Opera is an Internet suite and Web Browser that helps in handling the common tasks of Internet such as receiving and sending e-mails, visiting web sites, online chatting, and displaying Widgets. Some of the most recently launched desktop applications of opera and Opera Mini , which is a lightweight mobile web browser are all offered for free of cost.
The proprietary of Opera goes to Opera Software , which is located in Oslo in Norway. The software runs on a number of operating systems like:
• Mac OS X
• Versions of Microsoft Windows
• FreeBSD
• Linux
• Solaris
Opera is also applied in:
• Mobile phones
• Personal Digital Assistants
• Smart Phones
• Game consoles
• Interactive televisions
Opera also offers technologies licensed by other companies, which are used in products like Adobe Creative Suite. Besides web browser , another main component of opera desktop versions is Opera Mail client , which was earlier referred as M2.
The Opera Mail system supports SMTP, POP, and IMAP. The main components of Opera Mail are:
• Address book
• Newsreader
• News Feed Reader for Atom and RSS
• IRC Client
Some of the devices powered by Opera are:
• Wii
• Nintendo DS
• Archos 604 WiFi
• Sony Mylo
• Nokia 770
• Nokia N800
• Sharp Zaurus
• Psion
Although Opera was design to work on low-end and small computers, but today it has come up with numerous personal preferences in the user interface.
