Opera 9.5 Browser Licensed and Optimized For Tegra Processors SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 9
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Browsing the
Internet on a mobile device will take a leap forward with today's announcement
that NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA) and Opera Software (OSE: OPERA) are
collaborating to bring the full desktop Web-browsing experience, including
support for JavaScript, accelerated vector graphics, and video content, to
smartphones and mobile Internet devices. As a result, NVIDIA will offer an
optimized Opera 9.5 browser in its suite of pre-integrated, in-house and
third-party software for the NVIDIA(R) Tegra(TM) family of computer-on-chip
Windows Mobile and Windows CE solutions.
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"Seamless, effortless Internet access is critical to any state-of-the-art
connected mobile device, and the combination of Opera 9.5 and NVIDIA Tegra
will deliver the full Web experience into the palm of your hand," said Neil
Trevett, vice president of mobile content at NVIDIA. "Opera and NVIDIA are
cooperating to create a powerful browsing experience that will truly make the
Internet an integral part of the advanced Tegra mobile visual computing
experience."
"Full Web browsing is a key feature for mobile phones and mobile Internet
devices today. End users are demanding a mobile-browsing experience that
mirrors that of their home and work computers," says Jon von Tetzchner, CEO of
Opera Software. "Opera 9.5 combined with NVIDIA Tegra will deliver a powerful
and visual browsing experience for the next generation of smartphones and
mobile Internet devices."
The Tegra family of computer-on-chip solutions integrates high-performance
ARM CPUs, extensive media acceleration and integrated GeForce(R) GPUs that
enable Opera 9.5 to provide mobile users a compelling browsing experience with
the following features:
-- Support for full desktop Web content with hardware-accelerated rich
media, image and in-page video playback;
-- GPU acceleration delivering a smooth, highly-interactive panning and
zooming browsing experience with significantly-reduced battery consumption;
-- Hardware-accelerated 3D touch browsing experience with Opera
integration into NVIDIA's OpenKODE-based composition framework using the power
of OpenGL ES 2.0.
Devices with the Opera browser powered by NVIDIA Tegra hardware are
expected to be available to consumers in 2009.
For more information on NVIDIA Tegra solutions, visit
http://www.nvidia.com/tegra/, and, for more information on Opera Browser
solutions for devices, visit http://www.opera.com/products/devices/.
About NVIDIA
NVIDIA (Nasdaq: NVDA) is the world leader in visual computing technologies
and the inventor of the GPU, a high-performance processor which generates
breathtaking, interactive graphics on workstations, personal computers, game
consoles and mobile devices. NVIDIA serves the entertainment and consumer
market with its GeForce graphics products, the professional design and
visualization market with its Quadro(R) graphics products, mobile
computer-on-a-chip Tegra solutions and the high-performance computing market
with its Tesla(TM) computing solutions products. NVIDIA is headquartered in
Santa Clara, California, and has offices throughout Asia, Europe and the
Americas. For more information, visit http://www.nvidia.com/.
About Opera Software ASA
Opera Software ASA has redefined Web browsing for PCs, mobile phones and
other networked devices. Opera's cross-platform Web browser technology is
renowned for its performance, standards compliance and small size, while
giving users a faster, safer and more dynamic online experience. Opera
Software is headquartered in Oslo, Norway, with offices around the world. The
company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol OPERA.
Learn more about Opera at http://www.opera.com/.
Certain statements in this press release including, but not limited to,
any statements as to: the benefits, uses, performance and capabilities of
NVIDIA Tegra solutions and the combination of NVIDIA Tegra and Opera 9.5; the
collaboration between NVIDIA and Opera; mobile web browsing; and the
availability of NVIDIA Tegra powered devices with the Opera Browser are
forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that
could cause results to be materially different than expectations. Important
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include: our
reliance on third parties to manufacture, assemble and test our products;
design, manufacturing or software defects; slower than expected growth of a
target market; unexpected loss of performance of our products or technologies
when integrated into systems; the impact of technological development and
competition; changes in consumer preference or demands; changes in industry
standards and interfaces as well as other factors detailed from time to time
in the reports NVIDIA files with the Securities and Exchange Commission
including its Form 10-Q for the period ended July 27, 2008. Copies of reports
filed with the SEC are posted on our Web site and are available from NVIDIA
without charge. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future
performance and speak only as of the date hereof, and, except as required by
law, NVIDIA disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking
statements to reflect future events or circumstances.
Copyright (C) 2008 NVIDIA Corporation. All rights reserved. NVIDIA, the
NVIDIA logo, Tegra, GeForce, Quadro, and Tesla are trademarks and/or
registered trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation in the U.S. and other countries.
Other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies
with which they are associated. Features, pricing, availability, and
specifications are subject to change without notice.
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