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	Opera browser to come to Windows Mobile	By Jørgen Sundgot, Tuesday 31 August 2004

Norwegian browser specialists Opera Software announce a version of their browser for Microsoft's Windows Mobile platform is forthcoming.

Opera Software today announced that its Opera smartphone browser will soon become available for devices based on Microsoft's Windows Mobile platform. Windows Mobile is a completely new platform for Opera, which has previously made its browser available for Series 60 and UIQ platforms based on the Symbian operating system.

As with other versions of Opera's browser for smartphone devices, the version for Windows Mobile will include a technology Opera has dubbed Small-Screen Rendering, or SSR. More so than other browsers, this technology enables users to browse regular web pages more efficiently through the limited screen real estate of mobile devices by reformatting the page and thus eliminating the need for horizontal scrolling.

Opera's browser for Windows Mobile is currently in beta

Opera, which had previously stated that it would not bring its version to the Windows Mobile platform, cited demand from users as the reason for its change of heart. "We've heard the market's call, and we're responding. Opera will soon offer a new Internet experience with Windows Mobile-based Smartphones", said Rolf Assev, Opera's Executive Vice President of Business Development, Marketing and Strategic Alliances.

An Opera spokesperson declined to comment on the expected availability of the Windows Mobile version of its browser, stating only that the company was currently testing a beta version in-house.