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NFL/NCAA/Fantasy Football available in your pocket with Opera Mini™ Endzone
Oslo, Norway and Palo Alto, CA - October 5, 2006
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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