Recent News, 2001

Create Your Own Browser with Opera Composer

Create your own browser with Opera Composer New York, NY – June 27, 2001 At PCExpo, Opera Software today launched the new Opera Composer. The Opera Composer lets users create, download and distribute their personally designed Web browser for distribution to other members of a group for free. The Opera Composer lets users design as […]

Opera 5.12 for Windows Released

Opera updates browser with new features New York, NY – June 27, 2001 At PC Expo, Opera Software today launched its latest iteration of its desktop browser; Opera 5.12 for Windows. This latest version introduces new features and incorporates several bug fixes to the popular Opera 5 for Windows. Opera 5.12 for Windows is an […]

Opera and Funcom Creating Anarchy on the Web

Anarchy online browser composed on Opera Oslo, Norway – June 27, 2001 Funcom today unleashed its popular game Anarchy with its own browser created on the Opera Composer from Opera Software. The Opera Composer, also released today at PCExpo in NY, lets users create their own browser and download it for free from the Internet. […]

Opera Refreshes Mac OS X

Opera 5 for Mac OS X Carbon Technology Preview 1 released Oslo, Norway – June 19, 2001 Opera Software today made the first technology preview of the Opera browser for the Mac OS X Carbon platform available to the public. This is the second release of Opera for Mac that also supports the Mac OS […]

Opera Shines on Solaris

Opera 5 launches for Solaris Beta 1 Oslo, Norway – June 19, 2001 Opera Software today released Opera 5 for Solaris Beta 1, continuing the success in the Unix environment after last month’s successful release of Opera 5 for Linux final version. Solaris is Sun’s name for their UNIX-based user environment, and is a market […]

Embedded Industry Leaders Establish Open Standards Java and Linux Platform for Device Manufacturers

Insignia, Lineo, Opera and Trolltech combine to create Embedix Plus for Smart Handheld Devices San Francisco, CA – June 4, 2001 JavaOne Lineo, Inc. a leading innovator in embedded systems, real-time and high availability solutions, today announced it has created a new open standards platform based on Java and Linux with several key partners including […]

Symbian Enhances Wireless Internet Offering with Opera

Symbian signs agreement to incorporate Opera browser in reference designs for Communicators London, UK – May 29, 2001 Symbian and Opera Software today announced an agreement to include Opera as the default browser in Symbian’s reference designs for Communicator devices. “We’re moving into a market where for millions of users their first experience of accessing […]

Opera Savours Mac

Opera 5 for Macintosh Beta 1 released Oslo, Norway – May 29, 2001 Opera Software today announced the beta version of its browser for the Macintosh Operating System. This release also supports computers running MacOS X in the Classic mode, giving the great majority of Mac users the opportunity to try out the browser. Opera […]

IBM Goes for Opera

Opera signals lead in the Internet appliance market Oslo, Norway – May 15, 2001 Opera Software today announced that IBM has chosen Opera 5.0 for QNX for their NetVista Internet Appliance. This is Opera’s first major contract for its newly developed Opera for QNX browser, and another confirmation that the industry’s largest players are joining […]

Simply the Best Browser for Linux

Opera unleashes final version of Opera 5 for Linux Oslo, Norway – May 15, 2001 Opera Software today launched Opera 5.0 for Linux, providing the Linux community with a fast, full-featured and stable Web browser for the first time. Opera 5 for Linux offers an Internet experience for the Linux platform as hassle-free as on […]