Linux Pioneer MandrakeSoft to Distribute Opera

and Opera's Linux Bonanza Week continues.....

We would like to clarify yesterday's press release about SuSE: the version
included in the SuSE distribution is the free ad-sponsored version of
Opera, just like what is the case with Mandrake in this press release. 

Below is today's press release:

Opera flies ahead on Linux:
Linux Pioneer MandrakeSoft to Distribute Opera

Oslo, Norway -- July 4, 2002-- Opera Software ASA today announced that
Opera's Linux versions will be distributed with Linux-Mandrake, made by
MandrakeSoft. 

Opera's Linux versions have already been downloaded and installed over one
million times by users all around the world. 

"As an alternative desktop operating system, Linux suffered for a long time
from lacking a state-of-the-art Web browser," says Dean Kakridas, VP
desktop products. "By focusing on providing the very latest in browser
technology to Linux users, Opera has moved in and filled the void needed to
make Linux a technologically advanced and user-friendly operating
system. Opera's continuous insistence on a technology-centered strategy is
proving successful both among users and Linux distributors." 

Opera is available in Linux-Mandrake 8.2.

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. 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, Symbian
OS and QNX. Opera Software ASA is a privately held company headquartered in
Oslo, Norway. Learn more about Opera at www.opera.com. 

Contacts

Opera Software ASA
Pål A. Hvistendahl
Communications Director
Tel: +47 99 72 43 31
US Toll-free: 1-888-624-4846 (Press only)
E-mail: pal@opera.com

Live Leer
PR Manager Europe
Tel: +47 40 40 14 77
E-mail: press@opera.com