Opera
Portable Navigation Devices
A full-featured, high performance browser, Opera reliably renders Web standards-based interactive applications, including those used in portable navigation systems, delivering an unparalleled user experience. Opera's flexible platform-independent browser can be customized to accommodate the specific requirements of portable navigation devices. OEMs and content providers are also afforded a great deal of flexibility in deploying different types of content based on end-user information.
Benefits
Rapid development, rapid deployment
Opera's technology helps OEMs to simplify development processes and decrease time-to-market in the rapidly changing portable navigation device segment.
Quick rendering
Speed of data downloads matters when the end-user is depending on the information to get from point A to point B. Expect page rendering and responsiveness to be quick and nimble with Opera's HTML-transcoding technology.
Easy to maintain and update
End-users will appreciate updated content, e.g. current maps and traffic information, accessible through their PND. Opera's adherence to a common core technology makes update, upgrade and maintenance processes easier, faster and more uniform.
Opera Zoom
With Opera's zooming and panning features, zooming in on detailed points on the screen is no problem.
Get content on-the-fly
End-users can download relevant content just as they need it, creating a more spontaneous experience and offering opportunities for content providers to sell and cross-sell different products based on end-users' interests and history.
Real-time geospatial updates
Situational content fulfillment offers as-needed services that can be made available based on the environment in which an end-user is operating the navigation device, for example s/he may search for a specific type of store or restaurant but may also receive suggestive, targeted content informing him/her of a sale in a specific place near his/her coordinates.
Multipurpose use and applications
The primary function of portable navigation devices is self-evident but with Opera, PNDs are also capable of Internet browsing and can be used as personal entertainment devices. Opera Widgets allow end-users to get exactly the Web functions or content, e.g. traffic updates they want instantly without having to dig or access the browser.
The Opera reputation
Opera is a trusted partner and solid, experienced company working closely with partners to rapidly bring new products to market. Traded on the Norwegian stock exchange and deployed to millions of customers, Opera Software is a leader in the Web technology industry.