Opera 4.0 for Linux Beta Released

Linux closer to a better Internet experience

Oslo, Norway - Oct. 6, 2000

Opera Software today released a Beta version of Opera 4.0 for Linux, bringing the best browser alternative for Linux one step closer to a final release. Bringing the browser from Technical Preview to Beta, means that the Internet community now have the opportunity to interact and assist Opera in providing Linux users with the best possible Internet experience.

Opera 4.0 for Linux is part of Opera Software's ambitious project to port its popular Opera browser to the most popular platforms in the market.

"Opera 4.0 for Linux has now reached a stage where we reach out and invite the Linux community to participate in the development of the browser even more closely than before," says Hakon W. Lie, Chief Technology Officer, Opera Software. "This is a great release, and with the help of Linux aficionados everywhere a final release will come faster, be stronger, and result in a browser that Linux users can identify with," he ends.

Opera for Linux 4.0 has the following features:

Support for plug-ins
128 bit encryption
TLS 1.0
SSL 2/3
CSS1 and 2
XML
HTML 4.0
HTTP 1.1
ECMAScript
JavaScript 1.3.
WML

Opera has until now been known as "the third browser" on Windows. It has achieved this position with limited expenditures on marketing, only relying on enthusiastic users and journalists spreading the word. Opera's small size, low resource consumption and support for standards positions it as a major contender in the rapidly expanding Internet device market. In the last year the company has raised capital, and added personnel in marketing, sales, and R and D. Apart from Linux and Windows, Opera also develops browsers for EPOC, Mac, and BeOS platforms.

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About Opera Software

Opera Software ASA is an industry leader in the development of Web browsers for the desktop and embedded markets, partnering with companies such as IBM, AMD, Symbian, Canal+ Technologies, Ericsson, Sharp and Lineo (now a division of Embedix). The Opera browser has received international recognition from end users and the industry press for being faster, smaller and more standards-compliant than other browsers. Opera is available on Windows, Mac, Linux/Solaris, OS/2, Symbian OS and QNX. Opera Software ASA is a privately held company headquartered in Oslo, Norway. Learn more about Opera at www.opera.com.

About Opera Software ASA

Opera Software ASA has redefined Web browsing for PCs, mobile phones and other networked devices. Opera's cross-platform Web browser technology is renowned for its performance, standards compliance and small size, while giving users a faster, safer and more dynamic online experience. Opera Software is headquartered in Oslo, Norway, with offices around the world. The company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol OPERA. Learn more about Opera at http://www.opera.com/.

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