| 30th June 2005 - Opera Software today released
the latest version of the Opera Web browser, Opera 8,
for Windows Mobile, finally enabling Smartphone users
to surf the Web with speed and ease on their mobile devices.
Opera's deployment to Microsoft's Windows Mobile platform
is a result of customers' and operators' demand for a
fast and full-featured Web browser on Windows Mobile devices.
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"Originally, we had not planned to make Opera available
on the Windows Mobile platform, but users kept asking for
it because they were disappointed with the far from satisfactory
performance of the browser that came shipped on their devices,"
says Jon S. von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera Software. "We are
very pleased to offer the speedy Opera Web experience to Windows
Mobile Smartphone users, and we are certain that operators
will enjoy added benefit as Opera on their subscribers' Smartphones
will increase data traffic and offer compelling use-cases
for these devices."
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Availability
Opera 8 for Windows Mobile 2003 Smartphone is available
for download from http://www.opera.com/products/mobile/.
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Two technical previews of the Opera Web browser for
Windows Mobile 2003 Smartphone were released in autumn
2004. The previews were enthusiastically received by
120,000 end-users who downloaded, tested and provided
valuable feedback. Opera 8 for Windows Mobile is based
on Opera's latest core technology, proving that Opera's
embedded deliveries are in synch with desktop browser
developments.
Opera 8 for Windows Mobile offers Smartphone users
more speed, smooth usability and rich content display
as they access the full Internet, creating a Web experience
unlike any other available for these devices. The browser
supports all major Web standards, including CSS2, DOM
2 and JavaScript. Based on Opera's new core code, Opera
8 for Windows Mobile also includes the latest version
of Opera's unique Small-Screen Rendering (TM) which
dynamically reformats Web pages to fit the width of
any screen, eliminating the need for horizontal scrolling.
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A version for Windows Mobile Pocket PC is under development.
About Opera Software ASA
Opera Software ASA is an industry leader in the development
of Web browser technology, targeting the desktop, smartphone,
PDA, home media and vertical markets. Partners include companies
such as IBM, Nokia, Sony, Motorola, Adobe, Macromedia, Symbian,
Canal+ Technologies, Sony Ericsson, Kyocera, Sharp, Motorola
Metroworks, MontaVista Software, BenQ, Sendo and AMD. The
Opera browser has received international recognition from
users, industry experts and media for being faster, smaller
and more standards-compliant than other browsers.
Opera's browser technology is cross-platform and modular,
and currently available on the following operating systems:
Windows, Linux, Mac OS, Symbian OS, Windows Mobile, BREW,
QNX, TRON, FreeBSD, Solaris and Mediahighway.
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