Timeline

Timeline:

1997 — First Opera released as Opera 2.1 for Windows.
1998 — Opera goes multi-platform
June 2001 — Opera obtains an agreement with Symbian Ltd to use Opera Browser on smartphones.
Oct 4, 2001 — Opera reaches 5 million downloads.
Oct 9, 2001 — Opera is incorporated into set-top boxes by Canal+, a French Premium pay channel.
Oct 15, 2002 — Opera invents SSR for better user-friendly browser access for mobile devices.
Aug 05, 2003 — Opera hits 10 million desktop downloads.
Mar 11, 2004 — Opera is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange
Sep 09, 2004 — Opera develops TVR for rendering on televisions equipped with Web-browsing (WEBTV)
Sep 20, 2004 — Opera reaches 1 million mobile downloads
Nov 23, 2004 — Opera introduced Extensible Rendering Architecture
Jan 12, 2005 — Opera introduces voice activated web-browsing (helps the blind access the web easier)
Sep 20, 2005 — Opera officially removes ad banners and goes completely free.
Jan 24, 2006 — Opera incorporated into new Nintendo DS handheld game system
Mar 08, 2006 — Opera used on T-Mobile cell phones
Jun 20, 2006 — Opera 9.0 is released for Windows, Mac, Linux boxes.
Aug 23, 2006 — Opera used to power the Sony MyLo Personal Communicator.
Sep 05, 2006 — Opera 9 For Mobile Devices is released
Sep 13, 2006 — Opera and SoonR develop first international AJAX solution for mobile devices
Dec 22, 2006 — Opera becomes the browser for Nintendo Wii
Jan 24, 2008 — Opera becomes browser for WiMax, the first mobile gaming system
May 06, 2008 — Dragonfly Web Tools relesased
May 21, 2008 — Widgets for Opera enters beta
June 12, 2008 — Opera 9.5 for Desktops released
July 17, 2008 — Opera Mobile 9.5 enters beta
Feb 12, 2009 — Opera releases turbo-charged browsing at Mobile World Congress 2009
Sep 01, 2009 — Opera 10.0 released
Nov 23, 2009 — Opera Unite (powerful personal content sharing utility) incoroporated into Opera 10.0
Dec 10, 2009 — Introduces cross-platform UI framework - providers implement same experience on all their platforms.
Mar 02, 2010 — Opera 10.5 For Windows released
Mar 16, 2010 — Final Opera (Opera Mini and Opera Mobile) introduced in final, mobile-ready form for mobile phones.
April 27, 2010 — Opera 10.52 released for Mac
Jul 01, 2010 — Opera 10.60 released (final, most secure version)
Jul 08, 2010 — Opera Mini 5.1 released for mobile phones
Aug 12, 2010 — Opera 10.61 released
Sep 09, 2010 — Opera 10.62 released

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