Tag: Opera Software

Opera Software Receives a New CEO

Now here is a bombshell. Today, Opera Software has announced that Jon S. von Tetzchner is stepping down from CEO position and will be replaced by Lars Boilesen, Opera’s current Chief Commercial Officer.

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Opera Passes 90 Million Users Mark

Good news today came from Opera Software headquarters, as company announced that their desktop web browser is now being used by more than 90 million users worldwide. With the upcoming Opera 10.20 Final release, we might see 100 million users very soon.

“It’s exciting that Obama has come to Oslo during this time of celebration for Opera,” said Jon von Tetzchner, CEO of Opera Software.

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Opera Software Renews Search Agreement With Google, Signs New Mobile Search Deal

Oslo, Norway, November 20, 2009. Opera Software ASA and Google Inc. have entered into a new agreement to integrate Google as the default search partner for the Opera mobile browsers (Opera Mobile & Opera Mini). This agreement replaces the agreement entered into on 27.02.2008 and is effective through October 30, 2011 and may be extended by Opera through October 30, 2012.

Oslo, Norway, November 20, 2009 – Opera Software ASA and Google Inc.
have renewed their current agreement to integrate Google as the default search partner for the Opera desktop and mobile browser. The agreement is effective through March 31, 2012 and Opera will continue to include Google search as a part of its user interface.

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Opera Software Q3 2009 Financial Results

Today, Opera Software has revealed their Q3 2009 financial results.

Mobile OEMs:
Decline in revenue
• Total revenue down vs 3Q08 due to lower shipments and NRE

Device OEMs:
More than 75% of revenue from licenses
• 10 new customers since 3Q08

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Opera Software Blocking Some Countries (Fixed)?

Here’s what I have received, after clicking on a link from RSS feed.

As you can see, some countries are being blocked from accessing certain pages OR could be just a temporary issue/bug.

EDIT: Upon closer investigation, it appears that instead of regular link, it lead to a Chinese Opera site, which caused this issue.

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New Opera Software Logo

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One of the changes in Opera 10 was a new logo. Well, Opera Software has recently received a new one as well.

For different formats and sizes, head over to the official resources page.

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Opera Turbo, 3 Million Users and Counting

According to Opera Software press release, Opera Turbo was already turned on at least once by approximately 3 million users, who’ve viewed almost 668 million compressed Web pages.

“The numbers tell us that Opera Turbo solves critical bandwidth issues. People everywhere experience either slow, congested networks or must pay as they go for Web access. It is an issue that affects everyone, from the business traveler to the Internet café user. Opera Turbo has become universally useful,” said Opera’s CEO, Jon von Tetzchner.

Download Opera 10 with Opera Turbo.

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