Opera CEO

I should have mentioned in my story about things going on at Opera Software that the company co-founder and CEO, Jon von Tetzchner, just was highlighted in a Business Week story, "Stars of Europe" - 25 leaders at the forefront of change". The story was quite complimentary about both Jon and the company. He was in good company along with CEO's from BMW, France Télécom, GlaxoSmithKline PLC and political leaders including the Prime Minister of Slovakia and the Minster of Finance in France.

People June 2, 2004 05:58 PM

Opera Happenings

There is a lot going on at Opera. I do not mean the Metropolitan Opera in New York, although there has been a lot going on there too (more than 200 performances this past season). I am referring instead to Opera Software ASA, the Norwegian software company. Opera's vision is to deliver the best Internet experience on any device -- any device. PC's will continue to be important and there will be more and more of them over time, but there will be even more "devices" or "things". If it is electronic, it will likely have a WiFi chip in it. If it has a WiFi chip then it will be connected to the Internet. Things connected to the Internet are much easier to use if they have a simple interface -- like the Opera browser.

What kind of devices in addition to PC's? Mobile phones, personal digital assistants, televisions, cameras, GPS receivers, cars, boats, motorcycles, and medical instruments in the operating room -- just to name a few. Billions of devices that will benefit from a boundary-less community connected to the Internet. As a company, Opera has some interesting values that it takes quite seriously. For example, Opera has a deep respect for their users and for the Opera community. The company also has a strong belief in the culture, health, and growth of the Internet -- which means it will never seek to hinder the Net's continuous evolutionary process by imposing proprietary standards. When it comes to building browser software, Opera abides by the five S's: Speed (really fast), Size (small), Security (really good), Standards Compliance, and State of the Art. If you haven't tried the new Opera 7.5 yet, I highly recommend visiting the Opera site and you will quickly see, as I did, that the Opera browser provides a very unique and pleasant Internet Experience. And now for a look at some of the latest Opera innovations. (read more)

Internet Technology June 2, 2004 05:06 PM