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.