Happy Hour Aug. 28, 2003

OPERA NEWSLETTER - HAPPY HOUR EDITION - AUGUST 28, 2003

HOT NEW BETA VERSION OUT
Opera 7.20 for Windows Beta fine-tunes speed and performance.
<http://www.opera.com/download>

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STRESS-TESTED
Opera 7.20 for Windows has already been released in pre-beta versions=20
not
announced to the wider public. Opera's volunteer tester group, the=20
Elektrans, has joined forces with a select group of power users that=20
frequent Opera's newsgroups and forums to stress-test previous beta=20
versions. But it=B4s still a beta and we recommend that you only run it=20
from a separate folder from your regular Opera installation. If you=20
would like to become a part of this community, go to my.opera.com to=20
learn more.
<http://my.opera.com/forums/>

FOR A WIDER PUBLIC
With Opera 7.20's added support for bi-directional languages such as=20
Arabic
and Hebrew, Opera is finally a true global browser. We are working on=20
specific language versions for these languages too. Currently, Opera is=20
available in more than 35 languages. Download Opera in your language:
<http:/www.opera.com/download>

OVER 10 MILLION DOWNLOADS
Opera 7 is our most popular version yet, breaking all download records.=20
So far this year over 10 million copies of Opera have been downloaded=20
from www.opera.com. In addition to these 10 million, many million more=20
have been downloaded from other download sites around the world.
<http://www.opera.com/pressreleases/en/2003/08/05/>

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ADVERTISE IN THE OPERA BROWSER
Reach millions of active Opera users all over the world with the use of
Opera's unique browser banners. Now Opera offers the ability to target
ads by country and platform.
<http://www.opera.com/advertise/>

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DID YOU KNOW?
Journalists are discussing the possibility that Microsoft will not=20
develop Internet Explorer further as a stand-alone product, instead=20
going for full integration in the upcoming 'Longhorn' operating system=20
to be released in a few years time. If this is true, IE users need will=20
need to buy a new operating system to get a new browser.

Press reports also suggest that development of Netscape has now been=20
largely abandoned. With Opera now being the only major commercial=20
player continuing to push browser development, this is a great=20
opportunity for Opera to offer vast new numbers of users the best=20
Internet experience.


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