Gearing up for growth in China: Opera opens Beijing office

Oslo, Norway and Beijing, PRC – April 25, 2006

Opera Software today opened the doors to its new offices in Beijing to strengthen its position in the fast-growing Chinese telecommunications industry. Opera has a history of success in China, where the Opera browser is already deployed on millions of PCs and mobile phones, including the prestigious ZTE e3, China’s first domestically developed smartphone. The Opera browser is also being used by Datang Mobile to demonstrate the capacity of China’s new 3G network. With the new Beijing office, Opera is securing a strategic foothold in the emerging Chinese market and reinforcing its partnerships with local companies.

“With some of the world’s best engineers hungry to prove their expertise, China is on the fast track of becoming the world-leader in mobile phone and other telecommunications development," said Jon S. von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera Software. “We see ample opportunities to expand our operations through mutually beneficial business relationships with Chinese partners, and we are pleased to reach more consumers who want a new option for safe and fast Web browsing. China is key to our long-term strategy.”

Opera already has business relationships with Chinese and China-based companies such as ZTE, Datang Mobile, RedFlag Linux, Sony Ericsson, Nokia, Motorola, MontaVista, Trolltech and more.

China has more than 100 million Internet users, and the number is increasing rapidly. Over 400 million people own a mobile phone, providing a massive market potential for Opera’s browsers and a myriad business opportunities for operators and content providers using Opera’s technology.

A global market leader, Opera Software has pioneered Web browser technology since 1995. Opera is used on more than 40 million mobile phones from the leading vendors worldwide, and the Opera desktop browser has been downloaded over 100 million times. Opera’s flagship desktop browser is available as a free download in Simplified or Traditional Chinese from www.opera.com, and the Opera Mobile browser is available from www.opera.com/mobile. With its unique browser technology, Opera also offers compelling solutions for integrating advanced Web-based applications and services with mobile phones, media players, set-top boxes and other multimedia devices.

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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