Wave Issue 0102 1/9/01 Article 1-03

***Opera Software Reports 2 Million Downloads in First Month
(January 9)

Opera Software has announced that two million copies of Opera 5
for Windows have been downloaded worldwide since its release on
December 6, 2000. This number includes all downloads from Opera's
Website, as well as from reporting download partners. Opera 5.0
for Windows is the first free version of Opera's Web browser.

In addition to the 2 million downloads, Opera has signed for
distribution of around 10 million copies through agreements with
numerous publications worldwide. More distribution agreements are
pending.

Opera has now started shipping localized language versions of the
browser, lowering the barrier to access for millions of non-
English speakers.

www.opera.com