Membership Triples in 2007 with Global Expansion; 2008 Worldwide PartnerForce
Conference Scheduled for August
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NVIDIA Corporation
(Nasdaq: NVDA), the world leader in visual computing technologies, announced
today that the Company has recognized a 200% growth year over year in their
partner channel program membership due to its rapid global expansion. With
this worldwide momentum, NVIDIA(R) is planning significant expansion of
programs and support for global partners in 2008, including its first global
PartnerForce conference, which will be held in San Jose, CA on August 25 - 27.
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The NVIDIA end-to-end channel ecosystem includes the NVIDIA Authorized
Board Partner Program, Authorized Distributor Program, and PartnerForce
Program. These programs deliver sales, marketing, support, and training
programs for qualified board partners, distributors, resellers, and system
builders. In 2007, NVIDIA increased its partner reach with an expansion of the
NVIDIA(R) PartnerForce program by adding France, Germany, Italy, Russia,
Spain, Poland, India, and China to its existing deployments in the U.S.,
Mexico, Brazil, and the United Kingdom, closing the year with more than 30,000
partners worldwide. The Company also launched the "nTrain Initiative" which
includes a series of global live Webinars as well as on-demand and
face-to-face events.
"The NVIDIA PartnerForce program gives us access to all the sales tools
and support we need to plan and integrate NVIDIA products into our systems,"
said Andrew Richards of Kobalt Computers Ltd, a UK-based PartnerForce Program
member. "It performs the vital role of keeping us up to date with the latest
NVIDIA news and saves a vast amount of time in our marketing efforts as NVIDIA
provides all of the resources we need to promote and advertise our products to
our customers."
Named Channel Reseller News Magazine's "One to Watch for 2008" and Forbes
Magazine's "Company of the Year", NVIDIA has also recently released a variety
of market-leading solutions that are helping to drive channel growth
including:
Hybrid SLI(R) -- Hybrid SLI technology enables NVIDIA motherboard GPUs
(mGPUs) to work cooperatively with discrete NVIDIA GPUs (dGPUs) when paired in
the same PC platform and provides two new technologies- GeForce(R) Boost and
HybridPower-that allow the PC to deliver graphics performance for today's
applications and games when 3D graphics horsepower is required, or transition
to a lower-powered operating state when not.
Motherboard GPUs (mGPUs) for Intel -- The GeForce 7150, 7100, and 7050
mGPUs are designed to support a full range of Intel CPUs (Core 2, Pentium, and
Celeron CPU families), including new 45nm Intel "Penryn" processors and other
new features, such as 1333MHz frontside bus technology.
NVIDIA(R) Quadro(R) -- NVIDIA Quadro(R) FX 5600 and Quadro FX 4600
professional graphics boards based on an industry-changing unified
architecture deliver high-performance processing, support for Shader Model
4.0, NVIDIA GPU computing, and other breakthrough features.
"The NVIDIA PartnerForce Program has opened new opportunities for our
business to deliver state-of-the-art graphics to not only our high-end gaming
customers but also mainstream and value-oriented consumers," said Eric Cheung
of CyberPowerPC. "Through the training and tools we obtain through
PartnerForce we are better able to promote our solutions and deliver the best
the industry has to offer to our customers."
"At NVIDIA we recognize the role our partners play in our success, and in
2007 we really focused on expanding our global program reach giving more
partners access to the product information, tools, and sales support," said
John Lonergan, vice president of worldwide channel operations. "The response
to our new program has been incredible, and we plan to continue to deliver the
highest level of support for years to come, including enhancing our set of
training programs, marketing initiatives, and support capabilities in 2008
alone."
More information on the NVIDIA PartnerForce Program can be found at
http://www.nvidia.com/partnerforce
About NVIDIA
NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA) 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.
Certain statements in this release including, but not limited to,
statements as to: the features, uses, benefits, and performance of the
programs NVIDIA offers to its global partners, Hybrid SLI, motherboard GPUs
for Intel, NVIDIA Quadro products, GeForceBoost and Hybrid Power; programs and
support for global partners; and new initiatives 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, package and test our products; issues
associated with design and manufacturing of products; changes in NVIDIA's
programs with its partners; manufacturing or software defects; the impact of
technological development and competition; selection of a competitor's
products; 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 October 28, 2007. Copies of reports filed with the SEC are posted on our
website 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(R) 2008 NVIDIA Corporation. All rights reserved. NVIDIA, the
NVIDIA logo, SLI, GeForce, NVIDIA Quadro, and Quadro are trademarks and/or
registered trademarks of Nvidia Corporation in the U.S. and/or 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.
SOURCE NVIDIA Corporation
Bryan Del Rizzo of NVIDIA Corporation, +1-408-486-2772, bdelrizzo@nvidia.com
