Category Archives: Desktop

New Benefits to Registered Opera Users

Register Opera and receive personal support and Power Kit Oslo, Norway – Sept. 17, 2002 Starting today, Opera’s user communities will be the primary contact point between Opera and its users with support questions. Through its Web-based forums, newsgroups and mailing lists, Opera hopes to build and support its user communities by providing existing users […]

Better Surfing for OS/2

Opera 5.12 for OS/2 Released Oslo, Norway – Sept. 4, 2002 Opera Software releases Opera 5.12 for OS/2 today after extensive beta testing. Stability issues from the previous versions have been fixed, namely INI file corruption from starting a second copy of Opera, background problems with GIFs, and running Win32 plugins. OS/2 is one of […]

OpenSSL Patches Deployed

Opera extends OpenSSL fixes to Linux Oslo, Norway – Aug. 16, 2002 Opera Software today released Opera 6.03 for Linux, a pure security upgrade that will implement changes in OpenSSL made public on Aug. 7, 2002 by the CERT Coordination Center (CERT/CC) as well as correct other bugfixes. Opera Software is committed to offering its […]

Opera Implements OpenSSL Fixes

Browse with confidence Oslo, Norway – Aug. 13, 2002 Opera Software today released Opera 6.05 for Windows, a pure security upgrade that will implement changes in OpenSSL made public on Aug. 7, 2002 by the CERT Coordination Center (CERT/CC) as well as other bugfixes. Opera Software is committed to ensuring the security of its users […]

Compose Your Own Opera for Linux and Earn Cash

Introducing the Sales Referral Partner Program for Linux Oslo, Norway – July 30, 2002 Opera Software today released the second edition of their popular Opera Composer for Linux and at the same introduces the Sales Referral Partner Program for Linux, which lets users share in Opera’s success and earn cash. The Opera Composer lets users […]

IBM and Opera Software Team to Develop Multimodal Browser

XHTML+Voice (X+V) browser allows developers to extend voice, web applications Vox 2002, San Francisco, CA and Oslo, Norway – July 24, 2002 IBM and Opera today announced that they will jointly develop a multimodal browser based on the XHTML+Voice (X+V) specification. The beta version of the browser, available this fall, can allow access to Web […]

A Better Chinese Internet Experience

Opera Partners with Chinese keyword alternative 3721 Oslo, Norway and Beijing, China — July 15, 2002 Opera Software ASA and Inter China Network Software Co. Ltd. (aka 3721, for the Web site www.3721.com.) today announced that 3721’s keyword technology will be available in the Chinese version of Opera’s desktop browsers. Chinese Internet users face a […]

NXTV Inc. Rolls Out Leading Web Browser from Opera Software into Luxury U.S. Hotels

Los Angeles, CA and Oslo, Norway – July 5, 2002 NXTV, Inc. and Opera Software ASA today announced that Opera will be included in NXTV’s digital set-top boxes. Opera will provide full Internet access to guests using the digital broadband interactive television services in America’s most luxurious hotels. Opera offers the embedded industry a small […]

Opera Flies Ahead on Linux

Linux pioneer MandrakeSoft to distribute Opera Oslo, Norway — July 4, 2002 Opera Software ASA today announced that Opera’s Linux versions will be distributed with Linux-Mandrake, made by MandrakeSoft. Opera’s Linux versions have already been downloaded and installed over one million times by users all around the world. “As an alternative desktop operating system, Linux […]

SuSE to Distribute Opera

Opera signs first Linux desktop distribution deal Oslo, Norway — July 3, 2002 Opera Software ASA today announced that SuSE will distribute the ad-sponsored version of the Opera for Linux Web browser in their Linux distribution. The deal is Opera’s first major Linux distribution agreement. Opera’s Linux version has proved immensely popular, with over one […]