Recent News, 2004

Opera Software and Motorola Personal Communications Sector Sign Licensing Agreement

Oslo, Norway – Feb. 11, 2004 Opera Software and Motorola’s Personal Communications Sector (PCS) today announced that they have signed a licensing agreement to deliver Opera’s Internet browser on multiple Motorola PCS handsets. The agreement also provides Motorola PCS with a licensing power for the Opera Platform, a full integration solution between handheld devices’ local […]

Opera and Motorola Global Software Group Sign Joint Product Offering and Distribution Agreement

Oslo, Norway and Schaumburg, Ill. – 6 February 2004 Opera Software ASA and Motorola, Inc.’s (NYSE:MOT) Global Software Group (GSG) today announced that they have entered into an agreement to deliver a joint product offering consisting of Opera’s “full” HTML browser software and the WAP stack from GSG’s browser software, creating one-stop shopping for cellular […]

John Patrick, Former IBM VP of Internet Technology, Joins Opera Software’s Board of Directors

Oslo, Norway – Jan. 30, 2004 Opera Software today announced that John Patrick has joined its board of directors. Mr. Patrick is President of Attitude LLC and former Vice President of Internet technology at IBM. In confirmation of Mr. Patrick’s expertise and in sharing his innovative vision, Opera Software celebrates his appointment and counsel. During […]

Cognima Enhances Opera Platform with Data Replication: The full solution will be demonstrated at 3GSM World Congress in February

London, UK and Oslo, Norway – Jan. 27, 2004 Opera Software ASA and Cognima today announced they have integrated the Opera Platform andCognima Replicateâ„¢ to provide a way for Network Operators to seamlessly updateHome Screen components on their subscribers” phones. In late 2003, Opera Software launched “The Opera Platform,” offering Network Operators fully-branded menu management […]

The Web adapted to every screen size: Opera Solves the Problem of Rendering Web Content on Medium-Sized Screens

Oslo, Norway – Jan. 20, 2004 After having revolutionized how peopleinteract with their data-enabled phones with the introduction ofSmall-Screen Rendering (SSR) technology in 2002, Opera Software todayunveiled Medium-Screen Rendering (MSR). While SSR does a great job ingenerating a user-friendly version of Web pages for today’ssmartphone-sized screens, it is not a perfect solution for larger screens.Until […]

Opera 7 now on PDA: Sharp Again Goes for Opera in New SL-6000

Oslo, Norway – Jan. 13, 2004 Sharp and Opera Software today announced that Opera is included on the new Sharp Zaurus SL-6000 Personal Mobile Tool. SL-6000 is the first embedded device to feature the power of the new Opera 7 for embedded devices. Opera was included in the SL-6000’s predecessor, the SL-5500, receiving praise from […]