GPUs with HD Video Playback Acceleration Enable Compelling Delivery of Flash Technology Based Web
Content and Applications
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Computex - Taipei — June 2, 2009 — NVIDIA (Nasdaq:NVDA), the inventor of the GPU, and Adobe Systems
Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) announced that they are collaborating as part of the Open Screen Project to optimize and
enable Adobe® Flash® Player, a key component of the Adobe Flash Platform, to leverage GPU video and graphics
acceleration on a wide range of mobile Internet devices, including netbooks, tablets, mobile phones and other on-the-go
media devices.
Adobe Flash Player will be accelerated across the range of NVIDIA processors, including NVIDIA Tegra™, enabling users to
enjoy uncompromised Web browsing, full H.264 video playback, and rich, consistent Flash technology based content any
time, any place, and on any platform.
NVIDIA is also participating in the Open Screen Project, a broad initiative of 25 industry leaders to deliver a consistent
runtime environment across devices. Led by Adobe, the Open Screen Project is dedicated to enable Web content and
standalone applications across desktops, netbooks, mobile devices, televisions, and other consumer electronics that take
advantage of Adobe Flash Platform capabilities. For more information, visit http://www.openscreenproject.org.
“NVIDIA and Adobe share precisely the same vision – visually compelling applications running on every device,” said
Michael Rayfield, general manager, Handheld Business at NVIDIA. “Consumers don’t have to sacrifice streaming video
performance on small inexpensive platforms such as netbooks. A Tegra-based platform enables the rich, smooth
playback they expect from a desktop PC.”
“NVIDIA’s unique expertise makes it an ideal partner for Adobe to integrate cutting-edge graphics and video acceleration
into the Adobe Flash Platform, benefiting all types of devices,” said David Wadhwani, general manager and vice president,
Platform Business Unit at Adobe. “Flash Player will leverage the power of the GPU to provide a rich, desktop-compatible
Web experience on a wide range of devices.”
About Flash Platform
The Adobe Flash Platform is a complete system of integrated tools, frameworks, clients and servers for the development
of web applications, content and video that runs consistently across operating systems and devices. Adobe Flash Player
content reaches over 98 percent of Internet-enabled desktops, and Adobe Flash technology is the number one platform
for video on the web. In addition, the mobile runtime has shipped and delivered Flash based content on close to 40
percent of all new mobile phones and devices in 2008. For more information about the Adobe Flash Platform visit
http://www.adobe.com/flashplatform.
About Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe revolutionizes how the world engages with ideas and information - anytime, anywhere and through any medium.
For more information, visit http://www.adobe.com.
About NVIDIA
NVIDIA Corporation (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® graphics products and the high-performance
computing market with its Tesla™ computing solutions products. NVIDIA is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif. and has
offices throughout Asia, Europe and the Americas. For more information, visit http://www.nvidia.com.