Opera 9.5 Browser Licensed and Optimized For Tegra Processors
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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