Opera Shines on Solaris

Opera 5 launches for Solaris Beta 1

Oslo, Norway - June 19, 2001

Opera Software today released Opera 5 for Solaris Beta 1, continuing the success in the Unix environment after last month's successful release of Opera 5 for Linux final version.

Solaris is Sun's name for their UNIX-based user environment, and is a market leader in educational and research institutions.

"Solaris, like Linux, has long been lacking a state-of-the-art Web browser to complement its stability and full features," says Jon S. von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera Software. "After all the positive feedback we received on our Linux release, it is very exciting for us to also release Opera on Solaris."

Opera 5 for Solaris supports the following features:

Fast rendering of pages. Opera is the fastest full-featured browser on the market today.
Easy keyboard navigation. Opera's easy keyboard shortcuts save time as well as benefit people with disabilities.
Instant toggling of image and documents settings. For even faster browsing, images can be turned on/off with just the press of a key.
Multiple windows support. Inside Opera, users may browse in several windows at once, without straining system resources.
High quality Zooming. Opera users can zoom in on a page up to a 1000%, be it text or images.
Resume download. In the transfer window, downloads can be resumed if interrupted.
Small size. Opera is only a 2 MB download so updating to the latest version available is always fast and easy.

Opera 5 for Solaris has powerful search features where users can easily move between the most popular search engines, and search for terms, domain names, audio/Mp3s, images, video, stock quotes, books or company information. This Beta is for Solaris/SPARC. We are currently working on an Opera version for Solaris/x86.s.

Opera continues its commitment to the standards as laid out by the W3C. Opera 5 for Solaris Beta 1 supports the following technologies: 128-bit encryption, TLS 1.0, SSL 2 and 3, CSS1 and CSS2, XML, HTML 4.01, HTTP 1.1, ECMAScript, DOM and WAP/WML.

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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

The worldwide World Wide Web — any device, any platform, any bandwidth, absolutely anywhere in the world. Opera Software was founded in 1994, based on the idea that access to the web should be a universal right. 250 million people (and counting) use the Opera web browsers for computers, mobile phones, TVs and other connected devices. Opera also delivers tools, distribution, engagement, monetization and market insights to developers, publishers and brands around the world. We are passionate about breaking down barriers, so everyone can share in the power of the internet. Our vision of one web for all remains at the heart of what we do, because we believe that participation changes everything. Opera Software ASA is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol OPERA. ‘Opera’, ‘Opera Software’, ‘Opera Mini’ and the ‘O’ logo are trademarks of Opera Software ASA. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Learn more about Opera at www.opera.com.