Burbank, CA and Oslo, Norway - June 1, 2004
Opera Software today announced that it has selected a set of Iacta LLC's Games4TV(tm)
games for inclusion in its new Opera 7 iTV Software Development Kit (SDK).
Manufacturers who license Opera 7 for new iTV devices will also be able to
use the Games4TV set for testing and demonstration of their hardware to
customers.
Most iTV applications can be developed in HTML and JavaScript and rendered
with Opera's iTV browser. This standards based approach saves Original
Design Manufacturers (ODMs), Set-top box (STB) manufactures and operators
significant time and money, and reduces the irritating churn inherent in
most iTV applications in use today.
"We're very pleased to be able to include Iacta's Games4TV as part of
Opera's SDK for iTV," says Jon S. von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera Software ASA.
"With years of iTV experience and one of the largest libraries of
well-tested games in its Games4TV package, Iacta demonstrates the advanced
potential Opera's iTV browser unlocks for set-top box manufacturers and
operators."
"We are delighted to be working with Opera to bring our popular Games4TV
to the Opera 7 iTV browser," said Laura Buddine, CEO, Iacta LLC. "Opera 7
for iTV has the advanced features and
DOM2 compliance that allow us to make dynamic game experiences in the
browser alone, without having to use a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) or other
plugins."
The starter Games4TV set is available for deployment licensing from Opera.
They are easily customized for any language, and do not require a network
connection for play. Iacta has more
than 40 games in its Games4TV library, all of which can be provided for
Opera 7.
About Iacta LLC
Iacta LLC is the developer and publisher Games4TV, a large library of
popular, evergreen games designed specifically for delivery on interactive
television. Games4TV is deployed in cable, telco, dial-up, and consumer
electronics platforms in the US and North America. Iacta also develops
other interactive television applications and content, and consults to
other industry companies in application and service development for iTV.
Web site: www.iacta.com
About Opera Software ASA
Opera Software ASA is an industry leader in the development of Web browser technology, targeting the desktop, smartphone, PDA, home media and vertical markets. Partners include companies such as IBM, Nokia, Sony, Motorola, Adobe, Macromedia, Symbian, Canal+ Technologies, Sony Ericsson, Kyocera, Sharp, Motorola Metroworks, MontaVista Software, BenQ, Sendo and AMD. The Opera browser has received international recognition from users, industry experts and media for being faster, smaller and more standards-compliant than other browsers.
Opera's browser technology is cross-platform and modular, and currently available on the following platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac OS, Symbian OS, Windows Mobile, BREW, QNX, TRON, FreeBSD, Solaris and Mediahighway.
Opera Software ASA is headquartered in Oslo, Norway, with development centers in Linkoping and Gothenburg, Sweden. The company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol OPERA. Learn more about Opera at www.opera.com.
Contacts:
Iacta LLC
Brian C. Bock
Executive Producer
+1 562 869-3031
brian@iacta.com (all inquiries)
Opera Software
Pal A. Hvistendahl
VP Marketing Communications
+47 99 72 4331
Toll free: 1-866-841-4610 (press only, please)
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