Opera browser chosen by Industria for advanced IPTV solution

Oslo, Norway - January 05, 2006

Opera Software, a global leader in Web browser technologies, today announced its partnership with Industria, a leading broadband communication solutions provider and IPTV systems integrator. Iceland-based Industria will use the fast and feature-rich Opera 8.5 for Devices for its new IPTV software solution, called Zignal. Zignal, with Opera as a part of its package, will provide a wide range of revenue-generating IPTV services on set-top boxes (STBs).

Opera enhances Industria's Zignal solution by enabling the rapid development of Web- based solutions for IPTV. Zignal's IPTV services include digital broadcast TV, video- on-demand (VoD), personal video recording (PVR), digital radio and on-line gaming. Using open Web standards, Opera allows for easy portability and accelerates the pace for developing dynamic user interfaces and cutting-edge Web applications. Opera also offers Zignal the fastest rendering and JavaScript engines available on the market today.

"We have chosen Opera because of its superior performance and its support for the open Web standards on which Zignal is based," says Gudjon Mar Gudjonsson, CEO, Industria. "Like Zignal, Opera runs on most types of STBs, and proved itself to be faster than any other browser we tested."

"The combination of the Opera browser and Industria's Zignal IPTV creates a powerful solution for the rapid deployment of next generation, Web-based TV," says Scott Hedrick, Executive Vice President, Opera Software. "We are excited about our expanded partnership with Industria and believe that our solution will accelerate the industry's move toward the use of open Web technology in TV."

Opera 8.5 is available for the IPTV, consumer electronics, other device types. To request an Opera evaluation kit, visit www.opera.com/products/devices/

About Opera for Devices

Opera provides an optimized implementation of Internet technologies for digital TV and other devices, with innovative and powerful features that seamlessly adapt the Internet experience to suit varying screen sizes and input devices. In addition to being a full Internet browser, Opera is an execution environment for Web applications and dynamic user interfaces based on interoperable open Web technologies such as AJAX.

About Industria

Industria is a leading total broadband solutions provider and systems integrator involved in the design, implementation and operation of multi play broadband networks for investment companies, utilities, property developers and telecommunication companies. The Industria range of turnkey products and services enables network owners to connect to a range of broadband services including IPTV, video-on-demand, internet, telephony, security and to other broadband services from varying service providers. Through its next-generation network management and billing platform, Industria provides the software systems to manage and drive network revenue. The company currently operates in Iceland, Ireland, Denmark, Norway, Poland, Bulgaria and the UK. For further information on Industria and the company's activities, visit www.industria.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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