Opera announces strategic partnership with deCarta

Companies will partner on location-enabling Opera’s award-winning browser products

Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, Spain, February 15, 2010

Opera Software, the leading mobile-browser provider announced a strategic partnership with deCarta, Inc., to bring maps, local search and travel routes to the Opera browser family. Opera users will be able to access location services directly, based on deCarta’s market-leading technology, adding new functionality and context to the browsing experience.

Location-enabled services have shown dramatic growth in the past twelve months. As GPS is integrated into more handsets, many mobile services use that location to provide valuable context for the user experience, whether seeing information on a map, finding places nearby or getting directions. Under this agreement, Opera can refer its users to access maps, local search and travel routes quickly, localized for their region.

"Location is becoming more and more important for a full Web experience”, said Christen Krogh, Chief Development Officer of Opera Software. “With this partnership, Opera continues to expand its innovative offerings to bring our users a more convenient browsing experience.”

“Opera has established a reputation for innovation and performance in browsers, earning them tremendous penetration and reach on both desktops and mobile devices”, said J. Kim Fennell, CEO and President of deCarta. “Our strategic relationship with Opera can extend mapping and local search capability to hundreds of millions of new users worldwide.”

Opera and deCarta will be at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona from February 15-18, 2010. To arrange a meeting with deCarta, please send a message to mzipse@decarta.com. To arrange a meeting with Opera, please contact katrinj@opera.com.

About deCarta

deCarta is the leading geospatial software platform that has enabled some of the industry's most successful Location-Based Services (LBS) applications such as those deployed by Verizon, Sprint Nextel, AT&T, T-Mobile, Multimap and Hotels.com. The company's technology is ideal for high-volume LBS applications in the mobile, personal navigation, connected navigation, enterprise and Internet markets where scalability, speed and reliability are vital. deCarta's solutions are preferred by application developers and service providers who seek to leverage deCarta's unique core strengths of server-side and wireless LBS expertise, and also want the flexibility to customize map styles and self-brand. Some of deCarta's customers and technology partners include Appello, ATX, AutoTrader.co.uk, FullPower, Gearworks, Hotels.com, INRIX, Local Matters, loopt, Maps.com Multimap, NAVTEQ, Networks In Motion, Tele Atlas and WHERE. deCarta is privately held and headquartered in San Jose, California with international offices in the UK, Germany, the Netherlands and China. www.decarta.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. 220 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. Learn more about Opera at www.opera.com.