Opera Software enters the free-browser field intent on winning. Opera will be distributed on millions of CDs accompanying computer magazines around the world, as well as by other software makers and some of the Internet's major Web sites. On installation, Opera defaults to the Sponsored mode. With the release of Opera 5.0 for Windows so close to the version 4.0 release at the end of June this year, Opera Software signals a much quicker pace of development. Opera 4.0 for Windows was released end of June 2000, and was a great success with over 1 million downloads in the first two weeks.
Opera is the fastest full-featured browser on the market today.
Opera's easy keyboard shortcuts save time as well as benefit people with disabilities. Inside Opera, users may browse in several windows at once, without straining system resources. In the transfer window, downloads can be resumed if interrupted. New in the 5.0 version is a powerful search capability, as well as an Instant Messaging client. In the search feature, users can easily migrate between the most popular search engines, and search for terms, domain names, music, Mp3s, images, video, audio, stock quotes, books or company information.