December 23, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Opera Software (opera.com) announced on Wednesday that it has released the beta version of its next browser for the Windows platform.
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The company said the new version, still unnamed, includes several new features, including fit-to-window-width, tit-to-paper-width, improved RSS handling, a start bar for easy access to main features, speech input and output, automatic update checks and anew user interface. The browser file is still under 4MB, which the company says will keep users protected from viruses and spyware.
"We were preparing for the 7.60 release, but as work progressed and we kept adding improvements and functionality, it became very evident that we now have a browser that is so powerful, secure, and easy to use that it exceeds the next logical version number and warrants a major release," says Jon S. von Tetzchner, CEO of Opera Software. "The new Opera version has dramatic improvements under the hood, in addition to some very helpful new features to welcome more and more users to take advantage of browsing the Internet in a fast, safe, and customizable way."
Tetzchner says all customers who have licensed Opera 7 will receive free upgrades.
