street Journal, published in New York City....
and PC Magazine
PC Magazine
PC Magazine is a computer magazine published by Ziff Davis Publishing Holdings Inc. A print edition was published from 1982 to January 2009...
along with the website CNET
CNET
CNET is a tech media website that publishes news articles, blogs, and podcasts on technology and consumer electronics. Originally founded in 1994 by Halsey Minor and Shelby Bonnie, it was the flagship brand of CNET Networks and became a brand of CBS Interactive through CNET Networks' acquisition...
. It supported HTML 4.01, JavaScript 1.3, optionally Macromedia Flash Player 5, SSL security, and anti-aliased fonts. IPTV tuners is another market niche where ANT's Fresco web browser has been a popular choice. By late 2006, ANT announced that Pace Micro Technology shipped its one millionth TV set-top box including its Fresco web browser.
The version of the Fresco browser as included in the Prismiq Media Player lacked support for AJAX
Ajax (programming)
Ajax is a group of interrelated web development methods used on the client-side to create asynchronous web applications...
and modern JavaScript
JavaScript
JavaScript is a prototype-based scripting language that is dynamic, weakly typed and has first-class functions. It is a multi-paradigm language, supporting object-oriented, imperative, and functional programming styles....
. ANT addressed these shortcomings in ANT Galio
Galio (web browser)
ANT Galio is a proprietary, embedded web browser produced by ANT Software Limited, a software development firm headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It was launched in 2004 as a successor to ANT Fresco with added support for AJAX and modern JavaScript as well as other improvements.-External...
, launched in 2004.