Create Your Own Browser with Opera Composer

Create your own browser with Opera Composer

New York, NY - June 27, 2001

At PCExpo, Opera Software today launched the new Opera Composer. The Opera Composer lets users create, download and distribute their personally designed Web browser for distribution to other members of a group for free.

The Opera Composer lets users design as much or as little of the browser as they wish from the graphics on the buttons to the illustration on the start-up screen. Users can customize their own Hotlist and bookmarks, choose between including e-mail and news, and give their browser its own name. Users can spend 5 minutes and choose from pre-set options, or use a whole day and to create their own graphics and images to create a personal look.

"With the Opera Composer, Opera users can customize their browser in the way that best fits their needs," says Jon S. von Tetzchner, CEO of Opera Software. "The Opera Composer lets everyone from local football clubs to ISPs create a customized browser that integrates their community on the Web."

Opera Composer offers any club, organization or individual the opportunity to customize their own version of Opera for free, allowing them to share their customized version with friends, colleagues, members or customers.

The Opera Composer lets users:

add personal/special buttons to the user interface with title/URL/hover tip
skin personalized images for toolbar and background
personalize the browser name
create their own splash/start-up screen
customize Hotlist bookmarks/e-mail/contacts and 2 HTML fields
set their own start page

To create your own, read the tutorial, and view images, please visit: composer.opera.com

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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.