Web Engine Authoring Tool to Be Integrated with Opera Browser

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Wednesday, May 17, 2006; 03:36 AM

Opera Software and Virtual Mechanics partnered to integrate the Opera Web browser into Virtual Mechanics' Web authoring tool, "Web Engine", currently in public beta.

Web Engine v.2

Web Engine is a web design and animation application that combines a word processor, a vector geometry editor, an advanced renderer, an animation editor, behaviors and web support features for export to HTML, dHTML and SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics). The product's webpage is available at http://www.virtualmechanics.com/products/engine/ .

"Developers prefer to spend their time creating, rather than testing," said Peter White, CEO, Virtual Mechanics. "With Opera integrated, developers can build a site and then immediately test how it renders on screens of any size. This radically cuts site development costs by reducing testing time and additional strain to produce mobile or PDA-specific sites."

Both Opera and Virtual Mechanics support a Web built on open standards. Virtual Mechanics' Web Engine allows developers to tap the functionality of existing and emerging standards such as SVG and XHTML and Opera's Web browser has long been the most standards-compliant browser. Whether casual users looking to build their own sites or experts building sites for others, the combined offering with Opera will help developers understand, use and test their standards-based code, helping to ensure an open and accessible Web.

"Partnering with Virtual Mechanics naturally blends the best of both companies into one tool easy enough for do-it-yourself enthusiasts and capable enough for the most demanding content creators," said Christen Krogh, Vice President of Engineering, Opera Software. "By weaving the traditional strengths of our browser - cross-platform independence and support for open standards - into Virtual Mechanics intuitive design application, developers have a superior option for their Web design needs."

The new version of Virtual Mechanics’ Web Engine with the integrated Opera browser will be available in Q3 2006.