Opera kicks off a new Apple season
Opera 6.02 for Mac in French, Japanese, German, and English
Oslo, Norway – May 22, 2003 – Opera today released Opera 6.02 for Mac,
quelling earlier rumors that the company would not continue development on
Mac OS. Thanks to the great interest from end users and corporate
customers, Opera is committed to continue its development on the Mac
platform, with a release of Opera 7 scheduled for later this year.
In July, 2002, Macromedia announced that they would embed Opera in their
Web authoring products. Since then, many other companies have been in
negotiations with Opera about embedding the Opera rendering engine in their
products, and the increased popularity of Opera’s rendering engine is
fueling the continued Mac development efforts at Opera.
“Mac users have spoken,” says Jon S. von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera Software.
“Thanks to the great interest shown by all our Mac users as well as Mac
software developers who wish to use our rendering engine in their
applications, such as Macromedia, Opera 7 for Mac will be coming to a Mac
near you soon.”
Opera for Mac 6.02 comes in an English, French, Japanese, and German
version, and more language releases will be made available in the next
couple of weeks. The new version is optimized for extra speed, now works in
kiosk mode, and includes various bug fixes.
“This newer, faster version will become available in more languages in the
next couple of weeks,” says Mary Lambert, desktop product line manager,
Opera Software. “The many language versions coupled with the new kiosk mode
offers educational institutions, libraries and other kiosk providers the
opportunity to offer their users a better Internet experience in their
language.” Download Opera
Download Opera 6.02 for Mac OS 8.6-10.2 from our download pages.
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,
enjoy six months of free OperaMail Premium, and get a free upgrade to Opera
7. Kiosk mode
Running Opera for Mac in kiosk means that registered copies of Opera for
Macintosh can now be configured for use with information kiosks. Certain
functionality has been hidden from the user, and special functions make
kiosk maintenance easier. Opera’s kiosk mode for Macintosh uses the latest
kiosk technology from Apple when run on Jaguar (Mac OS 10.2).
Embedding Opera
Please contact Opera via our Business Development contact form if you would
like to embed Opera in your application. References
Please see the press release about the Opera and Macromedia agreement from
July 2, 2002. 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 Link=F6ping and Gothenburg, Sweden, and =
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sales representative in Austin, TX. Learn more about Opera at www.opera.com