Category Archives: general

Opera celebrates World Telecom Day, May 17

Beijing, China – May 17, 2009 Opera Software, the world’s leading cross-platform Internet browser, today celebrates World Telecom day by reviewing its long-standing, active role in helping the development of the global telecom industry. “Our mission is to provide the best Internet experience on any device,” says Jon S. von Tetzchner, Opera CEO. “Opera was […]

1994: the year that started it all

Celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Opera browser’s origin Oslo, Norway – April 28, 2009 Fifteen years ago, two computer scientists sat at their desks in a research lab in what is today Telenor, Norway’s telecommunications incumbent, itching to begin a new project. They were going to build their own Web browser. Those first keystrokes […]

Opera to add 10,001st student to its Education program

Oslo, Norway – April 22, 2009 Following last year’s success, Opera today kicks off the second year of its university tour program. The program is aimed to work closely with schools and universities across the globe to enhance learning about the Web. This semester, Opera meets the students in India, Indonesia, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Ukraine, […]

Face the future

Opera Face Gestures let your beautiful face control your beautiful browser Oslo, Norway – April 1, 2009 Opera Software today unveiled its newest innovation to be included in Opera 10 – Face Gestures. Opera Face Gestures enable anyone with a Webcam to control their browser moving only their face. Based on the same architecture as […]

Moving Mobile Linux forward: Opera joins the LiMo Foundation

Oslo, Norway — February 16, 2009 Opera Software today announced that it has joined the swelling ranks of mobile Linux leaders in the LiMo Foundation. Opera has a long history in developing its browser for the Linux platform and by joining this mobile Linux community the company hopes to contribute to the advancement of open […]

European Commission accuses Microsoft of illegally tying Internet Explorer to Windows

Oslo, Norway and Brussels, Belgium – 17 January 2009 Following its investigation of Opera Software ASA’s antitrust complaint, the European Commission confirmed today that it sent Microsoft a Statement of Objections yesterday, accusing it of illegally tying Internet Explorer to the Windows PC operating system. Opera’s complaint filed in December of 2007 described how Microsoft […]

The community has spoken: My Opera upgrade brings social networking to a new level

Oslo, Norway – November 19, 2008 Today, Opera Software unveiled its newly nipped and tucked social- networking site My Opera. With a focus on performance, design and usability, the revamped My Opera promises to be a smoother and more functional online haven for fun, friends and creative content. Upon entering the revitalized My Opera, members […]

Made in Taiwan – with Opera inside

Opera establishes office in Taipei to get closer to customers and users Oslo, Norway and Taipei, Taiwan — November 11, 2008 In the wake of its recent Taiwanese customer announcements, Opera Software is expanding its presence by establishing a new office in Taipei, Taiwan. This office is part of Opera’s strategic plan to grow business […]

Advisory: Spam attacks from faked Opera e-mail signatures

Oslo, Norway – July 31, 2008   Opera Software has recently detected several spam attacks using faked e-mail signatures that appear to come from our company and our products. These e-mails attempt to use our name to gain the trust of recipients and then entice them to click links that install viruses on their computer. […]

Taking IPTV to the mass market

Opera joins the Open IPTV Forum   Oslo, Norway – July 28, 2008   Opera Software today announced that it has joined the Open IPTV Forum. This global organization is comprised of key IPTV and TV stakeholders working to produce end-to-end specifications to take the next generation of IPTV services into the mass market.   […]