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Aplix and NVIDIA Join Forces to Deliver Optimized Java Mobile Graphics Solutions

2006-12-06 12:31 4414

-- Aplix JBlend(TM) To Be Tightly Integrated With Nvidia Goforce Handheld

Gpus And Hybrid Software To Create Optimized, Turnkey Java Graphics Solutions

TOKYO, Dec. 6 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Aplix Corporation (TSE: 3727), the

global leader in deploying Java(TM) technology in mobile phones, announced

today that it has signed a cross-licensing agreement with NVIDIA Corporation

(Nasdaq: NVDA), the worldwide leader in programmable graphics processor

technologies, to closely cooperate to optimize handheld Java graphics

solutions for mobile content providers, carriers and OEMs.

Aplix will integrate its JBlend(TM) Java platform with NVIDIA's GoForce

(R) handheld GPUs and JSR solutions from Hybrid and third-party partners to

provide optimal Java and graphics performance for mobile devices. NVIDIA

will distribute this complete Java graphics solution to its network of mobile

content developers and both companies will promote the jointly developed

package to OEM customers. The cooperative agreement covers M3G - Mobile 3D

Graphics API for J2ME (JSR 184), Java bindings to OpenGL(R) ES (JSR 239) and

Java bindings to SVG for scalable vector graphics (JSR 226).

"Java is vital to the handheld software infrastructure and this agreement

enables NVIDIA to integrate our handheld GPUs with one of the most respected

Java solutions in the industry to provide out-of-the-box Java graphics

performance and reliability for mobile developers," said Neil Trevett, vice

president of embedded content at NVIDIA. "As NVIDIA continues to expand its

ecosystem of software partners, we look forward to working closely with Aplix

to deliver highly-optimized, turnkey Java graphics solutions for both OEMs

and carriers."

"Our customers are requesting highly optimized development environments

that tightly integrate software and hardware elements of the handheld media

stack into a single solution. They require this without compromising

performance or development time," said Wesley Kuo, President and CSO at Aplix

Corporation. "The combination of JBlend with NVIDIA's handheld graphics

technology delivers on these requirements. This close cooperation will help

us deliver the best possible Java graphics performance to our customers."

The agreement followed NVIDIA's acquisition of Finland-based Hybrid

Graphics, the leading developer of embedded 2D and 3D graphics software for

handheld devices.

"This agreement is very synergistic with the Hybrid acquisition as NVIDIA

now has in-house Java graphics JSR technology that integrates seamlessly with

JBlend," continued Trevett. "Additionally, this agreement covers integrating

NVIDIA GPUs with JSR 184 solutions from third-party Java software providers,

such as HI Corporation's Mascot Capsule and Superscape's Swerve engine. We

will continue to work closely with these valued partners to ensure NVIDIA can

provide the JSR solutions of choice to our OEM customers."

For more information on NVIDIA's handheld products, please visit:

http://www.nvidia.com/page/handheld.html and for more information on Aplix's

products, please visit: http://www.aplixcorp.com/en/index.html .

About Aplix Corporation

Aplix Corporation is the global leader in deploying Java technology in

mobile phones. Aplix was first established in 1986 and has been a Sun Java

licensee since 1996. Aplix was publicly listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange

(Mothers) in 2003. On August 24, 2004 Aplix and the Taiwan based company

iaSolution finalized the integration of the corporations.

Headquarters: Tokyo

Other offices: San Francisco, Munich, Taipei, Shanghai, Beijing,

Seongnam, Seoul and Okinawa

For more information, please visit: http://www.aplixcorp.com and

http://www.iasolution.net .

About the JBlend Platform

The JBlend platform is the de facto solution for running Java

applications and services in consumer electronics devices, including mobile

phones. The platform has been licensed by over 50 companies and shipped in

over 267 million mobile phone and consumer electronics devices as of

September 2006.

About NVIDIA Corporation

NVIDIA Corporation is the worldwide leader in programmable graphics

processor technologies. The Company creates innovative, industry-changing

products for computing, consumer electronics, and mobile devices. NVIDIA is

headquartered in Santa Clara, CA and has offices throughout Asia, Europe, and

the Americas. For more information, visit http://www.nvidia.com .

* Blend and all related trademarks thereto are trademarks

or registered trademarks of Aplix Corporation in Japan

and other countries.

* Java and all other Java-based marks are trademarks or

registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the

United States and other countries.

* Nvidia, the Nvidia logo and GoForce are trademarks or

registered trademarks of Nvidia Corporation in the

United States and other countries.

* All other product or service names are the property of

their respective owners.

Source: Aplix Corporation
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