Lockergnome recently received this press release stating that Opera will be supporting BREW (Binary Runtime Environment
for Wireless) application development in Japan.

Opera to BREW in Asia:
Opera Offers KDDI Full Internet Browser for BREW in Japan.

Oslo, Norway - August 25, 2004 - Opera Software today announced it
will deliver Opera’s port for the BREW (Binary Runtime Environment
for Wireless) application development platform with KDDI, Japan’s
second largest mobile operator.

KDDI has enjoyed tremendous success in the mobile services market, and
has surpassed NTT DoCoMo, a unit of Japan’s former phone monopoly, winning
more than three times as many subscribers to their 3G mobile service.

“Opera’s full Internet browser offers the greatest advantage with the
high-speed and efficient data communication capabilities of the 3G CDMA
network,” says Dr. Seiichiro Sakai, Director, Product Management Department,
Service & Product Planning Division.

Opera has long espoused the philosophy of giving users access to the
full Internet with its abundance of content and possibilities for
convergence between devices.

“We are very excited to have KDDI onboard as an Opera partner. By
listening closely to customer demand, KDDI is now leading the way in Japan
when it comes to defining the future of telecom, with an emphasis on fast
and user-friendly data services,” says Jon S. von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera
Software. “With Opera, KDDI handsets get a browser that supports all the
open Web standards, combined with Opera’s inventiveness that develops an
unrivalled browser user experience.”

BREW is a new port for Opera. Unveiled in 2001, BREW is Qualcomm’s open
source application development platform for wireless devices that
leverages the existing and emerging features provided by Qualcomm’s CDMA
(Code Division Multiple Access) chipsets. BREW runs in between the
application and the chip operating system software, providing a uniform
platform for phones from various manufacturers. BREW enables publishers,
developers, operators and handset manufacturers to create and deliver new
wireless data products and services with minimal resource and capital
investments. According to Qualcomm, there are currently over 31 million
BREW devices in the market, on 145 commercial BREW device models, backed
by 33 commercial BREW operators and 27 commercial BREW device
manufacturers.

About Opera Software ASA

Opera Software ASA is an industry leader in the development of Web browser
technology, targeting the desktop, smartphone, PDA, Home Media and
vertical markets. Partners include companies such as IBM, Nokia, Sony,
Motorola, Adobe, Macromedia, Symbian, Canal+ Technologies, Sony Ericsson,
Kyocera, Sharp, Motorola Metroworks, MontaVista Software, BenQ, Sendo and
AMD. The Opera browser has received international recognition from users,
industry experts and media for being faster, smaller and more
standards-compliant than other browsers.

Opera’s browser technology is cross-platform and modular, and currently
available on the following operating systems: Windows, Linux, Mac OS,
Symbian OS, QNX, TRON, FreeBSD, Solaris and Mediahighway.

Opera Software ASA is headquartered in Oslo, Norway, with development
centers in Linkoping and Gothenburg, Sweden. The company is listed on the
Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol OPERA. Learn more about Opera
at www.opera.com.