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Photo above shows Opera 7.20 on the Opera's Skins Page

On August 27, 2003 Opera Software today released Opera 7.20 for Windows Beta. The new release makes it truer than ever that Opera adheres to the its popular tagline "The Fastest Browser on Earth," with Opera's engineers having fine-tuned version 7's development branch for maximum performance. We just evaluated this one on our Windows XP Professional Web IDE and it is running simply fantastic: this new release surpasses all other browsers in performance, reliability and speed.. We customized this new Opera as a Netscape, using a skin available in Opera's Skins Page and now we are running it as our default web browser. We rated this new browser with our maximum rating for a soft: 5 Butterflies.

Kanefer Anpu, CEO
@Macarlo, Inc. Internet Services
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The Maximum: 5 Butterflies

Photo above shows Opera 7.20 loading its Home Page

Opera 7 for Windows is Opera's most successful version ever, with over 10 million copies downloaded so far just from www.opera.com. In addition to the copies downloaded from Opera's homepage are the many millions more downloaded from other sites around the world.

With Opera 7.20's added support for bidirectional languages such as Arabic and Hebrew, Opera is now a true global browser. At the same time, recent press reports indicate that IE is slowing down browser development and that development of Netscape has been largely abandoned. Microsoft will not develop the stand-alone version of Internet Explorer further, instead going for full integration in the upcoming 'Longhorn' operating system to be released in a few years time. Internet Explorer users thus need to buy a new operating system to get a new browser. This leaves Opera as the only major commercial player continuing to push browser development, offering a vast number of new users a continually up-to-date and enhanced Internet experience.

"Opera 7 has been greeted with cheers from users and press all over the world. By continuously listening closely to our users throughout Opera's development cycle over the years, we have succeeded in creating the very best browser there is," says Jon S. von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera Software ASA. "This technological lead is further expanded with today's release. The feedback from our testers has been unison: Opera 7.20 significantly boosts speed and performance."

Photos above and below shows Opera 7.20 Zoom in action

Opera 7.20 for Windows has already been released in pre-beta versions not announced to the wider public. Opera's Elektrans, the volunteer group that helps millions of Opera users get the very best Internet experience available in every release, has joined forces with a select group of power users that frequent Opera's newsgroups and forums. This elite group has run Opera 7.20 through intensive stress-testing over the last few weeks to ensure that all critical bugs are found and fixed before the final release. The final Opera 7.20 for Windows will be released sometime later this summer.

See the changelog for Opera 7.20 for Windows Beta. Enjoy Opera's Happy Hour!

In conjunction with the launch of Opera 7.20 for Windows Beta, Opera's "Happy Hour" campaign is now running. During two random hours every day for the next ten days, Opera is available with a discount of 25% for the special price of EUR 29.25/USD 29.25

Warning: Opera 7.20 for Windows is currently an early beta release,
and will thus contain many errors. Beta versions should only be tested by advanced users. Opera recommends that beta versions are run from a separate folder from your regular Opera installation. About Opera Software ASA

Photo above shows Opera 7.20 performing Java 1.4 install

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.

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Opera Software ASA is a privately held company headquartered in Oslo, Norway, with development centers in Linköping and Gothenburg, Sweden, and a sales representative in Austin, TX. Learn more about Opera at www.opera.com

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