Category Archives: Desktop

Opera Software Announces Release of Opera for Windows 4.0 Beta 4

The first Windows browser with WAP-WML capability Oslo, Norway – May 16, 2000 Opera Software is proud to announce Beta 4 of the Opera for Windows 4.0 browser. Beta 4 includes experimental support for WAP-WML. WAP stands for Wireless Application Protocol; it gives devices access to information written in the Wireless Mark-up Language (WML). Many […]

Opera 4.0 Eases Communication of Data – Includes XML support

XML – The Extensible Markup Language XML is The Extensible Markup Language. XML eases the communication of data.It is the universal format for structured documents and data on the Web.Quite simply, XML is changing the Web. XML is very powerful and versatile, yet it is relatively easy to learn. With the use of style sheets […]

mCommerce Now a Reality on Psion Platform

Psion signs with Opera Software and offers complete on-line security London, England – Apr. 03, 2000 Psion PLC has signed a strategic licensing agreement with Opera Software ASA, a privately held software developer and producer based in Oslo, Norway, to license their advanced HTML browser to the Psion range. Psion’s new browser is a breakthrough […]

Opera 4.0 Upgrades File Exchange: Includes HTTP 1.1

The Hypertext Transfer Protocol 1.1 The Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is the set of rules for exchanging files on the Web.Recently the HTTP protocol was “upgraded” or expanded. HTTP 1.1 is the name of the latestversion and it is included in Opera 4.0. Doing more, doing it faster Who cares that the language of Web […]

Opera Software Releases 4.0 Beta

New version boasts significant enhancements Oslo Norway – Mar. 19, 2000 Opera Software ASA is proud to announce the beta release of Opera 4.0. This new version boasts significant enhancements. A short list of Opera’s features include: E-mail, fast rendering speed, small size, low resource requirements, plug-in support, standards compliance, 128 bit encryption, TLS, SSL […]

Screen Media and Opera Software Announce Strategic Alliance

New partnership enables development of ‘FreePad’, a Linux based wireless Internet device Oslo, Norway – Feb. 17, 2000 Screen Media A/S and Opera Software ASA today announced a technology and marketing alliance in which the companies will work together to embed Opera Software’s Opera for Linux-NanoX browser in Screen Media’s FreePad Web Terminal. The alliance […]

Company to Preview Opera for Linux Browser 4.0a

Opera browser programmers available from Tucows.com, booth No. 473 New York, NY – Feb. 2, 2000 Opera Software ASA Tuesday announced that it will be demonstrating its latest Opera for Linux 4.0a (Qt Edition) Technology Preview 2 as guests of Tucows.com at the Linux World Conference and Expo, Feb. 2-4, 2000, at the Jacob Javits […]

Opera Software a ‘Technology Pioneer’ at World Economic Forum

Opera Software joins other companies as ‘Technology Pioneer’ Davos, Switzerland – Jan. 31, 2000 Opera Software CTO Hakon Wium Lie joins over 50 CEOs from the top growth and most technologically innovative companies around the globe at the World Economic Forum sometimes dubbed “the summit of summits” to participate in the Technology Pioneer Program. The […]

Opera 5 for Windows- Going for Gold

Opera Software reports 2 million downloads in first month Oslo, Norway -Jan. 9, 2001 Opera Software today announced that around two million copies of Opera 5 for Windows have been downloaded worldwide since its release on Dec. 6, 2000. This number includes all downloads from Opera’s Website, as well as from reporting download partners. Opera […]

Opera for BeOS Browser Beta Available Today for Public Download

New browser marks Opera Software’s first step into multiple platform market Oslo, Norway – July 29, 1999 Opera Software A/S (Opera) announces the release of its first non-Windows(TM) browser as a public beta. Making Opera for BeOS the first step toward an Opera goal of an Opera browser on all significant platforms. “This is a […]