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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
4INFO and Opera Mini™ Expand Partnership
Oslo, Norway and Palo Alto, CA -
Opera Software and 4INFO announced today an expansion of their current
relationship to build and promote sports-based versions of the free
mobile browser, Opera Mini™. Based largely on the initial success of
the World Cup version, Opera Mini™ Goal '06, the companies have today
introduced the Opera Mini™ Endzone '06 mini browser, which is tailored
to NFL, NCAA, and fantasy football. The sports-specific browsers provide
access to text alerts for live scores, news, and statistics for their
respective sports. Opera Mini™ Endzone '06 is available for free through
SMS, by texting "opera" to 44636, or via download at mini.opera.com/endzone
The Opera Mini™ Endzone '06 browser allows users to leverage 4INFO's
WAP-based infrastructure for setting mobile text alerts for player stats
and game scores. It also provides direct links to NFL, NCAA, and fantasy
football mobile sites for users to visit and bookmark. Opera Mini™
Endzone '06 delivers the same ease of use and usability as the general
build of the mobile browser: device-tailored search and navigation of
the World Web Web, including the users' favorite community, webmail
and portal pages.
"4INFO and Opera, in combination, put more power and control into the
hands of the mobile phone user," says Zaw Thet, CEO of 4INFO. "This
partnership is about access to information and the ease of managing it
right from your phone."
"Opera Mini™ was always intended for this kind of use," says Jon von
Tetzchner, CEO, Opera Software. "This powerful small Web browser lets
anyone with a mobile phone and a data plan break into the real Web to
get their needed information on the go. Opera Mini™ Endzone '06 takes
the extra step by customizing the experience for football fans."
Availability
Opera Mini™ Endzone '06 is available now, free of charge via SMS, by
texting "opera" to 44636, or via download at mini.opera.com/endzone.
An Internet data plan is required to access the Internet.
About 4INFO
4INFO enhances the utility of mobile phones by providing users the means
to search, discover, and receive relevant information and content.
4INFO's comprehensive suite of mobile services (Text Message Search to
44636, Mobile Web Search at mobile.4INFO.net, Text Alerts, and the
Mobile Search Application) provides access to business listings, sports
scores, fantasy sports stats, weather, flight information, movie times,
horoscopes, hotspot locations, news, stock quotes, hotel reservations,
package tracking, mobile downloads, and more. Most services are
available free of charge to users on all major U.S. carriers. 4INFO's
investment partners include U.S. Venture Partners, Draper Fisher
Jurvetson, and Gannett Company, Inc. 4INFO is headquartered in Palo
Alto, Calif.
About Opera Software ASA
Opera Software ASA has redefined Web browsing for PCs, mobile phones and
other networked devices. Opera's cross- platform Web browser technology
is renowned for its small size, performance and standards-compliance,
while giving users a faster, safer and more dynamic online experience.
Opera Software is headquartered in Oslo, Norway, with offices around the
world. The company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker
symbol OPERA. Learn more about Opera at www.opera.com
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