US / Taiwan : VisualOn announced a corporate agreement with High Tech Computer (“HTC”) the world's leading provider of MicrosoftWindows Mobile based smart devices. VisualOn will provide multimedia software to be integrated with HTC’s ARM based 3G, 2.5G, and 2G phones and Personal Navigation Devices (PND).

“We are very excited to be working with HTC. HTC is the leading developer of Smartphones in the world today. They have developed many successful platforms in the market. By working together with HTC’s innovative R&D team we have been able to take multimedia on handsets to the next level, ensuring a rich multimedia experience for consumers who use HTC devices,” said Yang Cai, CEO of VisualOn.

HTC devices with VisualOn’s multimedia software will be able to play back full screen video/audio content at up to 30 frames per second, a performance standard equal to devices with dedicated multimedia hardware components. Consumers can now enjoy watching full length movies or video on demand, and still have plenty of battery life to make phone calls or navigate themselves safely to their final destination. Consumers who have purchased HTC devices with VisualOn multimedia software will be able to enjoy audio and video quality on par with Apple’s Video iPod, including the ability to play back H.264 video with AAC+ audio content at 30 fps.

“Historically, high quality mobile multimedia was considered impossible without the addition of costly dedicated hardware. Working closely with HTC, we have proven it is possible to play very high quality audio and video on handheld devices with a software solution”, said Bill Lin, Vice President of Engineering at VisualOn. “We decided to work with HTC because they are the leading company in the Smartphone market. Working with HTC we have developed a high performance multimedia solution including, decoding, encoding, and streaming support.”

VisualOn’s unique patent-pending technology is targeted for mobile devices and is highly optimized for performance and power efficiency. VisualOn’s Media Player supports popular audio and video formats such as H.264, MPEG4, H.263, WMV, AAC, MP3, AMR NB/WB and WMA. VisualOn’s multimedia technology can transform many of today’s handsets into high-quality portable media players, ideal for enjoying full action movies, TV shows, music videos, sports, and news highlights, while on the go.

About VisualOn

VisualOn is a Silicon Valley based mobile software company that enables a rich multimedia experience on handheld devices without the need for expensive hardware. Our unique patent pending technology is optimized for quality, performance, and minimal power consumption. We support many video and audio applications, including media player, video capture, streaming, video telephony and mobile TV, with quality levels that rival the video iPod.

VisualOn’s software offerings include support for H.264 and other popular audio and video formats. Our solutions are also available as plug-ins for Windows Media Player, Helix players, and Linux GStreamer based players or as SDKs for integration with third-party applications.

Our Multimedia software is optimized for ARM based platforms including TI OMAP, Samsung 24xx, Marvell’s Intel XScale, Freescale i.MX, and other ARM compliant processors.