Opera Software today unleashed the final Opera 7 for Windows, making the latest in Internet technology available for the millions of Web users in need of a better browser. Opera 7 is a substantial upgrade, with code rewritten from the rendering engine and up, resulting in the fastest, smallest, most full-featured desktop browser ever released.
Opera is the third most popular browser on the Web, and growing fast: around one million new users download and install Opera each month.
"More and more users realize that the Web can be a faster, more productive tool than the limited options presented to them by Microsoft's Internet Explorer," says Jon S. von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera Software. "Opera 7 provides the latest and finest in browser technology to all Web users, offering millions of new users a better Internet experience."
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Opera has long been considered the leader in user interface innovation. Classic Opera innovations like mouse gestures, integrated search, and multiple document interface have changed how millions of users work the Web. This proud tradition is continued in Opera 7, with a series of new innovations to please old and new Opera users alike.
The beta releases of Opera 7 have introduced users to powerful new features like the Fast Foward button and the M2 e-mail client, features that have already been enthusiastically embraced by beta testers. Opera's browser factory is proud to include an extra treat in Opera 7's golden release: Spatial Navigation, changing forever how users will interact with their keyboard when online.
Spatial Navigation was first introduced in Opera's iTV business unit. With Opera for iTV on their set-top boxes, TV viewers appreciates how simple it is to use the arrows keys on their remote controls to navigate the electronic program guides or between links in Web pages. Now Opera is bringing the same concept to everyone's desktop computer. By combining the Shift and arrow keys on the keyboard, users can easily move to links or any other navigational element on a page.
"Power users will simply love Spatial Navigation," says Mary Lambert, product line manager desktop, Opera Software. "Combined with earlier Opera innovations like multiple document interface and powerful keyboard shortcuts, this will be a new must-have feature that underlines Opera's lead in browser innovation."
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