Opera

Opera started in 1994 as a research project inside Norway’s largest telecom company, Telenor. Opera Software is a Norwegian corporation, primarily known for its Opera family of web browsers. Opera Software is also involved in promoting Web standards through participation in the W3C. The company has its headquarters in Oslo, Norway, and is listed on Oslo Stock Exchange. The company also has offices in Sweden, China, India, Japan, Korea, Poland, Czech Republic and the USA. Within a year, it branched out into an independent development company named Opera Software ASA. Opera Web browser is a multi-platform product for a wide range of platforms, operating systems and embedded Internet products. Opera is operational on Mac, PC and Linux computers, mobile phones and PDAs, game consoles, and other devices. According to Opera’s website their vision is to deliver the best Internet experience on any device and their business objective is to earn global leadership in the market for PC/desktops and embedded products. Their business strategy is to provide a browser that operates across devices, platforms and operating systems, and can deliver a faster, more stable and flexible Internet experience than its competitors. Opera's mobile browsers are Opera Mini and Opera Mobile. Opera first developed a mobile browser in 1998. In 2005, Opera Mini was released as the first browser that could work on any phone with Java.