On2 Technologies, Inc., a provider of video compression solutions, unveiled plans for Mobile World Congress being held in Barcelona, February 11 - 14 2008. Consistently at the forefront of web video technologies, On2's TrueMotion codecs deliver Internet based video content through applications and services provided by companies such as: Adobe, Skype, AOL and Move Networks, amongst others. The On2 Technologies booth, #A55, is located in Hall 1 and executives will be available to meet at the booth throughout the show.

    Following its recent acquisition of Hantro Products Oy, a leading mobile video company, On2 will present a complete portfolio of video technologies that enhance the web video experience and bring it to the palm of your hand. With a common thread of making HD possible in extremely resource constrained environments and low bandwidths, On2 will be demonstrating solutions for the creation, sharing and consumption of video over the web and wireless.

    With wireless Internet access becoming faster and more affordable than ever before, mobile consumers now have unfettered access to this content. As consumers increasingly expect a High Definition experience, On2 is uniquely positioned to offer the technologies for unprecedented mobile video experiences. Visitors to the booth will see an array of desktop and embedded codec implementations and application solutions targeted for chip and handset vendors, network operators and content site owners.

    "For many years our proprietary codecs and, more recently, our Flix publishing software have been providing the internet community with high quality, low bandwidth and low complexity solutions for sharing video on their desktops." stated Bill Joll, President and CEO of On2 "Now, with Hantro fully integrated with On2, we uniquely bridge the worlds of web, VoIP and mobile video."

    Joll went on saying: "Chosen by leading device and semiconductor companies because of their ultra low power, high performance and proven interoperability, the embedded hardware and software standards based codecs Hantro is renowned for are pre-requisites in multimedia handsets. By adding our proprietary TrueMotion solutions to this mix we provide chip and device manufacturers with a one-stop-shop for the video technologies required to bring successful next generation multimedia handsets to market."

    On2 offers solutions for video compression used in Web2.0, VoIP, mobile video and embedded devices. It is no coincidence that the leading names in video use On2´s products.  If you are serious about video, sooner or later, you will use On2. On2 has more than 1.2 billion units installed for our TrueMotion VPx codecs and optimized implementations in software and hardware of leading standards based codecs such as H.264, H,263, VC-1, and MPEG-4.