Opera signals lead in the Internet appliance market:
IBM Goes for Opera

OSLO - May 15, 2001 - Opera Software today announced that IBM has chose
Opera 5.0 for QNX for their NetVista Internet Appliance. This is Opera's
first major contract for its newly developed Opera for QNX browser, and
another confirmation that the industry's largest players are joining forces
with Opera.

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 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
http://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 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

Contact:
Pal A. Hvistendahl, Communications Manager, pal@opera.com, +47 99 72 4331