Opera 7 now available on Linux

7th Heaven for Linux Users:
Opera 7 now available on Linux

Oslo, Norway - May 19, 2003 - Opera Software today released Opera 7 for
Linux, offering Linux users a faster and better Internet experience. The
new version includes major new features changes from Opera 6 for Linux as
well as a built-in e-mail client, not previously available in Opera for
Linux.

The first Opera 7 release on Linux is version 7.11, bringing Opera for
Linux up to the same level of development as Windows, with Opera 7.11 for
Windows being released just last week. Opera's cross-platform development
has now advanced so far that releases on Opera's numerous platforms can be
only days apart.

"With Opera 7.11 Linux is brought up to par with Windows," says Jon S. von
Tetzchner, CEO, Opera Software ASA. "Now Linux users can enjoy the most
advanced Web browser available with the most innovative e-mail client in
recent years." 

Until now, Opera has only offered an integrated e-mail client in the
browser to its Windows users. With version 7, Opera introduces a state of
the art e-mail client and e-mail organizer, which automatically categorizes
and sorts e-mail messages, has an integrated spam filter, and supports
POP3, IMAP, and ESMTP. 

Opera 7.11 for Linux offers a slew of user-friendly features including the
password manager the Wand, the e-mail and news client M2, as well as new
features such as FastForward, Rewind, Notes, and Slideshow, which are not
only new to Opera, but also completely new to the world of
browsing. Popular Opera functions from previous versions including pop-up
killer, multiple document interface (MDI), mouse gestures, keyboard
shortcuts, Hotclick translation, zooming, integrated search, and many more,
are of course included and refined. Now users can even customize and make
their own toolbars, mouse gestures and keyboards shortcuts and share with
other Opera users. 

New features in Opera 7 for Linux

FastForward and Rewind
Opera has added two new buttons in the toolbar to speed up Opera users' Web
navigation, letting the browser anticipate where the user will want to go
next. Opera first introduced FastForward as a part of the Forward button in
Opera 7 for Windows, but in this release has refined this feature and added
two completely new buttons to the toolbar. The FastForward and Rewind
buttons support all major languages and lets users browse much more
efficiently. 

Slideshow
The FastForward button displays photo files on the Web in a slideshow. To
see photos full-screen on a black background, simply press F11 to invoke
Opera's presentation tool OperaShow. 

Notes
Speed up researching with the new Notes features. Jot down a note in
conjunction with a Web page, drag the note to an e-mail to send it to
others, or simply store your notes for future reference. 

Cookie Manager
Keep track of the cookies you would like to keep and delete the rest.

M2 mail client
Opera's mail client automatically categorizes and sorts e-mail messages,
has an integrated spam filter, and supports POP3, IMAP, and ESMTP. 

The Wand password manager
Opera now offers one-click log-in to password protected sites. Log-in
fields with available passwords are marked with a slick golden rim, and
access provided by simply clicking the Wand icon or the keyboard shortcut
CTRL+Enter. 

Mouse gestures
Now users can make their own mouse gestures and share them with other
users. Simply go to Preferences/Edit Mouse gestures to add your own. 

Keyboard shortcuts
Now users can choose to use the space button on their keyboard instead of
the FastForward button in the Opera toolbar, to let the browser anticipate
where the user would like to go next on a Web page, or to move forward in
the M2 e-mail client when searching through e-mails. 

Skinning
Changing the look of a browser has never been easier with Opera's new
one-click skin install. Just pick and click once on any of the many skins
available at MyOpera community. The skin is downloaded and applied, and
users can choose to keep or remove the new skin. As a further enhancement,
even changes in the coloring skins can be altered by selecting a color
scheme from the View menu. 

Powerful panel management
All panels can now be shown, hidden or rearranged at will.

Links panel
Opera 7 includes a new, easier way to navigate pages. The Hotlist now
includes a Links panel by default. In the panel, all the links in the
current page are listed, with icons for common types like images and
movies. Links can then be easily selected for quick navigation or
download. 

Spatial Navigation
Spatial Navigation was first introduced in Opera's iTV business unit. With
Opera for iTV on their set-top boxes, TV viewers appreciates how simple it
is to use the arrows keys on their remote controls to navigate the
electronic program guides or between links in Web pages. Now Opera is
bringing the same concept to everyone's desktop computer. By combining the
SHIFT and arrow keys on the keyboard, users can easily move to links or any
other navigational element on a page. 

New navigation bar
On sites that support navigation through link tags, users have more control
over how they interact with Web pages. The site navigation will be
displayed in the navigation bar, and the navigation menu will feel the same
to the user regardless of site. 

Extended and improved drag-and-drop support
Rearrange or move toolbar items using drag-and-drop customization. You can
even move an Opera button from a Web page to your toolbar to see how it
looks. Or choose to move bookmarks, tabs, and window sessions (MDI/SDI) URL
as shortcuts on the desktop. Open or save any page link. 

Multiple user style sheets
Opera comes equipped with 12 new style sheets, varying from helpful
features for users and developers, to the more zany like a Commodore 64
browser emulator. By choosing style sheets such as "Accessibility layout"
or "High contrast B/W" users can in a snap modify pages for an easy
read. Developers immediately benefit from features such as viewing
structural elements without constantly reverting to its source code. 

Window management
Instead of having to choose between multiple and single document interface
(MDI/SDI) as in Opera 6, users can now combine MDI, SDI and tabbed browsing
-- without restarting the browser. Users can also save different window
combinations as window sessions, or go back and forth between different
window sessions. 

Multiple or single user accounts
Set up different Opera user profiles in one Opera browser to ensure that
all your family members have the Opera set-up and look that suits them
best. 

Small-Screen Rendering
Check out Opera's Web browser breakthrough for mobile phones and PDAs in
your desktop browser! See how Web pages would look on a small-screen device
by simply pressing Shift+F11 to enable Small-Screen Rendering™. 

Refuse pop-ups
Opera can easily be configured to push all pop-up windows to the
background, or to not show them at all. 

Hotlist
Bookmarks and history, windows sessions and e-mail can be now be managed
via the Hotlist and shown respectively as a bookmarks, history, e-mail, or
windows panel. Manage your downloads and transfers via the floatable
download and transfer manager with extensive drag-and-drop support. 

Built-in search
Use Opera's search utility to search the Web, just enter your search in the
convenient search field at the top of Opera's window. 

Improved standards support
The standards support in Opera 7 has been improved with added support for
DOM level 2 and CSS2; improved ECMAScript and HTML 4.01 support; and
complete WML 1.3 and 2.0 support. Opera 7 also handles non-standard pages
using DHTML, giving Opera's millions of old and new users a hassle-free
Internet experience. 

Download Opera
Download Opera 7.11 for Linux from www.opera.com/download

Availability
The browser is available free of charge with a sponsored advertising banner
in the top-right corner of the user interface. To remove the advertising
banner users must register their version for USD 39. Various discounts
apply. Registered users can freely access personal support via e-mail and
enjoy six months of free OperaMail Premium. 

About Opera Software ASA
Opera Software ASA is an industry leader in the development of Web browser
technology, partnering with companies such as IBM, AMD, Nokia, Macromedia,
Symbian, Canal+ Technologies, Ericsson, Sharp, Metrowerks, and MontaVista
Software. The Opera browser has received international recognition from
users, industry experts and media for being faster, smaller and more
standards-compliant than other browsers. Opera's browser technology is
cross-platform and modular, targeting the desktop, smartphone, PDA, iTV and
vertical markets. 

Opera Software ASA is a privately held company headquartered in Oslo,
Norway, with development centers in Linköping and Gothenburg, Sweden, and a
sales representative in Austin, TX. Learn more about Opera at www.opera.com 

Contacts:

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Fax: +47 24 16 40 01
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