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InterVideo InstantON Technology Integrated with HP QuickPlay on HP Pavilion dv1000 Series Notebooks FREMONT, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Aug. 27, 2004 -- InterVideo(R), Inc. (Nasdaq:IVII), a leading provider of software solutions to tier-one consumer electronics and PC manufacturers, announced today that its innovative InstantON technology, integrated with HP QuickPlay, is now shipping on HP Pavilion dv1000 Entertainment Notebooks. The move is the first time InterVideo InstantON technology has been bundled with select HP Pavilion consumer notebooks and marks a significant step forward for InterVideo's PC/CE convergence.The HP Pavilion notebook series offers new levels of functionality to provide consumers the ultimate in mobile entertainment and personal productivity. With HP QuickPlay, the HP Pavilion dv1000 Entertainment Notebooks include a completely integrated entertainment package for playing DVD movies and MP3 or CD-Audio music faster than ever, without booting Windows(R). An additional feature of HP QuickPlay is the ability to select and play movies or music from the comfort of a couch using a remote control. "InterVideo is excited to be working with HP on such an innovative, high-profile series of products," said Steve Ro, founder and CEO and of InterVideo. "The HP Pavilion dv1000 series with InterVideo InstantON integrated with HP QuickPlay is a premier line of notebooks that will continue to grow in popularity with consumers around the world," noted Ro. "InterVideo's InstantON technology met our meticulous standards for application quality, which is why we chose it as part of our HP QuickPlay solution," said Brett Faulk, Director of Consumer Notebooks, Personal Systems Group, HP. "With HP QuickPlay, our new entertainment notebooks combine powerful PC performance with the home theater experience into an attractive and extremely mobile design, giving our customers the ability to enjoy movies and music faster than ever, without starting Windows." With HP QuickPlay integrated as a dual-boot configuration, HP Pavilion dv1000 Entertainment Notebooks can be used for both Windows(R) PC-based computing tasks and CE entertainment. The entertainment features quickly come to life with the push of a button. Consumers can watch DVDs and home VCDs or SVCD videos with superior clarity and can listen to music wherever they want. Playback is enhanced with advanced navigation technology that allows users to skip DVD chapters, fast forward/backward, pause and enjoy theater quality video. Also available with select HP Pavilion and Compaq Presario consumer notebooks are three InterVideo products: WinDVD, the industry's leading DVD playback software; WinDVD Creator and InterVideo Home Theater. WinDVD Creator is a simple-to-use editing and authoring software solution that allows consumers to easily convert their own home movies into professional-looking DVDs and VCDs in three easy steps. InterVideo Home Theater is an integrated entertainment center for Windows PCs that provides users various multimedia selections that include watching and recording TV programs, viewing DVDs/VCDs, creating personal music libraries and enjoying a picture slideshow with music. Availability HP Pavilion dv1000 series Entertainment Notebooks with HP QuickPlay technology are now available. InterVideo InstantON is currently available from InterVideo only to OEMs for evaluation and integration and is not sold as stand-alone retail software. The modular nature of the product enables OEMs and middleware developers to create customized solutions and to incorporate only the features that are required for a particular device. InstantON includes the full stack of OS, BIOS, drivers, modules (engines), applications, user interface and remote control optimizations. InterVideo also offers consulting services to assist OEM InstantON customers with product planning and customization, hardware driver fine-tuning, third party company software integration, planning test procedures and product updates. About InterVideo, Inc. InterVideo is a leading provider of DVD software. InterVideo has developed a technology platform from which it has created a broad suite of integrated multimedia software products that allow users to capture, edit, author, burn, distribute and play digital video. InterVideo's software is bundled with products sold by the majority of the leading PC OEMs. The company is headquartered in Fremont, Calif., with regional offices in Europe, Taiwan, China and Japan. For more information, contact InterVideo at 510-651-0888, or visit the company's Web site at www.intervideo.com. Safe Harbor Statement Except for the historical statements contained herein, the foregoing release contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding InterVideo's InstantON technology, InterVideo WinDVD, InterVideo WinDVD Creator, InterVideo's Home Theater, products and/or technologies. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results could differ materially due to several factors, including but not limited to the ability to forecast customer behavior and recognize or respond to emerging trends, changing preferences or competitive factors, the market acceptance of our new products and product enhancements, the resolution of any notices of claims regarding alleged infringement of third parties' intellectual property rights, the ability to maintain or expand our relationship with PC OEMS and other risks and uncertainties. Please consult the various reports and documents filed by InterVideo with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to InterVideo's Form 10-Q for other risk factors that could cause actual results to differ. All forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof, and InterVideo disclaims any responsibility to update or revise any forward-looking statement provided in this news release. InterVideo is a registered trademark and InstantON is a trademark of InterVideo, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders. Editors Note: For more information about InterVideo InstantON or other InterVideo products, please contact [email protected]. |
