Opera and Tucows to create second generation portal
Oslo, Norway – Mar. 20, 2001
Opera Software, the manufacturer of Opera, the world’s fastest Internet browser and Tucows Inc., a leading distributor of e-business services and applications on the Internet, today unveiled their new co-branded browser on the Tucows Web site www.tucows.com. The new browser has all of the existing Opera browser’s features and functionality. In addition, the browser will be Tucows-branded and have the Hot List and Start Pages link directly to various Tucows software libraries and services. This will enable Tucows to offer their services more directly to its users.
Tucows’ domain name registration service, Domain Direct, will also beincorporated into the new browser, offering users the ability to easilyregister and manage domain names. Users can search for and register a domainname anytime by simply clicking on a link in the button bar. They will alsobe able to set up multiple e-mail accounts, forward domain names and managetheir domains.
“This partnership means we will be able to offer users a direct ‘portal’ toTucows’ products and services,” says Graham Morris, Executive Vice Presidentof Content, Tucows. “The co-branded browser is an exciting opportunity forus and the partnership allows us to provide users with continuous access toTucows.”
Other browser manufacturers, Microsoft and AOL/Netscape, are tying theirbrowsers more and more into their other Web ventures. Microsoft recentlytook steps in this direction with the launch of their MSN Explorer browser.”Microsoft and AOL/Netscape are directly competing with every portal and ISParound the world,” says Jon S. von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera Software, “As theonly independent browser maker, Opera is in a unique position to helpportals and ISPs to fight back,” he concludes.
The first version of the new browser is available in English only: Otherlanguages may roll out at a later date.
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About Opera Software
Opera Software ASA is an industry leader in the development of Web browsersfor the desktop and device markets. The Opera browser has receivedinternational recognition from end-users and the industry press for beingfaster, smaller and more standards-compliant than other browsers. OperaSoftware ASA is a privately held company headquartered in Oslo, Norway. Learnmore about Opera at www.opera.com.
About Tucows
Tucows is a leading distributor of e-business services and applications onthe Internet. With a network of more than 5,000 partners/resellers in morethan 110 countries around the world, Tucows is the largest network of itskind. The Tucows site offers more than 30,000 software titles in librarieslocated around the world, providing users with a fast local download. TucowsInc. is an ICANN-accredited registrar. Tucows is the world’s leadingprovider of wholesale domain name registrations and related services. Formore information, please visit: www.opensrs.org, www.partner.tucows.com, orgo to www.tucows.com and click on Partner Home.
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