Transware launches Japanese boxed version
Oslo, Norway, Tokyo, Japan – March 27, 2003
Transware Ltd., Opera Software’s Japanese reseller, today began selling the Japanese version of Opera 7for Windows in a special retail version. The retail box will be soldin Softmap stores all over Japan, as well as through Transware’s Operareseller Web site jp.opera.com.
Transware has had great success selling Opera in Japan so far, and theintroduction of a new boxed version will help Opera to continue toattract new customers. Recently, Transware signed up the one of thelargest univerities in Japan, the University of Tokyo, and more usersare signing up every day.
“Many of our Japanese customers prefer to install Opera from a CDrather than downloading it,” says Hiyoshi Kinoshita, CEO, TranswareLtd. “We are confident that we will increase Opera’s market share inJapan by releasing this retail box version of Opera to our customers.”
Opera’s cross-platform availability and host of accessibility features,combined with strong IMAP support, a pop-up killer, and support formultiple users provides Opera with strong competitive advantages in theJapanese market. In addition to supporting all the necessary Webtechnologies, Opera has also incorporated increased support for majore-learning solutions in Opera 7.
“We are very excited to see an increasing number of Japanese users,universities and corporations choosing the best Internet experience,”says Mary Lambert, product line manager desktop, Opera Software.”Transware’s local knowledge of the Japanese market plays an importantrole in Opera’s recent sales success in Japan. The new boxed version isa valuable addition to their Opera product line.”
Availability
Users can purchase the Opera Browser retail box from Transware’s Webpage jp.opera.com.
Opera is available for free in an ad-supported version, butuniversities and colleges can register and enjoy the browser ad-freefor a highly discounted license price. Since its inception, Opera hasoffered students licenses for a specially discounted price when theyregister the browser for their own personal use.
Please go to jp.opera.com for more information.
About Transware
Transware is a software development company based in Japan. They are amarket leader in a development of web based E-mail software, called theActive! mail. As an innovative mail solution software, Active! mailhas been receiving appraisals especially from universities andcorporations, and is expanding it’s share to private users with webmail hosting service “Active! mail.jp”. Transware has begun themanagement of jp.opera.com starting from 2002 as the primary resellerof Opera in Japanese market. Working closely with Opera ASA,Transware aims to promote the Opera browser to the educational sphere in Japan.