Category Archives: Desktop

Xandros Open Circulation Desktop Operating System Becomes First Linux Distribution to Offer Opera as Default Browser

New York, NY and Oslo, Norway – June 10, 2004 Xandros, the leading developer of easy-to-use Linux solutions, and Opera Software today announced that the newOpen Circulation Edition of the Xandros Desktop operating system (OS) will be the first Linux desktop distributionto offer Opera as the default browser. The freely distributable OS offers the unique […]

Prestigious recognition: PC World Names Opera Best Web Browser in 2004

Oslo, Norway – June 4, 2004 The US edition of PC World, the most widely-read technology or business magazine, has unveiled the 2004 winners of its annual World Class Awards, with Opera 7.23 gaining the title as best Web browser. The magazine highlights Opera’s many innovative features in its reasoning: “…a fleet-footed package that provides […]

Opera big in Japan: Opera Signs Exclusive Desktop Deal With livedoor Japan

Oslo, Norway – May 19, 2004 Opera Software today announced that it has signed an exclusive distribution deal with the Japanese software distributor livedoor Japan, where livedoor will distribute Opera’s desktop products exclusively in the Japanese market. livedoor will be marketing and selling Opera’s desktop versions, including Windows, Mac, and Linux, exclusively in the Japanese […]

The most innovative browser: Opera 7.50 Released, Everything You Need Online

Oslo, Norway – May 12, 2004 Opera Software today released 7.50 for Windows, Mac, Linux, FreeBSD and Solaris. Opera 7.50 offers users hungry for a better Internet experience the latest advancements in Internet technologies, with the same engineering excellence and inventiveness that made its browser rendering so famous, now also offers a top-notch e-mailer, newsreader, […]

Opera in concert: Opera Version 7.50 Beta 1 Released on all Desktop Platforms

Oslo, Norway – April 22, 2004 Opera Software today released the beta 1 of version 7.50, redesigned from the bottom up for Windows, Mac, Linux, FreeBSD and Solaris. Today’s release marks the first time that upgrades for all desktop platformshave been released simultaneously, with Opera now bringing its Mac browser up to par. Opera 7.50 […]

Opera Sings with IBM’s Speech Technology: New version of Opera Embeds ViaVoice from IBM

Oslo, Norway and San Francisco, CA – Mar. 23, 2004 Today at AVIOS, SpeechTEK 2004, Opera Software announced the upcoming release of amultimodal desktop browser that incorporates IBM’s Embedded ViaVoice speech technology.By leveraging IBM’s voice libraries in this version of Opera, users can navigate, request information and even fill in Web forms using speech and […]

One Web: Opera 7 brings DOM and Dynamic Content to Mobiles

Oslo, Norway – March 9, 2004 Opera Software today announced the details of its new version 7 for Smartphones and PDAs.The new version is already shipping on Kyocera’s new ITRON-based phone in Asia, announced last week.Deployments based on the Symbian and Linux operating systems will soon be announced. Built on the same core as Opera’s […]

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 […]

The vision coming true: Opera Proves Breakthrough for Full Internet Browsing in Marathon Month

Las Vegas, NV – Nov. 17, 2003 One year after announcing the technology breakthrough that made it possibleto bring the full Internet into the pockets of millions of users, Opera has provedover the last few weeks that its vision is fast becoming a reality. Opera is nowshipping with major handset manufacturers, cementing Opera’s vision of […]

Sendo Chooses Opera Browser Technology for Full Web Experience

Oslo, Norway and Birmingham, UK – Nov. 7, 2003 Sendo, the British mobile phone manufacturer, and Opera Software todayannounced that Opera technology underpins the Sendo X’s Internet browser.With Opera’s technology, the Sendo X delivers meaningful mobile Internet content, any time, any place, in a small and light device. Opera’s innovative “Small-Screen Rendering” â„¢ (SSR)reformats the […]