Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC), held in Los Angeles this
week, will have the opportunity to experience the visual enhancements coming
in Windows 7 in part due to the close collaboration between Microsoft and
NVIDIA. As a leader in visual computing, NVIDIA has been working closely with
Microsoft on technology elements that will help to enrich users' experience
with Windows 7, specifically in areas such as photos, video, gaming and 3D
graphics.

"We expect Windows 7, coupled with NVIDIA's graphics technologies, to
deliver the fundamental performance our mutual customers have come to expect,"
said Mike Nash, Corporate Vice President of Windows Product Management at
Microsoft Corp. "NVIDIA's graphics technologies enable applications to take
advantage of the visual capabilities in Windows 7 such as manipulating photos,
video, and 3D graphics. With the expertise NVIDIA has in visual computing,
they have been a key contributor to the development of Windows 7."


WinHEC attendees will receive a pre-beta version of Windows 7 along with a
driver from NVIDIA Corporation validated by Microsoft and designed
specifically for the next-generation operating system from Microsoft.
NVIDIA(R) drivers will be released to end users through Microsoft's Windows
Update service. Those drivers will include a high level of support for all
current Windows Vista features as well as the newer features being introduced
in Windows 7 such as WDDM 1.1, Direct3D 11, GDI acceleration, Direct2D,
DirectWrite, DXVA HD and others.


"The importance of the GPU increases as visual computing applications
become more popular, so it is essential that we deliver a quality experience,"
said Dwight Diercks, vice president of software engineering at NVIDIA. "NVIDIA
has been working closely with Microsoft to ensure that pre-beta users of
Windows 7 get full support and an unsurpassed graphics experience on
NVIDIA-based graphics cards."