Category Archives: Desktop

Faster, more efficient downloads in Opera technical preview with BitTorrent

Oslo, Norway – July 7, 2005 Opera Software today launched a technical preview (TP) of the Opera browser for Windows, Linux and Mac that includes support for BitTorrent. Integrating this popular file-downloading technology in the Opera browser offers the end user a faster download process by utilizing full bandwidth and reducing the chance of in-transfer […]

Opera and Trolltech Enter Strategic Partnership: New ZTE Smartphone Built on Qtopia/Linux Platform with Opera Web Browser

Oslo, Norway – July 5, 2005 Trolltech, global provider of leading technologies for Linux and cross-platform software development, and Opera Software, world leading developer of Web browsing technologies, today announced that they have signed a strategic partnership agreement to combine their strengths and pursue joint business opportunities.   With a complementary set of products and […]

Response to the Dialogue Origin Spoofing Vulnerability reported by Secunia Research

Oslo, Norway – June 24, 2005 Secunia Research reported on June 21 that it discovered a vulnerability in various browsers. The vulnerability can be exploited by malicious Web sites to spoof dialog boxes. The latest release of Opera (Opera 8.01 for Windows, Mac and Linux), released June 16, is not vulnerable to this issue, as […]

First Opera 8 upgrade released today

Oslo, Norway – June 16, 2005 Opera Software today released the first Opera 8 update, Opera 8.01, for Windows and Linux. To fine-tune the well-received browser, Opera 8.01 includes security and small bug fixes as well as JavaScript improvements. This update succeeds the release of Opera 8 on April 19, 2005, which has now reached […]

Opera 8 delivers secure browsing to Macintosh

Oslo, Norway – June 16, 2005 Opera Software today released Opera 8 for Macintosh, available for Mac OS X versions 10.2 and higher. Faster than ever before, this comprehensive Web surfing package gives Macintosh users Opera’s extensive functionality and an optional 15 languages standard upon download.   Opera touts its latest Mac release as the […]

Opera 8 is a PC World 2005 World Class Award Winner

Oslo, Norway – June 3, 2005 Opera Software today announced that it has received PC World’s 2005 World Class Award for its Opera Web browser. This accolade of excellence is based on Opera’s attractive and feature-rich Web browser product, Opera 8.   PC World selects products for this award based on exemplary design, features, performance, […]

Security concerns propel Web browser switch – but many users still unaware of risks

Oslo, Norway – May 31, 2005 More than half of Internet users believe browser choice is a key security factor. In research carried out by Opera Software, 51 percent of the U.S. online population thought their choice of browser can influence whether they get malicious software such as viruses and spyware on their computers. The […]

Opera 8 now available in Italian

Oslo, Norway – May 30, 2005 Oslo, Norway – May 30, 2005 – Opera Software today released Opera 8 for Windows in Italian. Other Opera 8 for Windows language versions include Bulgarian, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Polish, Spanish and Swedish.   “Opera strives to offer a better browsing experience in as many languages […]

Two Million and Counting: Opera 8 Web browser welcomed by Internet users world-wide

Oslo, Norway – May 03, 2005 Just two weeks after the release of Opera 8, Opera Software announces that its newest browser has reached two million downloads. This total includes downloads on all available platforms and languages. The English version garnered the most downloads, totaling more than 1.3 million. The German version was the next […]