3DLABS Announces Support for Opera 9 for Devices

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Tuesday, January 9, 2007; 02:51 AM

3DLABS Inc., Ltd., a fabless semiconductor company, today announced support for Opera 9 for Devices on its DMS-02 media processor. By partnering with Opera, 3DLABS can offer a turnkey solution to its customers looking to provide full Internet capabilities and advanced Web applications on connected handheld devices. The Opera browser for devices is complementary to 3DLABS’ promise to deliver flexible solutions that enrich the customer experience on handheld devices.

At CES, 3DLABS demonstrated the Opera 9 browser running on their recently announced DMS Media Player Reference design and the DMS Hardware Platform via a wireless interface.

“Many of our partners are looking to bring the power of the web to their connected devices. By pre-porting Opera 9 for devices to the DMS-09 architecture we are easing our customers integration effort to reduce their time-to-market and at the same time offering end-users a excellent Internet experience.” said Tim Lewis, director sales and marketing at 3DLABS.”

“Opera 9 for Devices takes advantage of all that the Web has to offer, pushing it beyond Web surfing into an application platform for devices of all kinds. We are excited to be working with 3DLABS and by the potential of the 3DLABS’ DMS architecture and welcome them into our Opera for Devices partner program." said Scott Hedrick, EVP of Devices, Opera Software.”

About 3DLABS

3DLABS is a pioneering fabless semiconductor supplier of fully programmable media processors that deliver a rich mix of video, imaging, 2D/3D graphics, audio and floating-point capabilities. Based on an array of floating-point processing elements and dual ARM® cores the DMS architecture has the performance, flexibility and low power consumption required to target a broad range of devices; portable media players, navigation systems, automotive infotainment, video conference and surveillance, mobile handsets and embedded systems.

About Opera for Devices

Opera provides an optimized implementation of Internet technologies for handheld devices, digital TV and other devices, with innovative and powerful features that seamlessly adapt the Internet experience to suit varying screen sizes and input devices. In addition to being a full Internet browser, Opera is a high performance execution environment for Web applications and dynamic user interfaces based on interoperable open Web technologies such as AJAX. www.opera.com/devices/.

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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