Opera et IBM

Mercredi 16 Mai 2001

Opera et IBM

La société norvégienne Opera Software, qui développe le navigateur désormais gratuit Opera, a signé un accord avec IBM. En effet, ce dernier à choisi Opera 5.0 pour QNX pour leur "NetVista Internet Appliance". C'est le premier contrat majeur pour Opera en rapport avec le développement de navigateur QNX.

Earlier Opera has announced partnerships with industry leaders such as AMD, Ericsson, Psion, and Be.

"Signing with IBM is a major breakthrough for Opera Software," says Jon S. von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera Software. "Today's announcement is the first in a series that will show that Opera has taken the lead in the Internet appliance market."

Opera 5.0 for QNX is a new platform for the Opera Web browser. QNX brings the total number of Opera platforms up to six; Windows, Linux, MacOS, EPOC, BeOS/BeIA, and now QNX. Opera started developing for QNX after being approached by IBM in November 2000.

"The fast development cycle that we managed for IBM was in great part due to Opera's unique cross-platform technology," says Hakon Lie, CTO, Opera Software. "We have in a very short time managed to give the QNX platform a browser that is both fast, stable, and full-featured."

In most cases, embedded Internet devices are also memory-constrained, and the platforms and applications that run on them have to be scaled to fit the device. Opera is the ideal Web browser choice for the embedded market, based on its characteristics of being small, fast, configurable, while still full-featured. The unique cross-platform core enables the browser to be easily ported to other emerging platforms, and simplifies overall maintenance.

Opera for QNX will be made available for public download in the weeks to come.

Editor's note: For a photograph of IBM's NetVista Internet Appliance see www.ibm.com/press/photo.nsf/photoview under "NetVista"

About Opera Software
Opera Software AS is an industry leader in the development of Web browsers for the desktop and device markets. 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 Software AS is a privately held company headquartered in Oslo, Norway. Learn more about Opera at www.opera.com.

Posté par Nil Sanyas à 15:36

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