Unless you have been living under a rock, you recognize Microsoft’s Build developer conference is happening right away in Anaheim, California, and Windows 8 is the belle of the ball. Earlier today, Windows chief Steven Sinofsky spilled more information about the OS, touting the minimum requirements and NFC support , while we fessed as much as having had some quality hands-on time ourselves. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the company’s hardware partners also are able to start talking. NVIDIA just opened its Windows 8 developer program, and says it’ll embrace not only x86-based PCs, but Tegra-powered tablets to boot. Specifically, that implies support for its forthcoming quad-core Tegra platform, codenamed Kal-El , consisting of PCs packing GeForce, Quadro and Tesla cards. Any developers who happen to be hanging round the Anaheim Convention Center can check in at NVIDIA’s booth, though there’s also a web based registration page for everybody else. Find that on the source link, in conjunction with the whole PR after the break.
NVIDIA Helps Transform the computer with Windows 8 Developer Program
ANAHEIM, Calif.-Sept. 13, 2011-NVIDIA announced today its Windows 8 Developer Program to supply developers with tools and resources for building applications for the loads of millions of ARM and x86- based devices which will profit from Microsoft’s operating system, Windows 8.All four NVIDIA® processor brands will support Windows 8. NVIDIA’s next-generation, quad-core Tegra® processor, code-named Project Kal-El, is an ARM-based system on a chip which will power lightweight, energy-efficient tablets and notebooks. NVIDIA will even support Windows 8 on x86 systems with its GeForce® GPUs, which deliver the ideal gaming experience; Quadro® GPUs, the leading graphics solution for film-makers and other professional workstation users; and Tesla® GPUs, which offer breakthrough performance for scientific research, data centers, and high performance computing.
“With its elegant user interface and support for tablets and notebooks using ARM-based processors, Windows 8 will bring a seismic shift to the industry,” said Jeff Fisher, senior vp of the computer Business Unit at NVIDIA. “Our expertise in both ARM and x86 environments, and our intimate familiarity with the Windows code base, makes us uniquely qualified to support Windows 8 developers.”
With greater than 15 years of expertise supporting Microsoft Corp. and the Windows operating system, NVIDIA has created robust tools, utilities, samples and SDKs specifically designed to help developers in creating applications that shine on Windows. The Windows 8 Developer Program will provide developers with support and resources for software designed to run on ARM and x86-based solutions, besides access to the most recent news, training and education.
“We’re incredibly fascinated about the innovation that NVIDIA is bringing to Windows 8 PCs with their ARM processors, and the way this can help reshape the computer industry in ways we’re only beginning to see,” said Mike Angiulo, corporate vice chairman of Windows planning, hardware and PC ecosystem at Microsoft. “Developers are on the forefront of this transition. Microsoft values NVIDIA’s leadership in providing tools to the community.”
Tim Sweeney, the founding father of Epic Games, said, “For over a decade, Epic and NVIDIA have worked closely together in order for Unreal Engine takes good thing about state-of-the-art GPU technologies. From the incredible DirectX 11 and PhysX effects in Epic’s Samaritan demo to the attention-popping 3D Vision experience in Bulletstorm, our engineers have always enjoyed collaborating with NVIDIA. NVIDIA’s developer support is the choicest for chip makers. We’re all in favour of the announcement in their developer program and look ahead to a continued partnership and to creating the only games in the world.”
Developers can register for the NVIDIA Windows 8 Developer Program by going to http://developer.nvidia.com/windows-8 or by visiting the NVIDIA booth on the Microsoft BUILD conference in Anaheim, Calif. Those attending the BUILD conference are invited to go to the NVIDIA booth to work out DirectX, DirectCompute, Parallel Computing and HTML5 resources.
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