Company co-founder Jon von Tetzchner assumes new role in Opera Oslo, Norway, January 5, 2010 Opera Software today announced that Lars Boilesen (42) has been named the company’s new Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. He succeeds Jon S. von Tetzchner, who co-founded the company in 1995 and has served as Chief Executive Officer since that […]
Oslo, Norway – December 16, 2009 Opera Software today announced that Web users are the winners upon the completion of the European Commission’s investigation into Microsoft’s browser-bundling practices. Microsoft will now offer users of Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 a screen presenting a choice of Web browsers. In December 2007, Opera Software urged […]
Barack Obama comes to Oslo as Opera celebrates 90 million users Oslo, Norway – December 10, 2009 Today Opera Software celebrates its 90 million users from across the globe. After 15 years of browser innovation, Opera has inspired change on the Web. People all over the world are celebrating today, and special guests are flooding […]
New Delhi, India – December 2, 2009 Opera Software will participate in the upcoming India Telecom exhibition, held in Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from December 3-5, 2009. India Telecom 2009 is organized by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in association with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI). Visitors can meet Opera Software […]
Oslo, Norway – November 12, 2009 Opera Software will showcase its products and participate with some of the best minds in Web technology at the Web 2.0 Expo in New York City, November 16 through November 19, 2009. As silver sponsors, Opera will have a big presence at the show including the latest product demos […]
Opera Mini crosses 35 million users, processes 2 petabytes of data per month according to newest State of the Mobile Web report October 27, 2009 – Oslo, Norway No need to fear the monthly mobile bill anymore: consumers in the top ten countries save approximately 8.1 billion USD per year using Opera Mini, according to […]
Oslo, Norway – October 23 2009 – It is time to put your game face on. Opera is calling on creative developers everywhere to try their hand at the latest challenge on My Opera: the weekly battle for the best Opera Unite application. With prizes awarded each week, along with the international glory of being […]
Gained a new user every second in the month of August September 24, 2009 – Oslo, Norway Opera Mini further asserted its claim as the world’s most popular mobile Web browser, as usage surged more than 10%, according to Opera’s State of the Mobile Web report for August 2009. Now, more than 31.9 million people […]
Page views jump 8% since May report July 27, 2009 – Oslo, Norway For the first time, Opera Mini users viewed more than 10 billion pages in one month according to the State of the Mobile Web report by Opera. The report provides information on the top global trends affecting the mobile Web. The full […]
Brings 3G-like experience to Chinese consumers July 8, 2009, Beijing, China Opera Software ASA and Kong.net today jointly launched KongZhong-Opera 4.0 in China. The new mobile browser, based on the world’s most popular mobile browser, Opera Mini 4.2, not only greatly improves the page-loading speed and overall performance, but also includes many fascinating features such […]
