Oslo — (press release excerpt) — Opera Software today announced that IBM has chose Opera 5.0 for QNX for their NetVista Internet Appliance. This is Opera's first major contract for its newly developed Opera for QNX browser, and another confirmation that the industry's largest players are joining forces with Opera.

Earlier Opera has announced partnerships with industry leaders such as AMD, Ericsson, Psion, and Be.

“Signing with IBM is a major breakthrough for Opera Software,” says Jon S. von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera Software. “Today's announcement is the first in a series that will show that Opera has taken the lead in the Internet appliance market.”

Opera 5.0 for QNX is a new platform for the Opera Web browser. QNX brings the total number of Opera platforms up to six; Windows, Linux, MacOS, EPOC, BeOS/BeIA, and now QNX. Opera started developing for QNX after being approached by IBM in November 2000.

In most cases, embedded Internet devices are also memory-constrained, and the platforms and applications that run on them have to be scaled to fit the device. Opera is the ideal Web browser choice for the embedded market, based on its characteristics of being small, fast, configurable, while still full-featured. The unique cross-platform core enables the browser to be easily ported to other emerging platforms, and simplifies overall maintenance.

Opera for QNX will be made available for public download in the weeks to come.

 
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