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<p>Your Web, Your Choice: Opera 9 Gives You the Control</p>
<p>Seattle and Oslo, Norway - June 20, 2006 - Opera Software today released<br />
Opera 9, its newest Web browser for PCs. You can download it free in more<br />
than 25 languages for Windows, Mac, Linux and other platforms from<br />
<a href="http://www.opera.com" title="www.opera.com">www.opera.com</a>. Opera 9 enhances the way you access, share and use online<br />
content by including innovative widgets - fun, small and useful Web<br />
programs - and support for BitTorrent, the popular file distribution<br />
technology. Even while adding these improvements, Opera 9 maintains the<br />
security and speed millions of Opera fans have come to expect.</p>
<p>"For Opera 9, we worked hard to push the limits of what people expect from<br />
a Web browser, with increased speed, new Web standards support and<br />
innovative features such as widgets and BitTorrent," said Jon S. von<br />
Tetzchner, CEO, Opera Software. "Even though we shaped this browser for the<br />
Web's future, we have the powerful features people want and need for their<br />
surfing today. I truly feel Opera 9 has something for everyone."</p>
<p>Choose Efficient, Productive Surfing<br />
Opera strives to ensure you can be as efficient online as you want. Whether<br />
by pioneering the earliest form of tabbed browsing in the first Opera<br />
browser or allowing you to add your favorite search engines to the search<br />
bar in Opera 9, we give you the tools to stay organized online. Features<br />
such as saved sessions, the trash can (to get those closed tabs back),<br />
notes and the ability to start exactly where you last closed Opera keep you<br />
productive.</p>
<p>Choose Security<br />
Secure browsing is still the single most important attribute of any Web<br />
browser. Opera has a long track record of keeping you safe while online. By<br />
introducing the security bar to prevent scams like phishing and<br />
strengthening Opera 9's pop-up blocker to weed out annoying or potentially<br />
malicious pop-ups, Opera gives you new options for safe browsing.</p>
<p>Choose Your Style<br />
Express your style with the click of a mouse. You can change the look and<br />
feel of your browser by downloading new skins or altering buttons to suit<br />
the way you want to use Opera. Opera 9 even lets you improve how individual<br />
sites behave or block advertisements on a site-by-site basis. It's your<br />
choice.</p>
<p>Choose Content<br />
Widgets make everyday browsing fun and useful by bringing a variety of Web<br />
content and data right to your computer's desktop. You can play games, get<br />
organized, follow your favorite sports teams and more. Widget developers<br />
can create widgets using open and common Web standards including<br />
JavaScript, CSS, HTML and SVG and technologies like AJAX. For more<br />
information about using or making widgets, visit widgets.opera.com.</p>
<p>Choose Innovation<br />
Opera believes in an open Web by supporting open standards and technologies<br />
that lead the next wave of innovation. Opera 9 includes tools to make it<br />
easier for sites to code for these open standards. Built-in Extensible<br />
Rendering Architecture (ERA) helps developers make sure their sites work<br />
well on any Web-connected device. Opera's browsers are built on the same<br />
core technology, making it easy to test once in Opera 9 and ensure<br />
compatibility with a variety of devices - from mobile phones to Nintendo's<br />
Wii. You can read more about Opera, Web standards and our technology at<br />
labs.opera.com.</p>
<p>More about Opera 9<br />
Opera 9 features: <a href="http://www.opera.com/products/desktop/" title="http://www.opera.com/products/desktop/">http://www.opera.com/products/desktop/</a><br />
Opera 9 screenshots: <a href="http://www.opera.com/products/desktop/screenshots/" title="http://www.opera.com/products/desktop/screenshots/">http://www.opera.com/products/desktop/screenshots/</a><br />
Opera 9 changelogs: <a href="http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/" title="http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/">http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/</a></p>
<p>About Opera Software ASA<br />
Opera Software ASA has redefined Web browsing for PCs, mobile phones and<br />
other networked devices. Opera's cross- platform Web browser technology is<br />
renowned for its small size, performance and standards-compliance, while<br />
giving users a faster, safer and more dynamic online experience. Opera<br />
Software is headquartered in Oslo, Norway, with offices around the world.<br />
The company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol<br />
OPERA. Learn more about Opera at <a href="http://www.opera.com" title="www.opera.com">www.opera.com</a>.</p>
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