Private company

Access

Logo: ACCESS CO., LTD., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Japanese software company

ACCESS CO., LTD. (株式会社ACCESS, Kabushiki-gaisha Akusesu), founded in April 1979 and incorporated in February 1984 in Tokyo, Japan, by Arakawa Toru and Kamada Tomihisa, is a company providing a variety of software for connected and mobile devices, such as mobile phones, PDAs, video game consoles and set top boxes.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1979Founded1
  • Industryautomotive software, smart TV, video game industry1
  • HeadquartersTokyo1
  • Websitewww.access-company.com
  • Legal formjoint-stock company1
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Photo: HQA02330, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

ACCESS CO., LTD. (株式会社ACCESS, Kabushiki-gaisha Akusesu), founded in April 1979 and incorporated in February 1984 in Tokyo, Japan, by Arakawa Toru and Kamada Tomihisa, is a company providing a variety of software for connected and mobile devices, such as mobile phones, PDAs, video game consoles and set top boxes.2

Corporate structure

Access sits at the top of its group. 3 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Products and brands

  • Palm OS

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

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Timeline

  1. 1979Founded Founded1

Sources

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