Category Archives: Desktop

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 […]

Speed, Security and Simplicity: Opera 8 Web Browser Released Today

Oslo, Norway – April 19, 2005 Opera Software today launched the highly anticipated new version of its browser, Opera 8 for Windows and Linux. Internet users can now surf the Web faster, safer and easier than before. Opera 8 is a substantial upgrade from previous versions, and includes new features such as a unique security […]

Powered by Opera: Opera Integrated with Adobe Creative Suite 2

Oslo, Norway – April 04, 2005 Opera Software today announced that theOpera browser is now integrated in Adobe© Creative Suite 2. This completedesign and publishing environment will use Opera as the engine for themajority of content manipulation, powering Adobe GoLive© CS 2, AdobePhotoshop© CS 2, and other components of Adobe Creative Suite 2. Opera hasleveraged […]

Opera’s Beta 2 for Unix/Linux Now Available

Oslo, Norway – March 02, 2005 Opera Software today released the second beta version of its next browser for Unix/Linux.This version is now available for download. What else to look for in Opera’s Beta 2: Added security features Easier customization and skinning Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) verifies that the certificate has not been revoked […]